McGuffey's First-[sixth] Eclectic Reader, Volume 6American Book Company, 1921 - Readers |
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Page 30
... of you always in my prayers ; making request ' ( if , by any means , now at length , I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God ' ) , to come unto you . 2. When he had entered the room three paces , 30 ECLECTIC SERIES .
... of you always in my prayers ; making request ' ( if , by any means , now at length , I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God ' ) , to come unto you . 2. When he had entered the room three paces , 30 ECLECTIC SERIES .
Page 49
William Holmes McGuffey. QUANTITY AND QUALITY . Quantity , in reading and speaking , means the length of time occupied in uttering a syllable or a word . Sounds and syllables vary greatly in quantity . Some are long , some short , and ...
William Holmes McGuffey. QUANTITY AND QUALITY . Quantity , in reading and speaking , means the length of time occupied in uttering a syllable or a word . Sounds and syllables vary greatly in quantity . Some are long , some short , and ...
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... means undervalue this noble and most delightful art , to which Socrates applied himself even in his old age . But one recommendation of the art of reading is , that it requires a constant exercise of mind . It involves , in its ...
... means undervalue this noble and most delightful art , to which Socrates applied himself even in his old age . But one recommendation of the art of reading is , that it requires a constant exercise of mind . It involves , in its ...
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... mean as well as any other folks . " Having ascended the stairs as he was speaking , he was ushered into the Duke's bed- chamber . " Is he dead ? " exclaimed his grace , rubbing his eyes , and scarcely awakened from dreaming of the King ...
... mean as well as any other folks . " Having ascended the stairs as he was speaking , he was ushered into the Duke's bed- chamber . " Is he dead ? " exclaimed his grace , rubbing his eyes , and scarcely awakened from dreaming of the King ...
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... ; to pour buckets of water over every floor ; and scratch all the partitions and wainscots with hard brushes , charged with soft soap and stonecutters ' sand . The windows by no means escape the general deluge . 74 ECLECTIC SERIES .
... ; to pour buckets of water over every floor ; and scratch all the partitions and wainscots with hard brushes , charged with soft soap and stonecutters ' sand . The windows by no means escape the general deluge . 74 ECLECTIC SERIES .
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