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READING WITHOUT TEARS.
OR A pleasant mode of learning to read.
BY THE AUTHOR OF "PEEP OF DAY,"
Pretty pictures or stories embellish each page,
That the rosy, the blue-eyed, and flaxen hair'd age, May learn their first book without shedding a tear.
May the learners ofthis – love the Heavenly page,
That, in withered, dim-sighted, and hoary-hair'd age,
They may clasp their last book, as they drop their last tear.
new york :
Harper & Bros.
PREFACE,
GREAT pains have been taken to render this book pleasing to
children. To allure them to tread the path of knowledge,
*- steps have been cut in the steep rock, and flowers have been
planted by the wayside. Pictures are those flowers — careful
arrangement and exact classification are those steps.
But these efforts are not made that children may learn to
read at an earlier age than at present, — but that they may learn
without TEARS.
There are occasions enough, even in lifers happy spring-time,
to draw forth tears without making Reading one.
Tears must be shed — by tender little creatures liable to so
many accidents and diseases :
Tears must be shed — by sinful little creatures subject to so
Till PREFACE.
many fits of waywardness, and deserving so many reproofs and
corrections ;
Tears mnst be shed — by eager little creatures so often refdsed
desired toys, and disappointed of expected treats :
Tears must be shed — by affectionate little creatures, forced so
often to part from a darling nurse, or charming playmate, and
sometimes even — from beloved parents.
But tears need not be shed — by little creatures, ignorant and
playful though they be, while learning to read. Only — let them
not begin too soon (never before four, sometimes not till five) ;
only — let not the lessons be too long ; and only — let them be
omitted altogether, when the little learners are sick, though only
from a cold ; or when they are wearied from walking or playing ;
or when they are excited by promised pleasures ; or when persons
are coming in and out, or conversing close beside them : for how
can giddy little creatures learn in scenes and circumstances in
which their parents would find it difficult ?
Let no parent imagine that by beginning late to learn to read,
or by occasionally omitting a lesson, — the future eminence of the
child is hazarded. Were a parent to conceive the vain wish that
his child should be Senior Wrangler, he could pursue no better
method than by letting his child have a long rest before he set
PREFACE. IX
ont on the ardnons race. All the acquisitions made before seven
years old wonld tend no more towards his fntnre exaltation than a
mole-hill towards the eleyation of Mount Blanc ; but strength of
body, lore of knowledge, habits of obedience, would ayail much.
Happily, children are generally too inattentive to derive injury
from learning ; but when, through a docile, studious, or ambitious
disposition, they follow up their parentis wishes, and apply with
diligence year after year to their studies, — too often — health,
mental power, and even life, — are sacrificed.
While parents are urged not to oppress their children by
early burdens of learning, they cannot be too much entreated not
to neglect their children. It is their duty, — especially the mo-
ther's, — to be frequently conversing with them.
Children delight in rational conversation (offcen more than
their elders), and those who are much conversed with by good
and wise parents may be easily distinguished from others by their
countenances and behaviour. Of course such conversation must
be reserved for suitable occasions and not carried on to the dis-
turbance of friends, or the interruption of business (for selfishness
would be encouraged by allowing children to disregard the claims
of others) ; but the good parent will be careful to find oppor-
tunities for intercourse with the little ones.
X PRBFAOB.
Scriptnre teaches ns that it is a parental daty to answer the
inquiries of a child. How often is the question foretold and the
answer dictated I Here is one instance. '' And it shall he when
thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this ? that
thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the Lord brought
us out from Egypt." (Exod. xiii. 14'.)
Conyerse, then, much with your children, wise and good
parents. Be not satisfied with gazing fondly upon their angel
forms as they play around you, or by pressing them to your bosom
when they climb upon your knees ; but talk with them as you rise
up and as you lie down, — as you sit in the house and as you walk
by the way ; and let the subject be-^not elegance, nor affluence,
nor genius, nor honour ; — but the words of God, the wonders He
has done, the precepts He has taught, the Saviour He has pro-
vided, for this is the command given in Dent. vi. 7 : " Thou shalt
teach (these words) diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of
them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by
the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up."
Teach your children, not only arts and sd^ioes, but those
things which shall make them yours for ever. Teach them to
pray — kneeling at your knees ; and let no engagement be regarded
as of greater moment than hearing them their prayers: quit the
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fireside and the social circle for the bedside and the nursery of
yonr little ones. Watch over them at play ; observe their mi-
nutest actions ; shnt not your eyes to their sinfol nature, nor
belieye them incapable of injustice or unkindness, of deceit or
coyetousness. Withhold not due correction for grave transgres-
sions, but let solemn admonition and affectionate explanation of
your motives — precede the punishment ; and, finally, — desire
N0THI17G so much as to see your beloved children renewed in
heart, and devoted to the Lord.
An abridgement of this work has been published for the use
of the poor. It is entitled, ^^ Teaching Myself,'* and costs only
Fourpence. By means of that little book, poor cottagers may
teach themselves to read with hardly any assistance.
NOTICE TO TEACHERS,
Tj^OUR means are used in this book to facilitate the child's
progress, — Pictures, classification, the omissicm of irregular
words, and above all, phonetic names for the consonants.
The usual names of the consonants often mislead the learner.
The c in cat has a name like s, yet sounds like k.
G in gun has a name like^, yet sounds hard in that word.
W has a name that gives no idea of its sound in words.
The other consonants have names which resemble their sounds,
but those names have not the force of the phonetic names, for he-a
do not so easily melt into one sound as Va,
The great difficulty in learning to read our own language
arises from the anomalies in its spelling. Why is the e in bread
short and in bean long ? Why are the words dear and bear so
different in their pronunciation ? These irregularities occasion the
child continual perplexity, and render it dependent upon memory
NOTICE TO TEACHERS. XUl
alone. The reflecting child who argues from analogy will certainly
fall into error, while the child, possessed of a mechanical memory,
will be more successfal.
But if— .of all the powers of the mind — the reasoning are the
most important, the system on which reading is taught ought to
be one calculated to strengthen and not to suppress them.
It has been found necessary in the early lessons to depart from
the reigning principles of the work, and, for the sake of practice in
reading, to introduce a few words before their due season. It
was impossible to compose reading-lessons without such words as
the, was, my, and therefore they occur long before the child is
acquainted with words of that class. But practice is more im-
portant than adherence to any system. The child will become
wearied by lists of words, and must have sentences in order to
render study delightfal. Association also is one of the circum-
stances on which memory depends, and therefore words occurring
in a sent&njce are more easily retained than those in a list.
As soon as possible the sentences are combined into narratives,
though great difficulty was found in excluding the words that had
not been taught.
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These remarks on the forms of the Letter will help to impress
them on the Child's memory. Let the consonants be called
by their sounds, B' D* — not Be De.
is like a hut
with a window
upstairs
is like a
house with two
windows
is like
an open mouth
Note. — Let C be called by Us hard sound, like K'.
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is like an
old man leaning
on a stick
is like a carriage
with a little seat
for the driver
is like a
tree with a seat
for a child.
is like a
monkey eating
a cake.
Note.— ie< G be called bt/ ill hard toand, at in gun.
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^/^
is like a
stile
is like a
post in the
street.
is like a
bent hand, holding
a ball
is like a soldier
marching with
one leg forward
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is like a
child sitting on
the ground
is like a
swing for a
child
is like a
ladder between
two posts
is like a
a very big ball
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is like a man
with a pack on
his back
is like a child in
a cap with a bow
on one side
Note. — Let Q be sounded kw'.
is like a man
with a pack, kick-
ing out one leg
behind
is like a snake
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■:V3
is like a
little table
is like a
jar for flowers
is like
an open fan
is like "a
bird flying
20
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is like the
sails of a mill
is like
a wine-glass
V'V/y
is like a
swan swimming
Note. — Let T be ctMed by its sound as a consonant, when
it begins a word as in " Yet " — j'. Let X be called " ex."
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Note. — Let the consonants be called as they are sounded^ b', c',
. d', &c. L^t c have its hard sound, like k.
a
is like a goose on
the water
is like a child with
a wide frock behind
coming to you
C
is like an open
mouth
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is like a child with a
wide frock behind,
going away from you
e
is like a broken cup
with a cover
is like a little tree
is like a pair of
spectacles
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2S
is like a chair
% •
-_ is like a child playing
X at ball
•
is like a child
with long clothes play-
ing at ball
is like a soldier
marching with one
leg forward
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is like a
candlestick with a bit
at top broken oflf
m
is like two dogs'
kennels joined
together
n
is like a dog's
kennel
O
is like a small ball
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is like a man
coming to you with a
pack on his back
is like a man going
away from you with a
pack on his back
is like a plant with
T* a rose on it
hanging down
S
is like a little
snake
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is like a child
with long clothes and
short arms
is like a small
11 jar for flowers, with
one foot
V
is like
an open fan
W
is like a
little bird flying
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X
is like the
sails of a mill
7
is like a wine-glass
with a bent leg
z
is like a
swan swimming
It M swggetted that colodrinq the letters would render them
more attractive, and dietinguigh them better from the pictures.
They might be coloured by degrees, ai a reward to the little
pupil/or remembering their names.
Take care to call the coMonant* by phonetic tiamet.
Acorn A Butterfly B Cow C Dog D
EelE FishF Goat 6 Horse H
Ivy I Jug J Kettle K Lamb L
These plain letters are placed opposite the pictured letters, in
order that the Teacner^ after showing one A to the Child,
fnay say, ** Show me another A ;^ and after showing one B,
nuiy say, '* Show me another B." Yet it is far the best to
teach the letters first — not from this booh, or any booh — btU
by a Box of Counters with pictures.
A B D
E F G H
I J K L
Note. — Let C have the hard sound as in kej, and G as in get.
Mug M Nurse N Old man Pig P
Queen Q Rose R Sack S Top T
Unicom TJ Vine V Watch W
Express X Youth Y Zebra Z
M N P
R S T
U V W
X Y Z
NOTK. — Let not w be catted double u, bnt w', as in watcii.
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Ape a Baby b Cup C Doll d
a
1
IBB
Eagle e Fox f Gun S Hat h Iron 1
Jar J Kite K Lamp 1 mouse 111
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a D C
e f fif h i
j k 1 m
34
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Nut n Oak O Pin p Quail q
Rod r Saucer S Table t Unicorn U Viper V
Wolf W Express X Youth V Zigzag Z
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n p
r s t u V
w X V z
36
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Bag Bat Bab
BAG BAT BAB
bag bat bab
Note. — The Child should call the tonsonants by their sounds
{not by their names). Let each letter be pronounced successively
— thus h' a' g\ bag. Let each word be thus spelt three times over.
The words must be read in columtiSy not across.
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Man Mat Map
MAN MAT MAP
man mat map
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Cap Cab Cat
CAP CAB CAT
cap cab cat
NoTK. — Teachers are recommended to tell the Child the letters
over and over again, and to help it to spell, as by this means it
willjind delight in its boob. The words must always be spelt.
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Hat Ham
HAT HAM
hat ham
Note. — It » not advUahle to keep to one page till ii is
knotcn perfectly, but soon pais on to another, thus enticing the
Child hif novelty.
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Fat Fan
FAT FAN
fat fan
NoTB.— ^ZX the Teaeher go otw tiae pagei /nquemtfy—
at egpeeting them to be learned qvickly.
SEADtNO WnaOUT TEAB8. «l
Pat Pan Pap
PAT PAN PAP
pat pan pap
42
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S^cl^
Rap Bag
an
RAP
rap rag ran
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Lad Lap
LAD LAP
lad lap
44 BSADING WITHOUT TEAItS.
Bed Beg
BED BEG
bed beg
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M
Met Men
MET MEN
met men
46 BEADING WITHOnT XBABS.
Wet Web
WET WEB
wet web
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Peg Pen Pet
PEG PEN PET
peg pen pet
•■f- • f-
48
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:S.
Pin Pig Pit
PIN
PIG PIT
pm
pig
pit
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Big Bib Bit
BIG BIB BIT
big bib bit
so EEAniPS WITHOnT TEARS.
Hid Hit
HID HIT
hid hit
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Kid Kit
KID KIT
kid kit
52
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Lip
Lid
LIP
LID
lip
lid
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Sit Sip
SIT SIP
sit sip
54
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Dog
Dot
DOG
DOT
dog
dot
SEAfilXG WITHOUT TEABS. 55
Sob Sop
SOB
sob
SOP
sop
56
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Rod
Rob
ROD
ROB
rod
rob
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Mop Mob
MOP MOB
mop mob
58
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<-
Top
Tom
TOP
TOM
top
torn
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Hog Hob Hop
HOG HOB HOP
hog hob hop
60 BEADING WITHOUT TEARS.
Gun Gum
GUN GUM
gun gum
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^
Cut Cup Cub
CUT CUP CUB
cut cup cub
62
re^lPing without telabs.
Mud
Mug
MUD
MUG
mud
mug
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B
Rug Run Rub
RUG RUN RUB
rug run rub
64
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Cat Mat Bat
CAT MAT BAT
cat
mat bat
NoTB-^Le^ the Child continue to spell each word, saying,
c a t', cat.
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Man Ran Van
MAN RAN VAN
man ran van
ee EEADIHS WITHOUT TEAES.
Bag Nag Rag
BAG NAG RAG
bag nag rag
BEADING WITHOUT TEAB8. 67
Cap Lap Rap
CAP LAP RAP
cap lap rap
68 READING WITHOUT TEARS.
Lad Sad Pad
LAD SAD PAD
lad sad pad
BEADING WITHOUT TEABS. 69
Ham Ram Jam
HAM RAM JAM
liam ram jam
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Bed Fed Led
BED FED LED
bed fed led
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M
Net Met Wet
NET MET WET
net met wet
72 BEADING WITHOUT TEARS.
Leg Beg Peg
LEG BEG PEG
leg beg peg
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Den Hen Men
DEN HEN MEN
den hen men
74 BEABme WITHOUT TEAB3.
Pin Tin Bin
PIN TIN BIN
pin tin bin
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:d't
Pig Dig Fig
PIG DIG FIG
pig dig fig
76 READING WITHOUT TEAB8.
I _
Kid Hid Lid
KID HID LID
kid hid lid
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Pit Bit Kit
PIT BIT KIT
pit bit kit
78
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/
Dog Bag Hog
DOG BAG HOG
dog bag hog
BEJiDING WITHOUT TBABS.
79
Mop Sop Top
MOP SOP TOP
mop sop top
80 KEADING WITHODT TEAKS.
Cot Hot Dot
COT HOT DOT
cot hot dot
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Hob Rob Nob
HOB ROB NOB
hob rob nob
82
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Jug Mug Rug
JUG MUG RUG
jug mug rug
BEADING WITHOUT TEARS. 83
Nut Cut Hut
NUT CUT HUT
nut cut hut
84
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Sun Bun Gun
SUN BUN GUN
sun bun
gun
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Tub Cub Rub
TUB CUB RUB
tub cub rub
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cat mat hat rat bat
I had a cat
I had a mat
I had a hat
I had a rat
I had a bat
NoTB.— Z,ri the Child spell each word — callmff the com-
their loundt, thut </ a f, eat.
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A cat had a rat
A cat had a mat
A cat is in a hat
A rat is in a hat
A bat is in a hat
A cat is on a mat
A hat is on a mat
A rat is on a mat
A bat is on a mat
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hen men den pen ten
I had a hen
I had a pen
I had a den
Ten men had a hen
Ten men had a pen
Ten men had a den
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A hen is in a den
A pen is in a den
A eat is in a den
A rat is in a den
A mat is in a den
A bat is in a den
A hat is in a den
Ten men met in a den
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pig dig wig fig gig
I had a pig
I had a fig
I had a wig
I had a gig
I can dig
A pig had a fig
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A pig is in a gig
A wig is in a
A fig is in a gig
A cat is in a gig
A rat is in a sri
A mat is in a gig
A hat is in a gig
A hen is in a
A pen is in a
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dog hog log bog fog
I had a dog
I had a hog
I had a log
I sat in the bog
I sat in the fog
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A dog is in a bog
A hog is in a bog
A cat is in a bog
A rat is in a bog
A pig is in a bog
A wig is in a bog
A hen is in a bog
A pen is in a bog
A mat is in a bog
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sun bun gun run tun
I had a bun
I had a gun
I can run
I did run
Run in the sun
Sit on a tun
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A bun is in a tun
A gun is in a tun
A dog is in a tun
A hog is in a tun
A pig is in a tun
A wig is in a tun
A hen is in a tun
A pen is in a tun
A cat is in a tun
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Oat Man Bag Cap Lad
bat ran nag lap sad
sat van rag rap had
fat can wag tap bad
A fat cat A bad cat
A fat lad A bad lad
A fat man A bad man
Note. — Let the Child continue to jpell the words.
Let him read the columnt downward!.
Do not expect him to read them crosi-v>i*e.
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A cat sat in a van
A cat sat on a lap
A cat ran to a lad
Bap a £at nag
Tap a fat lad
Fat a fat cat
A man had a nag
A lad had a cat
A man had a bag
A lad had a cap
G
ds
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A
t
Fan
Mag Mat Pat Nan
Fan has a can
Mag has a bag
Mat has a cat
Pat has a bat
Nan has a fan
Fan ran to Mag
Mat ran to Pat
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Pan sat in a van
Mag sat in a den
Mat sat in a gig
Pat sat in a tun
Nan sat in a bag
Pat ran to a cat
Mag ran to a bog
Mat ran to a den
Nan ran to a log
Pan ran to a van
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A
Bed Net
Leg Den
BeU
fed met
beg hen
sell
led get
keg men
tell
red wet
peg ten
well
I had
a red bed
I had
a wet hen
I fed ten
men in a
den
I led ten
men to a
well
Note. — Do not TWlice double letters, but lay b'eV, as if there
wa* only one 1. Good tpeUirtg will be learned hereafter.
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I met a cat in a bog
I met a hen in a den
I met a lad in a van
Let a lad run
Let a man rap
Let a cat lap
Get a red bag
Get a red cap
Sit on a big log
Hop on a big mat
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Ben Bet Nell Ned Meg
Ben has a hen
Bet has a net
Nell has a beU
Ned has a bed
Meg has a peg
Ben fed a hen
Tell Ben to sell a hen
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Ben fed a hen
Bet fed a cat
Nell fed a dog
Ned fed a nag
r
Meg fed a pig
Get Ben a bun
Get Bet a bag
Get Nell a pin
Get Ned a bat
Get Meg a fan
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^ » dfc
Pin Kid Pig Pit Mill
tin bid big bit bill
sin did dig kit flU
win hid fig fit hill
kin lid gig hit kill
I had a pig A big pig
I had a kid A big kid
I had a kit A big kit
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Bill hid a kit
Bill Md it in a pit
Bill Md a wig
Bill hid it in a tin
A pig bit a kid
Bill hit a pig
Bill hid a kid
Bill will km a pig
A pig is in a mill
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Dog Mop Cot Bob Fox
bog pop dot rob box
log sop got nob ox
fog top hot sob
bog bop not Bob
Bob has got a box
Bob has got a fox
Bob has got a cot
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Bob lias got a hog
Bob has got a dog
Bob has got a top
Bob has got hot sop
Bob is not in a fog
Bob is in his cot
Did Bob sob in his cot
Bob did sob Jog the cot
A top is in a box
Sop is in a can
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Jug Nut Sun Tub Bud
dug cut bun cub cud
mug but fun rub mud.
rug hut gun
I had a jug I had a hut
I had a mug I had a nut
I had a gun I had a Pug
I had a bun I had a rug
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Bob lias got a bun
Bill has got a gun
Bet has got a jug
Pan has got a mug
Pug is on the rug
Pug is in the hut
Pug has mud on his leg
Pug is in the tub
Rub Pug on the rug
Get him a bun
Cut it up
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I i
L
Lad Bed Kid Rod Bud
ad ed id od ud
had led bid sod mud
sad fed did cod cud
bad red hid hod
NOTB. — Let the Child be taught to read the above d<
and not aerou— except the two upper lines.
Ned had a kid
Ned fed his kid
Ned hid his kid
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Ned has hit his leg
Has Ned got a bed
He has a bed in his hut
Bid Ned sit on his bed
Let him get up at six
Get him a bit of cod
Ned cut up his cod
Ned has a red rug
His kid is on the rug
Ned is in his tub
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Oat Net Pit Cot
Nut
at et it ot
ut
fat wet sit hot
hut
rat get hit not
eut
vat yet kit dot
but
A cat has a fat kit
It is on a mat
A rat is in a vat
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Bet got wet in a pit
JSTat has a mud hut
Nat will let Bet in
It is not wet in a hut
Did Bet get wet
Bet is not ill yet
Did Bet get a nut
Tes, Bet got ten
Did Bet get a bun
Tes, Bet got six
H
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Cab Web Bib^ Bob
Tub
ab eb ib . ob
ub
dab fib cob
rub
Bab nib sob
cub
Bill is a big lad
Bill has a cob
A cob is a big nag
Bill can get on Ms cob
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It is wet
Bob will get wet
Has Bob got a cab
Bob has got a cab
Bob will not get wet in it
Bob has got sop in a cnp
The cup is on his hob
The sop is not hot yet
Has Bob got a bib
Get his bib Get his sop
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Bag Leg Pig Dog Jug
ag eg ig og ug
i-ag peg big log mug
wag beg dig jog rug
Meg has a big dog
Meg fed Mm
Meg let Mm sit up
Meg let Mm beg
READING WITHOUT TEARS. 117
Bill has a bad dog
His dog bit a cat
A cat ran up a vat
Get a rod Hit a dog
Ben has got a bun
It is in his bag
Ben fed Poll on bun
Ben cut it up
Poll had a big bit
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Man Den Pin John Bun
an en in on un
can den sin John snn
ran men win con rnn
pan hen tin yon tun
Pan Ben din gun
NOTB. — Let the Child be told thai h m lh» word John mutt
not be sounded. Let him tpell tkt word John, " 3' o n, Jon."
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John is a big man
John has a cot
It is on the top of a hill
Ben ran up a hill
Ben did rap at a cot
Eap '■ — rap — rap
Let me in, John
John let Ben in
John had sop on his hob
Ben will sup on sop
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Cap Step Dip Mop Cup
ap ep ip op up
lap hip hop sup
tap sip sop pup
Ben has a fat pup
Dip it in a tub
Eub it on a rug
It can sip sop
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Tom led a big dog
His dog met a pig
His dog bit a pig
Tom will not let bis big
dog sit on Ms rng
A step is wet
Mop a step
Eub a step
A mat is on a step
A pup is on a mat
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Jam Hem Swim Tom Sum
am em im om um
jam Mm hum
Ben can hum well
Fan can hem well
Tom can swim well
John can sum well
Sam can hop well
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Ten men will snp in a cot
Get a jug Get a mug
Get a cup of jam
Get a bit of ham
Get a leg of an ox
Kill a fat duck
Kill a fat hen
Ten men will sup well
Tom is a big lad
Tojn is not a big man
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Sal Bell Mill Doll Hull
al eU ill oil uU
mal well hill Moll cull
Note, — The Child should only protiounce one of the double
letters, saying " B' e 1' — Bell." Correct spelling should be attained
after reading has been acquired, and not before,
Sal has a big doll
It has a red hat
A mill is on the hill
A man is in the mill
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A rat is Md in a box
A dog can kill a rat
A fox is Md in a pit*
Can a dog kill a fox
A big dog can kill it
A rat is not so big as a cat
A cat is not so big as a pig
A pig is not so big as a hog
A bog is not so big as a nag
A nag is not so big as an ox
BEADING WITHOUT TEARS.
i
>Ai
Pack Neck Kick Cock Duck
ack eck ick ock uck
back deck sick lock tuck
NtyiE. — TAa Child ihotild not pronounce the c, but tay only
"P'ak', Piok."
Jack has a duck
It can swim
Dick has a cock
It can peck
Sam has a nag
It can kick
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Jack got on a pack
Jack fell back
Pick him up
Jack hit his neck
Dick got on a rick
Dick fell back
Dick hit his hip
Dick is in bed
Tom got on the back of
a big nag
Tom fell back
Tom got a bad kick on
his neck Tom is in bed
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BEADING WITHOUT TEARS.
Bags Legs Pigs Dogs Jugs
«
rag s beg s dig s hog s mug s
wag s " peg s fig s jog s rug s
Bob has six nags
His nags can kick
Jack has six dogs
is dogs can lick
Dick has six pigs
His pigs can suck
Sam has six hens
His hens can peck
Note. — Let the Child first spell the word Bag, bag, and
then add the 8, and say " bags."
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129
Ann sells bag s
Fan sells rag s
Jack sells gun s
Bet sells bun s
Sal sells jug s
Sam sells rug s
Bill sells wig s
"Will sells pig s
Bell sells sock s
Ben sells cock s
Bob sells hats
Rob sells bat s
Ned sits in bis hut
He pats his dog
He sups on buns
He fills his tub
He dips in it
He rubs his back
He rubs his legs
He picks nuts
He locks his box
He gets on his nag
He jogs on
He gets back
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130
READING WITHOUT TEAES.
Jay Bee Pie Bow Pew
A
Ba
Da
Fa
Ja
Ka
E
be
de
fe
ke
I
di
fi
ki
O
bi bo
do
fo
Ha he hi ho
JO
ko
U
bu
du
fu
hu
ku
«
Note. — The Child is not to spell the top rowy but to say
Jay a. Bee e, Pie i." Then let him spell ^' b a ba, b e be.**
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La le li lo lu
Ma me mi mo mu
Na ne ni no nu
Pa pe pi po pu
Ea re ri ro ru
Sa se si so su
Ta te ti to tu
Wa
Ya
Za
Tha the thi tho thu
NoTB. — Let the Child be taught Jirtt to read down the above
pages^ and then across. Let the Child be told that 'H h" together
have ^e sound of " th'."
we
wi
wo
wu
ye
yi
yo
yu
ze
zi
zo
zu
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Jay Bee Pie Bow Sue
Bay fee die doe hue
Day he fie foe rue
Lay key high go you
May lea lie hoe
— ' Z,et the
Nay me nigh Joe cMUtpeii
_ " each word.
Pay see sigh low <*•«.
_ _ _ _ J'-a'— Jay.
Kay tea tie mow i^tthe
words be
read down-
wards only.
Say we vie no
Way ye so
NoTE.--^ The gileni ieUen in these words are mnrhedj and
must not be noticed by the Child. Where there is a d&vble e as
in " Bee," let only one e be pronounced. » .
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133
y
yell
yet
yes
yam
Teachers should point out
the difference between j as
a consonant and j as a
votoeL The latter should
be sounded like i.
y
by
my
rye
buy
The Teacher should now begin to place a pencH-mark over the
letters not sounded^ in order to save the Child from per^
plexity. For example^ let the following words be thus marked
— hay, tea, g^ve, you, buy.
Pat has no hat
Jack has no pack
Moll has no doll
Ben has no hen
Bill has, no mill
Nell has no bell
Joe has no doe
May has no jay
Di has no pie
^am has no ham
Bet has no net
Fan has no can
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Sue may buy a bun.
Joe may buy a gun.
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