Progressive. Come here and sit by me. We should love and fear God. Progressive. Let us all try to do no ill. Sin will lead us to pain and wo. Love that which is good, and shun vice. Take book and read with care. Progressive. The sun shines. It is time to get up. Jane, come and dress Charles. Wash his face, and neck, and make him quite clean. Comb his hair. Tie his frock. Now, Charles, we will go down stairs. Sit down. Here is some milk; and here is a piece of bread. Do not spill the milk. Hold the spoon in the right hand. The crust is hard: dip it in the milk. Do not throw the bread on the floor. We should eat bread, and not waste it. out. There is a poor fly in the milk. Take it Put it on this dry cloth. It moves; it shakes its wings; it wants to dry them; see how it wipes them with its feet. Put the fly on the floor, where the sun shines. Then it will be dry and warm. I am glad it was not dead. I hope it will soon be well. Where is puss? There she is. Do not hurt her. Charles does not like to be hurt; and puss does not like to be hurt. Feed poor puss. Give her some milk. Now as Charles is so kind to her, she will not scratch or bite him. She purrs and looks glad. Let us take a walk in the fields, and see the sheep, and the lambs, the cows, and trees, and birds. Call Tray. He shall go with us. He is glad to see us. Feed poor Tray. Tray likes those who feed him, and are kind to him. D Words of two syllables. In order to determine the pronunciation of the words in the spelling lessons, they are analogically arranged in small divisions, according to the precise sounds of the vowels. Every word, in each of these subdivisions, has the corresponding vowels or diphthongs in each of the syllables, sounded exactly alike. The leading word, which determines the pronunciation of the class to which it belongs, is distinguished by a capital letter. |