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Title: First lessons in language
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: Southworth, Gordon Augustus. (from old catalog) Goddard, Farley Brewer. (from old catalog)
Subjects: English language
Publisher: Boston and New York, Leach, Shewell & Sanborn
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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sentences are used as names? 2. Whichof them mean more than one ? 3. Give the names of four things tobe seen in the sky. 4. Of five things that may be bought at a store.5. Of four wild animals. 6. Of four animals that fly. 7. Of fourparts of a leaf. I. Ten of the following words way be used as names. Which arethey? true; watch; beautiful; tack; think; steamer; steam; straight;paint; bank; crocus; miller; tired; angry ; anger; strong; strength. All words used as names are called Nouns. II. Make a list of all the nouns used in Lesson 80. III. Write twenty plural names or nouns, each beginning with adifferent letter. Use each one in a sentence. LESSON 156.—Synonyms. Select from the following words those that are synonyms, and writethem by twos. Find homonyms for five of them. uproar sight throng crafty appear gale grieve fury mourn total rage squander high crowd tempest lofty scene waste cunning whole shrieks clamor seem screams 92 LESSON 157. —Thoughts from a Picture. <5odJijtry.
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Select what you think are the three most important parts of this pic-ture, and give a full description of each one orally. 93 II. 1. How many persons can you find in the picture ? 2. Of whatuse are the fences ? 3. Of what are they made ? 4. Find a hay-shed, a cattle-shed, a church, and a bridge, and explain the use. ofeach. 5. How are the logs fastened to the sledge? 6. Do youthink the big log is to be sawn into boards or chopping-blocks, orsplit for firewood? 7. Among the shrubs can you find the stag-horn sumac? 8. Does anything about the pond show whether thesnow has just fallen ? Now give a description in writing of some part of the winter scene. III. Say what changes there would be if the picture were taken in summer.Do not forget the snowballs and the church-roof, nor the clothing ofthe boys and of the trees, nor what would be paying visits to theflowers. IV. Contrast the sports of winter with those of summer, putting them intwo lists. Tell which you prefer, and why. LESSON 158.-

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