Identifier: firstlessonsinla00sout (find matches)
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
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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Use a form of lie or lay for each italicized word in the firstcolumn. Explain why the forms are right that are used in the secondcolumn. 1. Please place it on the shelf. 2. How close he puts the rails ! 3. We shall rest in the boat. 4. She is reclining on the sofa. 5. More snow rests on the roof. 6. The mason is placing bricks. II. Supply a form of lie or lay, and explain the meaning of theword that you choose: — 7. Do not keep laying it down. 8. Let it lie there. 9. The rain lays the dust. 10. She lies down every day. 11. You must lay the child down. 12. Well keep you lying here. The ship ——s in the bay.Just where does it ? It is of no useThe men are — - here,shingles. — to. See, our ship is - The steamer s at anchor. I shall here all night. 8. The dog was by his side. 9. Bo still, Bruno ! 10. You may the sticks here. 11. Notice where he s it down. 12. This tree s where it fell. 13. The sheep were on the turf. 14. Do you see how still he s? 117 LESSON 190.-Fruits and Seeds.
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1. Is the fruit of a plant the same as the seed ? Give anexample. 2. Name three fruits that have the seeds in a core.3. Three that have the seeds in a stone. 4. What kinds of nuts canyou name ? 5. In which of them does the meat consist of twofleshy leaves ? 6. Describe what covers the shells of nuts. 7. Whatfruits have a thick skin ? 8. Name some plants that ripen theirseeds within berries. 9. What covering has the fruit of the pea-vine when ripe ? 10. Of what else is the fruit a pocl ? 11. Explainwhere the seeds of some other plants are formed. 12. What will the ovary of an apple or pear blossom finallybecome when ripe ? 13. Where should you look upon an apple tofind the withered remains of the flower ? 14. How many cells are * A few short talks about these subjects would be better than a single long one,though all the questions are grouped together. It will be easy to show on each occasiondifferent seed-vessels or fruits. Those who are learning will like to watch the germi-nating of

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