JUNE
Roses by the garden wall,
Poppies red and lilies tall,
Bobolinks and robins,—all
Tell that June is here.
[JULY]
The clover meadows call the bees,
The squirrels chatter on the trees,
And robins sing their merry lays:
Hurrah for glad vacation days!
[AUGUST]
Sing a song of harvest time,
When the golden grain is high,
When the blossoms blow,
And the sun in a glow
Sweeps over a cloudless sky.
[THE SEASONS]
Sing a song of seasons,
Something bright in all,
Flowers in the summer,
Fires in the fall.
—Robert Louis Stevenson.
[THE MONTHS]
In January falls the snow,
In February cold winds blow.
In March peep out the early flowers,
In April fall the sunny showers.
In May the tulips bloom so gay,
In June the farmer mows his hay.
In July harvest is begun,
In August hotly shines the sun.
September turns the green leaves brown,
October winds then shake them down.
November fields are brown and sere,
December comes and ends the year.
[FOR THE GIRLS]
My fairest child, I have no song to give you,
No lark could pipe to skies so dull and gray.
Yet, ere we part, one lesson I can leave you
For every day:—
Be good, sweet maid,
And let who will be clever;
Do noble things, not dream them, all day long;
And so make life, death, and that vast forever,
One grand, sweet song.
—Charles Kingsley.
[FOR THE BOYS]
Dare to be right! Dare to be true!
You have a work that no other can do;
Do it so bravely, so kindly, so well,
Angels will hasten the story to tell.
Dare to be right! Dare to be true!
The failings of others can never save you.
Stand by your conscience, your honor, your faith;
Stand like a hero and battle till death.
[WHAT WOULD I DO?]
If I were a bird I would warble a song,
The sweetest and finest that ever was heard,
And build me a nest in the old elm tree;
Oh, that's what I'd do if I were a bird!
If I were a flower I'd hasten to bloom,
And make myself beautiful all the day through,
With drinking the sunshine, the wind, and the rain;
Oh, if I were a flower, that's what I'd do!
If I were a brook I would sparkle and dance
Among the green fields where sheep and lambs stray,
And call, "Little lambkins, come hither and drink;"
Oh, if I were a brook, that is what I would say!
If I were a star I would shine wide and bright
To guide the lone sailor on ocean afar,
And travelers, lost in the desert and woods;
Oh, that's what I'd do if I were a star!
But I know that for me other tasks have been set,
For I am a child and can nothing else be;
I must sit at my lessons, and, day after day,
Learn to read and to spell, and to add one, two, and three.
Yet perhaps if I try I shall sometime find out
How the birds sing so sweetly, how the roses grow red,
What the merry brook says to the moss-covered stones,
And what makes the stars stay so high overhead.
[PRONOUNCING KEY AND WORD LIST]
The following key to the pronunciation of words is in accordance with Webster's International Dictionary. The modified long vowels in unaccented syllables are indicated by the modified macron, as in sen'ā̍te, ē̍ vent', ō̍ bey'. The silent letters are printed in italics.
The list includes the more difficult words of the lessons in the Third Reader not listed in the preceding books of the series.
| ā māte | ī pīne | ṳ rṳde | ow cow |
| ă măt | ĭ pĭn | û fûr | c can |
| ä jär | ĩ sĩr | ụ fụll | ç çent |
| a̤ ca̤ll | ȳ mȳ | g get | |
| â âir | ō nōte | y̆ city̆ | ġ ġem |
| ȧ ȧsk | ŏ nŏt | o͞o mo͞on | s so |
| o̤ do̤ | o͝o fo͝ot | s̞ as̞ | |
| ē wē | oi oil | ch chair | |
| ĕ wĕt | ū ūse | oy toy | th thin |
| ẽ hẽr | ŭ ŭs | ou out | t̶h t̶hem |
| ạ=ŏ whạt | ȯ=ŭ sȯn | ||
| ã=ẽ cellãr | e̱=ā the̱y | õ=ẽ com'fõrt | ọ=o͝o wọlf |
| ê=â thêre | o̤=o͞o mo̤ve | ô=a̤ ôr | ṉ=ng iṉk |
Ab'nẽr
A'brȧ hăm
ăb'sençe
ăc count'
ā'cre
ăd vīçe'
ȧ greed'
ăl'cōve
ăl'dẽr
Ăl'ĭçe
ȧ līght'
Al lē'grȧ
ȧ lo͞of'
ăl'phȧ bĕt
a̤l rĕad'y̆
a̤l'tẽred
A mĕr'ĭ cȧ
ȧ mūs̞ed'
ān'ġel
ăṉ'gry̆
ănt'lẽr
ăn'vĭl
ā'prĭ cŏt
A'prĭl
ăr rīve'
ăr'rō̍w
ăr'rō̍w hĕad
ȧ shōre'
ăt'tĭc
a̤u'bûrn
A̤u'gŭst
ȧ wāit'
bā'con
băng'ing
băn'nẽr
bär'gain (-gĕn)
băr'rĕl
bāt̶he
bēard'ed
beâr'ing
beaū'tē̍ oŭs
bē̍ hōld'
bĕl'lows (lŭs)
bē̍ lȯved'
bē̍ nēath'
Bĕn'jȧ mĭn
Bĕt̶h'lē̍ hĕm
bē̍ yŏnd'
bĭs'cuĭt
Bī'ble
bĭt'ter
blăck'smĭth
blăṉ'kĕt
blīt̶he
blood (blŭd)
Bly̆ṉ'kĕn
bŏd'ĭes̞
bŏd'y̆
boil'ẽr
Bŏn heũr'
bŏt'tom
bough
brāke
brāke' man
breāk
breez'y̆
brĭm
bŭc'kles̞
bŭd'dĭng
bū'gle
bŭnch
bur'ied (bĕr'ĭd)
bûrst'ing
căb'ĭn
căn'dle
cā̍ reer'
câre'fụl
câre'fụl ly̆
căr'rĭaġe
çēase
çĕl'lãr
chānġe
chānġe'fụl
chăr'ĭ ŏt
cheer
cheer'y̆
chĕr'rĭes̞
chĕst'nŭt
chĭm'ney̆
choir (kwīr)
chŏp'ping
chōs̞e
chŭb'by̆
Çĭn'çĭn nä'tĭ
clăm'bẽr
clăm'bẽred
clȧsp
clĭffs
clōak
clŏs̞'ĕt
clōth'ing
Clō'vẽr no͝ok
Clȳ'tĭe
cōach
cōarse
cōast'ing
cōax
cŏl'ŭmn
cȯm'fõrt
cŏm păn'ĭon
cȯm'pā̍ss
cŏn dŭct'õr
cŏn fĕss'
cŏn'stant
cŏn'stant ly̆
cŏn tĕnt'ed
cŏr'al
côr'nẽr
cō's̞ĭly̆
cŏt'tā̍ġe
cŏt'ton
couch
cōurse
cōurt
crăn'bĕr rĭes̞
crēak
crē̍ ā'tion
crĕpt
crĕv'ĭçe
crĭm's̞on
cro͝ok'ed
Crŏp'wĕll
crṳ'ĕl
crṳ'ĕl ly̆
crṳ'ĕl ty̆
crŭmbs̞
cûrb
cûrl
cŭr'rants
cŭr'rent
dāin'tīes̞
dăm'ask
dăn'dē̍ līon
dān'ġẽr
dăsh'ing
da̤ugh'tẽr
dăz'zle
dĕath
Dĕb'ō̍ rȧh
Dē̍ çĕm'bẽr
dē̍ cīd'ed
dē̍ lāy'
dē̍ līght'
dē̍ līght'ed
dī'ȧ mȯnd
dĭm'ly̆
dĭp'pẽr
dĭ rĕct'ly̆
dĭs cȯv'ẽr
dĭs'tançe
dĭs tûrb'
dīve
dōor'wāy
dȯz'en
draught (drȧft)
drēar'y̆
drĭfts
drĭp'ping
drown
drowned
drown'ing
dŭnçe
dŭst'y̆
dȳ'ing
ēa'gle
ẽar'nĕst
ēar'rĭngs
Eas'tẽr
ēat'en
ĕch'ō̍
ĕd'ū cāt ed
ĕld'est
ĕlm
ĕlse'whêre
ĕm broi'dẽr
ĕmp'ty̆
ĕn cămped'
ĕn'ē̍ mĭes̞
ĕn'ē̍ my̆
ĕn ġĭ neer'
Eng'lĭsh (ĭṉ-')
Eng'lĭsh man
ē̍ nôr'moŭs
Ẽr'nĕst
ĕr'rand
ĕs cāpe'
Es'kĭ mō̍
ēve
ex ăct'ly̆ (egz-)
ĕx clāim'
ex'īle
ex trēme'
ex trēme'ly̆
Fâir'făx
fa̤lse'ho͝od
fā'moŭs
făn'çĭes̞
făn'çy̆
fâre wĕll'
fâsh'iȯned
făth'ȯm
fa̤ult
fĕath'ẽr y̆
Fĕb'rụ ā̍ ry̆
feed'ing
fee'ble
Fẽr'dĭ nănd
fẽrn
fĕs'tĭ val
fī'ẽry̆
fĭfteenth
fĭṉ'gẽr
fĭn'ĭsh
fīre'līght
fīre'man
flăshed
fleeçe
fleeç'y̆
flour
flūte
flŭt'tẽr
fōam'ing
fo͝ot'stĕp
fōrçe
fōrġe
fŏr ĕv´ẽr
fōrth
Frȧnçe
free´dȯm
freeze
friĕnd´ly̆
frīght´en
frŏl´ĭc
frŏst´ed
frown
fûr´nĭ tūre
fŭr´rō̍ws̞
fûr´ry̆
fu̇r´thẽr
găl´lẽr y̆
gāme
gär´ment
găth´er
ga̤uz´y̆
ġĕn´ẽr al
ġĕn´tle man
ghōst
glăd´dens̞
glȧnçe
glee
glōbe
glōw´ing
gown
grā´çioŭs
grāin
grăm´mãr
grȧsp
greed
Greek
griēve
grīnd´ing
gro̤up
growled
guĕst
gŭst
hăb´ĭt
hälf
hälves̞
Hä´nä
hăn´dled
hăp´pen
här´nĕss
härsh
hāste
hās´tens̞
hāze
hĕad
hĕad qua̤r´tẽrs̞
h´ĕalth´y̆
hĕav´en
h´eīght
hĕr´rĭng
Hĭn´dṳ
hōard
hōe´ing
hŏl´lō̍w
hōme´stĕad
hŏn´ĕst
hŏn´ĕst y̆
ho͞ofs
hōpe´ful
hŏpped
house´hōld
howled
hūġe
hū´man
hŭm´ble
hŭṉ´gry̆
hûrled
hụr räh´
hŭr´rĭed
hŭr´ry̆
hûrt´ing
hy̆mns̞
içe´bẽrg
ī´çy̆
ī´dly̆
ĭm´ā̍ġe
ĭm pā´tiençe
ĭn clōs̞e´
In´dĭ ăn´ȧ
ĭn stĕad´
ĭn tĕnd´ing
ĭn´tẽr ĕst ing
ĭn vīte´
Is̞´ȧ bĕl´lȧ
īs´lands̞
īsles̞
ī´vy̆
Jā´cob
Jăn´ū̍ ā̍ ry̆
Jȧ păn´
Jăp ȧ nēs̞e´
jäun´ty̆
join
joy´ous
jūiçe
Jūne
jŭṉ´gle
Kāte
Kĕn tŭck´y̆
kīnd´ly̆
kĭng´dȯm
knāve
knees̞
knĕlt
knŏwl´edġe
lāin
lămb´kĭn
lăṉ´guā̍ġe
la̤wn
lā´zy̆
lēad´ẽr
lēap´ing
lĕv´ĕl
līght´nĭng
lĭmbs
lĭmp´ing
Lĭṉ´coln
lĭs´tened
Lŏng´fĕl lō̍w
lōne´sȯme
lo͞om
lōw´lănds̞
lōw´ly̆
măġ´ĭc
māid´en
măn´nẽr
mā´ple
märsh
măt´tress
Māy
mēal
mēan
mĕant
mĕas´ū̍re
mĕd´dle
mĕm´ō̍ ry̆
Mẽr´lĭn
mĕr´rĭ ĕst
mĭd´ve̱in
mĭl´lion (-yŭn)
mĭn´ĭs tẽr
mĭn´ute (-ĭt)
mĭr´rõr
mĭs´chĭef
mŏd´ĕl
mō´mĕnt
mo͞on´lĭt
mo͞on´shīne
mō´tion (-shun)
mouth´fụl
mū´s̞ĭc
mu si´cian (mū zĭsh´an)
mŭs´kĕt
Na hănt´
nāiled
năn keen´
nā´tĭve
na̤ugh´ty̆
nĕck´lā̍çe
ne̱igh´bõrs̞
ne̱igh´ing
nĕt´wọrk
news̞´pā pẽr
nĭb´bling
nīght´gown
Nī´ṉȧ
nīne´teen
nō´ble
nõ´bŏd y̆
nois̞´y̆
nŏn´sĕnse
nŏs´trĭls̞
nō´tĭçe
Nō̍ vĕm´bẽr
nûrs´ẽr y̆
ō̍ blīġed´
ŏb s̞ẽrve´
Oc tō´bẽr
ŏf´fẽr
ŏf´fĭçe
ŏf´fĭ çẽrs̞
once (wŭns)
ō´pen ing
ŏp´pō̍ s̞ĭte
ôr´chãrd
ō´rĭ ōle
ôr´nȧ ment
ō´vẽr lo͝ok´
owl´ĕt
ōwn´ẽr
ŏx´en
păck´ā̍ġe
păcked
păd´dle
pâir
pāne
Păr´ȧ dīse
pär´don
Păr´ĭs
pär´lõr
păr´rȯt
pär´tĭes̞
păs´sā̍ġe
pȧss´ẽrs̞
pȧs´tū̍re
pā´tient (-shent)
păt´tẽr ing
pa̤us̞e
peâr
peeped
pĕl´ĭ can
pĕn´çĭl
pẽrch
pĕr´ĭsh
Phā´ē̍ thŏn
Phœ´be (fē´bē)
pĭ ăz´zȧ
pĭc´kles̞
piēçe
pĭ´ġeȯn
pĭl´lō̍ws̞
Pĭn´tȧ
pīpes
plāin´ly̆
plăn´ĕt
plăṉk
plănned
plăt´fôrm
plāy´fĕl lō̍w
plow´ing
plūm´y̆
plŭnġed
pŏck´ĕts
pōked
pō̍ līte´
pŏp´côrn
pōrch
pŏs´sĭ ble
pōst
pōst´ā̍ġe
pounçed
pōured
prāis̞e
prăṉk
prâyers̞
prēach´ẽr
prĕ´çĭoŭs
prĕssed
prīde
prĭm´rōs̞e
Prĭnçe
prĭnt
prĭnt´ẽr
prīze
prō̍ çĕs´sion
prō̍ mōt´ed
prŏp´ẽr
prō̍ tĕct´
proud´ly̆
prō̍ vīde´
prō̍ vīd´ing
prowled
prowl´ing
prṳ´dent
pŭb´lĭc
pụd´dĭng
pŭmp´kĭn
pŭn´ĭsh
pŭp´py̆
pu̇sh´ing
quāil
quĭck
quī´ĕt ly̆
quĭlt
răck´ĕt
răg´gĕd
rāil´rōad
răs̞p´bĕr rĭes̞
răt´tlĭng
rēared
rēa´s̞on
rē̍ çēive´
rē̍ frĕsh´ing
rē̍ joiçe´
rĕl´ȧ tĭves̞
rē̍ māin´
rē̍ pēat´
rē̍ pōs̞e´
rī´fle
rī´pen ing
rĭs̞´en
rōam
rōast
rŏck´y̆
rōll´ing
Rŏl´lō
Rō´s̞ȧ
rough (rūf)
Rṳ´dy̆
rŭf´fle
rŭs´tle
rŭs´tling
rŭst´y̆
săd´dest
săd´nĕss
Săn´tȧ Mȧ rī´ȧ
săsh´es̞
săt´ĭn
sa̤u´çẽr
scăm´pẽr
schŏl´ãr
scōld
scout
scrăm´ble
scrătched
scrēam
screen
sēal
sēa´pōrt
sẽarch
sĕc´ȯnd
sē̍ lĕct´ed
Sĕp tĕm´bẽr
sẽr´mȯn
sĕv´ẽr al
sĕx´tȯn
shăg´gy̆
shāme
sha̤wl
shĕl´tẽr
shĕp´hẽrd
shôrt
shōul´dẽr
shŭt´tle
sīgn
Sī´las
sī´lençe
sī´lent ly̆
sĭn´ew y̆
sīze
skĕtch
slĕdġe
sleet
slēigh
slĭpped
slōp´ing
slŭg´gãrd
slȳ
smīl´ing
snăp
snătch
snōw´flāke
snōw´y̆
sŏbbed
sō´fȧ
sŏl´emn
sŏl´ĭ tūdes̞
spär´kling
spĭll
splĕn´dõr
squeeze
squĩr´rĕl
sta̤lk
stär´lĭt
stär´ry̆
stēam
stĭtch
stōl´en
sto͞ol
strān´ġẽr
strĕngth
strĕtch´es̞
stū´dĭ ō̍
stŭffed
sŭc çĕss´
sŭd´dĕn
sŭd´dĕn ly̆
sŭf´fẽr
sŭf´fẽr ing
su´gar (sho͝og´ĕr)
sŭnk´en
sŭp plīed´
sûr´fā̍çe
sŭr rounds̞´
sûr ve̱y´
sûr ve̱y´õr
swạmp
swa̤rm
sweet´brī ẽr
swĕll
swōrd
sy̆c´ȧ mōre
tăl´lō̍w
tȧsk
tăs´sel
ta̤ught
tĕmpt
tĕr´rĭ ble
tĕr rĭf´ĭc
tĕr´rõr
thătched
tha̤w
thĩrd
thou´s̞and
thrĕad
thrĕshed
threw
thrŏng
Thûrs̞´dā̍y
tĭm´ĭd
tĭṉ´kled
tŏm´tĭt
to͞ols̞
Tō´rȧ
tow´ẽred
trăck
trĕad
trēat
trĕs´tle
tro͞op
troŭ´ble sȯme
trŭn´dle
trŭṉk
trṳth
trṳth´fụl
tŭm´ble
tūne
tûr´tle
tŭsk
twĭṉ´kle
twĭst
ŭn´dẽr nēath´
ŭn´dẽr tāke´
ŭn seen´
ŭn trṳth´
ûrġe
Văl´en tīne
vāles̞
văl´ley̆
ve̱il
ve̱in
vĕst
vĭc´tō̍ ry̆
vĭs̞´ĭt
wăgged
wāit´ing
wạn´dẽr
wạtch´dŏg
wăx
wāy´sīde
wēa´ry̆
weep
we̱igh
wĕl´cȯme
whāle
whĕnçe
whĕth´ẽr
whī´ten
whīn´ing
whĭs´tlĭng
whōle
who͞op
wĭcks
wĭl´dẽr nĕss
wĭn´dō̍w
wĭn´try̆
wĭt̶h´ẽred
wĭt̶h ĭn´
wĭz´ãrd
wọlf
wȯn
wȯn´dẽr
worms (wûrmz)
wound´ed
wrēath
wrĕcked
Wy̆ṉk´en