New National Fourth Reader by Charles J. Barnes and J. Marshall Hawkes


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Directions for Reading.--The conversational parts of this lesson may
be read as a dialogue by two pupils.

Which is the most _emphatic word_ in the following sentence?

"O dear, dear! Why was I left so poor!"

Point out the _emphatic words_ in the third paragraph of the lesson.


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LESSON XXVII.


hand'y, _convenient; ready for use_.

ad join'ing, _next to; neighboring_.

sin cere'ly, _honestly; truly_.

fort'u nate, _favored; lucky_.

act'u al ly, _really; truly_.

suf fi'cient, _enough; plenty_.

carv'ings, _figures cut in wood or stone_.

mys'ter y, _something entirely unknown_.

thresh'old, _a piece of board which lies under a door_.

tile, _a thin piece of baked clay_.

ex am'ine, _look at with care_.


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THE HIDDEN TREASURE.

PART II.


Christmas morning came, and soon Alice Brown entered Mrs. Reed's cottage
and received a warm welcome.

"Merry Christmas! Mrs. Reed," said Alice.

"Thank you, my dear," replied Mrs. Reed; "it will indeed be a 'Merry
Christmas' if you can remain with me this forenoon."

"Well, I can stay till dinner-time," said Alice. "See what a pretty
present cousin John sent me!" and Alice held up a new pocket-book.

"That is very nice, Alice," said Mrs. Reed; "now if you had some one to
fill it with money, it would be better still."

"Yes, indeed," cried Alice, laughingly; "but as I was not so fortunate
as to receive any money, and have none of my own to put in it, the
pocket-book is not likely to be worn out for a long time."

"Well, well, Alice," replied Mrs. Reed, "it is always handy to have
things in the house; for some time they may be needed.

"Excuse me a moment, Alice," continued Mrs. Reed; "sit down here by the
fire and warm yourself."

Alice took a seat by the fire and warmed her fingers; for, although it
was a bright sunshiny day, it was very cold.

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