McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, William Holmes McGuffey
McGuffey's Eclectic Primer
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Sometimes the original really is the best. McGuffey's Eclectic Primer is a series of short and sweet lessons for beginners to learn how to read. McGuffey's teaches even the youngest students with lessons from the alphabet to "a cat and a rat." All the basics are slowly covered in fun, memorable lessons that build the base for future readers.

McGuffey's Eclectic Primer

Revised Edition

by
William Holmes McGuffey


McGuffey's Eclectic Primer

The Alphabet

McGuffey's Eclectic Primer

Capital letters:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Lower-case letters:

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z


Lesson 1

a and cat rat

McGuffey's Eclectic Primer

a rat   a cat

A cat   A rat

A cat and a rat.

A rat and a cat.


Lesson II

at   the   ran   has

McGuffey's Eclectic Primer

The cat      the rat

The cat has a rat.

The rat ran at Ann.

Ann has a cat.

The cat ran at the rat.


Lesson III

Nat hat  fan   can 

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a fan      a hat

Ann and Nat.

Ann has a fan.

Nat has a hat.

Ann can fan Nat.


Lesson IV

man   cap   lad   sat

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a cap      the lad

A man and a lad.

The man sat; the lad ran.

The man has a hat.

The lad has a cap.


Lesson V — Review.

The cat and the rat ran.

Ann sat, and Nat ran.

A rat ran at Nat.

Can Ann fan the lad?

The man and the lad.

The man has a cap.

The lad has a fan.

Has Ann a hat?

Ann has a hat and a fan.

a at rat sat

can cap lad and

The cat ran. Ann ran.

The man has a hat.

McGuffey's Eclectic Primer

Lesson VI

dog  Rab   fat   Nat’s

McGuffey's Eclectic Primer

Nat’s cap     a fat dog

Has the lad a dog?

The lad has a fat dog.

The dog has Nat’s cap.

Nat and Rab ran.

Rab ran at a cat.


Lesson VII

see sees   frog   on   log

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a log      the frog

See the frog on a log.

Rab sees the frog.

Can the frog see Rab?

The frog can see the dog.

Rab ran at the frog.


Lesson VIII

it  stand   Ann’s   is   lamp   mat

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a mat      the stand