We were all taught to read early and to repeat by our dear mother, but as I had now left school I undertook the charming little pupil, teaching her reading, spelling, and a rhyme (generally one of Jane Taylor's), for half an hour every morning, and in the afternoon twenty or thirty stitches of patchwork, with a very short text to repeat next morning at breakfast.

She gave up entirely the reading of romances, of which formerly she had been passionately fond.

Essays in science and engineering; selected readings for students of composition.

But who knows?" Sofia shook her head impatiently, and in a murmur of deepening amazement resumed her reading of the note: "'Your daughter Sofia is now with me..

There was a moment's silence when Vanbraam had finished reading, and then, without raising his head, Colonel Washington signed, and threw the pen far from him.

A little girl friend of mine chanced to begin her reading of Shakespeare during a winter when her grown-up relatives were spending a large portion of their leisure going to see stage representations of Shakespeare's plays.

Then, in time, followed the reading of a panegyric in their honour, and later still hymns and histories of martyrdom were added to the public recitation of the Office.

Their announcement makes curious reading at the present day.

SEE Goldsmith, Alfred N. LESLIE, LOUIS A. Graded readings in Gregg shorthand.

Seven times a woman-suffrage bill has passed its second reading in the House of Commons by a large majority, only to be refused a third and final reading by the Premier, who represents the Ministry, technically known as the Government.

"I think I could show you a tombstone which you would find very good reading.

On the 21st of March, 1831, Lord John Russell moved the second reading of the bill; but the majority for it was so small that ministers were compelled to make modifications.

Cary asked himself whether he should go to bed as advised or sit up reading.

Their parents, in most cases unable to give them numerous books, had, in almost every instance, taught them to love reading.

If the "sounding" comes too near the steamer's draught, or the pilot fails to hear the reading, the Captain repeats it.

I continue the reading of the condemned passage:

MCCALL, WILLIAM A. Improve your reading, by William A. McCall & George W. Norvell.

I have had no trouble, attended no reading or rehearsal, made no interest; what a contrast to the usual parade of authors!

She held a book in her left hand, with one finger between the leaves, as though the summons to the door had interrupted her reading, and glanced inquiringly at the visitors, waiting for them to intimate their business.

Topsy liked reading, and learned her letters like magic.

It reminds me of the delight I took in the first reading of the "Joan of Arc."

Still farther be it from us to blunt the edge of appetite by sapiently essaying to "analyze" and account for Lamb's special zest and flavor, as though his writings, or any others worth the reading, were put together upon principles of clockwork.

[Footnote 22: Adopting Reiske's reading,

He had some value for Spenser, and I remember his reading to me (unlike his usual practice of making me read to him) the first book of the Fairie Queene; but I took little pleasure in it.

I have been urged to hold three readings a week in different parts of the city, but that is not possible.