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Beacon Second Reader

Name: Beacon Second Reader
Author: James Hiram Fassett

James Hiram Fassett

Read by Evan Smith · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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Preface (2:23)
The Shoemaker and the Elves (3:39)
The Ship (0:51)
The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids (5:00)
They Didn't Think (1:23)
Tom Thumb (6:15)
Suppose (1:11)
Cinderella (4:37)
Raindrops (0:48)
The Four Friends (6:32)
Little Birdie (0:54)
Mother Frost (6:25)
If Ever I See (0:55)
Why the Bear's Tail Is Short (2:47)
Rumpelstiltskin (8:33)
Bed in Summer (0:49)
The Golden Touch (4:52)
Over in the Meadow (1:47)
The Bell of Atri (3:15)
The Baby (0:49)
Bruce and the Spider (2:22)
The Wise Little Pig (1:23)
An Indian Story (6:44)
A Good Play (0:55)
Dick Whittington (6:55)
The New Moon (1:11)
Briar Rose (6:40)
All Things Beautiful (0:57)
The Baker Boys and the Bees (4:15)
Falling Snow (0:51)
Little Goody Two Shoes (10:48)
One Step and Then Another (0:39)
Good Night and Good Morning (1:37)
David and Goliath (4:54)
Phonetic Tables – Introduction (0:51)
Table 1 – Review of Short Vowels (1:20)
Table 2 - Two Consonants Following a Vowel (2:42)
Table 3 - Two Consonants Preceding a Vowel (2:50)
Table 4 – Words with “wh” and Review of Tables 2 & 3 (2:51)
Table 5 – Final “e” (Long Vowel Sound) (3:11)
Table 6 – Long and Short Vowels; Words Ending in “se” (2:58)
Table 7 – Effect of “r” and “re” on Preceding Vowel Sound (3:04)
Table 8 – Words with “ea” / “ee” (Long “e” Sound) (3:09)
Table 9 – Words with “ai” / “ay” (Long “a” Sound) (1:52)
Table 10 - Words with “oa” / “oe” (Long “o” Sound) (1:27)
Table 11 - Words with “ie” / “y” (Long “i” Sound) (1:23)
Table 12 - Words with “ew” / “ue” (Long “u” Sound) (1:08)
Table 13 - Words with “oi” / “oy” (1:22)
Table 14 - Words with “au” / “aw” (1:27)
Table 15 - Words with “ou” / “ow” (1:56)
Table 16 - Words with “oo” (2:02)
Table 17 - Words with “qu” (1:20)
Table 18 - Review (5:46)
Table 19 - Soft “c” Sound (1:47)
Table 20 - Words with “g” / “dg” (1:42)
Table 21 - Words with “k” / “ck” (3:03)
Table 22 - Words with “ch” / “tch” (1:54)
Table 23 - Words with “th” (1:39)
Table 24 - Words with “ie” (Long “e” Sound) (0:56)
Table 25 - Words with “o” (Short “o” Sound) (0:58)
Table 26 - Words with “a” (Short “o” Sound) (0:54)
Table 27 - Two Vowels Sounded Separately (0:53)
Table 28 - Words Ending in “tion” / “sion” (0:55)
Table 29 – Review (3:17)
Table 30 - Common Suffixes (6:40)
Table 31 - Common Prefixes (5:24)
Table 32 - Single Consonant (Long Vowel Sound); Double Consonants (Short Vowel Sound) (3:25)
Table 33 - Silent Letters (3:25)