"The New England Primer"

A Puritan child learned how to read by chanting alphabet rhymes based on the Bible. Here are 24 words selected from the primer that did not include the letters "I" and "U."

Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 11 Unit 2's texts from SpringBoard's Common Core ELA series: The Crucible, Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, The New England Primer, The Trial of Martha Carrier, The Lessons of Salem, The Very Proper Gander, Declaration of Conscience, Why I Wrote The Crucible, Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address, Speech to the Virginia Convention, The Gettysburg Address, FDR's First Inaugural Address , JFK's Inaugural Address
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  1. Adam
    in Judeo-Christian mythology
    In Adam's Fall,
    We sinned all.
  2. Bible
    the sacred writings of the Christian religions
    Heaven to find;
    the Bible Mind.
  3. crucify
    kill by nailing onto a cross
    Christ crucify'd
    For sinners dy'd.
  4. deluge
    a heavy rain
    The Deluge drown'd
    The Earth around.
  5. Elijah
    a Hebrew prophet in the Old Testament who opposed the worship of idols; he was persecuted for rebuking Ahab and Jezebel (king and queen of Israel); he was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire (circa 9th century BC)
    Elijah hid,
    By Ravens fed.
  6. judgment
    the act of assessing a person or situation or event
    The judgment made
    Felix afraid.
  7. glass
    the quantity a glass will hold
    As runs the Glass,
    Our Life doth pass.
  8. heart
    the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum
    My Book and Heart
    Must never part.
  9. Job
    a Jewish hero in the Old Testament who maintained his faith in God in spite of afflictions that tested him
    Job feels the Rod,
    Yet blesses God.
  10. troop
    a group of soldiers
    Proud Korah's troop
    Was swallowed up.
  11. Lot
    nephew of Abraham
    Lot fled to Zoar,
    Saw fiery Shower
    On Sodam pour.
  12. Moses
    (Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus; Moses received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai
    Moses was he
    Who Israel's Host
    Led thro' the Sea.
  13. Noah
    the Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of Noah and the flood is told in the Book of Genesis
    Noah did view
    The old world & new.
  14. pious
    having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
    Young Obadias,
    David, Josias,
    All were pious.
  15. deny
    refuse to recognize or acknowledge
    Peter deny'd
    His Lord and cry'd.
  16. Esther
    (Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
    Queen Esther sues
    And saves the Jews.
  17. Ruth
    a book of the Old Testament that tells the story of Ruth who was not an Israelite but who married an Israelite and who stayed with her mother-in-law Naomi after her husband died
    Young pious Ruth,
    Left all for Truth.
  18. dear
    a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child)
    Young Sam'l dear,
    The Lord did fear.
  19. sin
    an act that is regarded as a transgression of God's will
    Young Timothy
    Learnt sin to fly.
  20. pride
    unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem
    Vashti for Pride
    Was set aside.
  21. obey
    comply with; do what one is told
    Whales in the Sea,
    God's Voice obey.
  22. Xerxes I
    king of Persia who led a vast army against Greece and won the battle of Thermopylae but was eventually defeated (519-465 BC)
    Xerxes did die,
    And so must I.
  23. youth
    the freshness and vitality of someone not yet old
    While youth do chear
    Death may be near.
  24. climb
    go up or advance
    Zaccheus he
    Did climb the Tree
    Our Lord to see.
Created on Tue Nov 11 10:23:38 EST 2014 (updated Wed Nov 12 10:25:42 EST 2014)

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