laugh´-ing
grate
cru´-el
Lon´-don
smoke
al-read´-y
flame
blaze
beast
cage
pic´-tures

1. 'Don't you think,' said Harry, 'that a bit of coal would be a good
thing for our mineral box?'

2. 'I do,' said his father. 'Get a little lump, and put it in. And, by
the way, we want more coal on the fire. I must get some.'

3. 'How nice a fire is on a cold day!' said Dora, sitting down on the
fender, to be as near to it as she could.

'Very nice,' said her mother, 'in its proper place--in the grate.'

4. 'Ah, we should not like it to come walking about the room!' said
Harry, laughing. 'There would soon be no room'----

'And no house!' said Dora, shaking her head. 'And then what should we
do?'

5. Father came back with the coal, and put some into the grate, saying: