# Lesson 18

- Source: McGuffey's First Reader (first-reader.gutenberg.org), Public domain, William Holmes McGuffey, 1879, via Project Gutenberg
- Reading level: Grades 1 and 2
- Subjects: Stories, Animals
- Topics: hunt, lost, shall, shut, step, in'to
- Length: 47 words, about 1 min
- Original: <https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14640>
- Page: <https://sprout.rootsofreason.org/r/mcguffey-first/first-18-slate-work>
- Open in Sprouts: <https://sprout.rootsofreason.org/?read=mcguffey-first/first-18-slate-work>

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nut did shut shall lost fox

men met step in'to hunt mud

Will the dog hunt a fox? Ben lost his hat. Shall I shut the box? I met him on the step. Did you jump into the mud? I have a nut. I met the man. \]

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