L l ladder Jack climbs up the ladder. He wants to reach the apples at the top of the tree. lake A lake is water with land all around. the boys and girls sail their boats on the lake. The swans swim in the lake. lamb The lambs frisk and play. They are feeling happy. A lamb is a young sheep.
land Jack jumps down from the tree. he lands on his feet. He lives in a land called Britain. large A doll s house is small. Jill s home is large. It is larger than the doll s. A castle is the argest of the three. last Jack and Jill ran a race. Jack was first and Jill was last. How long will the rain last? It will not last long. It will soon be over. Last night I saw the moon. December is the last month in the year. laugh The clown stood in his head at the circus. He made the children lough. Ha-ha-ha! laughed Jack. Ha-ha-ha! laughed Jill. They were laughing at the funny clown.
lazy The cuckoo is a lazy bird, it will not build a nest. The cuckoo is lazy. It does not want to work. Jack is not lazy. He likes to work. lead Jill has to lead her pony out of the stable. She guides her pony. She goes first to lead the way. She is leading the pony. She has led the way. leaf In spring the leaves on the trees are green. The trees are leafy. In autumm the leaves fall off the trees. A leaf grows on a tree or plant. leap Jack is going to leap over the fence. He is going to jump over. He will be leaping. He will be jumping.
leave You must leave home in time to go to school. Go away from home. Leave Kitty at home. She cannot go to school. Are you leaving Kitty? Yes, I have left her. left Your left hand is on your left arm. Your right hand is on the other arm. Jill has an apple in her left hand. lemon A lemon is a fruit. It grows on a tree. The juice of lemons is sour. We put sugar in it ti make it sweet. A lemon is yellow when it is ripe. We make lemonade from lemons. lesson Jill goes to school to learn her lesson. A lesson is something she learns. let Let me come in, says Tommy Thin. Stay out! says Tommy Stout. Let me go out to play. Tell me that I may go. I cannot go, if you will not let me.
letter The postman has brought a letter for Jill. She reads the letter. The letter is from Aunt Jane. It was in an envelope. lettuce A lettuce is a vegetable. Its leaves are green. Dad grows lettuces in the garden. We eat lettuce. lid Here is a box. It has a lid. The lid is not on the box. Put the lid on the box. There are lids on our eyes. They are eyelids. You cannot see when your eyelids are closed. lie Never tell a lie. Never say a thing that is not true. When you tell a lie, you are lying. The cat lay on the sofa. It likes lying by the fire. We lie in bed at night.
life Everything that is alive has life. Animals have life. Trees and plants have life. A table is not alive. It does not grow. It has no life. lift Jill can lift the jug. She can take it up in her hand. Jill cannot lift the table. It is too heavy to lift. light At night it is dark. Through the day it is light. The sun shines. The sun makes light. Electric light makes light. We can see when the light is switched on. like The two rabbits look the same. They look like each other. They are alike. Rabbits like to eat lettuce. They enjoy eating it.
lion Look at the lion. He is a wild animal. He is called the king of animals, because he is so strong. As strong as a lion. You can see a lion in the Zoo. lip A lip is part of a mouth. You have an upper lip and a lower lip. listen Listen to Mother. She is telling us a story. We listen with our ears. The calf is little. The cow is big. little Little Poll Parrot sat in his garret, eating toast and tea; A little brown mouse jumped into the house, and stole it all away.
live We cannot live without food. We would die without food. Dad waters the flowers in the garden, to keep them alive. They will live and grow. load The donkey has a load on its back. The donkey has a heavy weight to carry. The man is loading the donkey. He is putting a load on the donkey s back. loaf Mother cuts slices of bread from a loaf. The baker bakes loaves of bread.
long This is a short dog This is a long dog. Its body is longer than the other dog s body. look Look at this picture. Are you looking at it? What can you see? What does it look like? You can see Kitty looking at herself in the looking-glass. She can see herself when she looks in the glass. lot Jack has a lot of marbles. He has many marbles. Tom has only a few marbles. He does not have a lot. low There is a squirrel at the top of the tree. He is up high. There is a squirrel near the foot of the tree. He is down low. He is lower down than the other squirrel.