9th ninth 22d 10th tenth 23d twenty-second twenty-third 24th twenty-fourth 100th hundredth 110th hundred and tenth 200th two hundredth, &c. 1000th thousandth, &c. Lesson 3. 1. Examples. On Cardinal Numbers. How many teachers have we ? How many of our teachers are deaf mutes? How many pupils are there in the Institution? How many of them are boys, and how many girls? How many sons had Jacob? How many persons were saved from the flood in the Ark ? How many children had Adam and Eve ? They had many children; the Bible does not tell us how many. How long did Adam live? How many brothers and sisters have you? How many States are there in the Union? How many Counties are there in New-York? How many Counties are there in New Jersey ? 2. On Ordinal Numbers. Mr. M. lives in the second house to the left hand. Mr. C. in the third; Mr. B. in the fourth; Mrs. M. in the fifth, and Mr. G. M. in the sixth. In which of those houses does Mr. B. live? In which does Mr. C. live? James is the fourth of ten children. Direct the pupil to bring, lift, or touch, the first, second, third, &c. of a row of objects, Then let him go to the last, the last but one, the last but two, &c. Mrs. M. lives in the last house but one on the left hand. General Taylor is the twelfth President of the United States. Saul was the first King of Israel, David was the second, Solomon the third. Nouns in Apposition. George Washington, the first President of the United States, died December 14th 1799, in his 68th year. The teacher will explain that one who is, for instance, over nineteen, and not yet twenty, is in his twentieth year. Washington was more than 67, but wanted about two months of being 68. David, the second King of Israel, was keeping his father's sheep at Bethlehem, God sent Samuel to anoint him King. Mr. S. has a painting room in the third story. Our lesson to-day is the third in the Second Part. Miss B. is in the second class this year, next year she will be in the first. Questions and Answers. Which is the way to Cortland Street? It is the fourth street below the Park, on the right hand as you go down Broadway. In which class is Miss B? In the second. Where is Mr. S.'s painting room? In the third story, nearly over the library. Where is your lesson to-day? It is the third in the Second Part. Where does Mr. B. live? In Fiftieth Street, near the Institution. A regiment of German Soldiers refused to fight. Their general ordered every tenth man to be shot. Some apple trees bear only every second year, (or every other year.) People have the ague every second day, (every other day.) Lesson 4. More than. Less than. There are more than two hundred churches in the city of New-York. There are more than twelve hundred deaf mutes in the State of New-York. Mr. S.'s new house cost more than two thousand dollars. More than twenty persons die every day in the city of New-York. General Tom Thumb is less than three feet Steam Ships go to England in less than two weeks. Some race horses can run four miles in less than eight minutes. Not Less. Not More. D. will not take less than one hundred dollars for his horse. Mr. T. is two days. very sick. He cannot live more than Few men are less than five feet high, or more than six feet and a half. In the Eastern States the trees are seldom more than seventy feet high. In California, it is said, there are pine trees three hundred feet high. Nearly. Almost. About. It is about ninety miles from New-York to Philadelphia, and about one hundred and forty more to Washington. Neary three thousand persons were present at the exhibition; and many more could not get in. Mr. F. has nearly a thousand sheep, and almost a hundred cattle. Very few farmers have more. |