700 Common Word Reading and Dictation Exercise no. 9
700 Common Word Reading and Dictation Exercise no. 9
It was a lovely river. It was wide and full of water in both summer and winter. In summer the water was usually blue, and its never-ending movement towards the sea was so peaceful that it could not be seen except by the most care observation. In winter the water often ran more quickly and the colour became blacker, but even so it continued to be a good river. It kept well within its high banks, it was clean, and it did not have places that were dangerous for the little sailing ships that used it as play-ground. Not all rivers are so kind to those who live near them. People used to live near or right on the banks of rivers because they required clean water for the many purposes of life. Today water can be brought to people over considerable distances, and it is not necessary to live near a river to exist. In these days people like to live near rivers because they like to look at them or to sail on them. There are very few of us who do not find happiness in sitting and watching a large …
