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Phil, the Fiddler
Phil, the Fiddler

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of Phil, the Fiddler is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE HOME OF THE BOYS It was a quarter-past eleven when Phil and Giacomo entered the shabby brick house which they called home, for want of a better.
From fifteen to twenty of their companions had already arrived, and the padrone was occupied in receiving their several contributions.
The apartment was a mean one, miserably furnished, but seemed befitting the principal occupant, whose dark face was marked by an expression of greed, and alternately showed satisfaction or disappointment as the contents of the boys pockets were satisfactory or otherwise.
Those who had done badly were set apart for punishment.
He looked up as the two boys entered.
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Phil, the Fiddler

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of Phil, the Fiddler is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE HOME OF THE BOYS It was a quarter-past eleven when Phil and Giacomo entered the shabby brick house which they called home, for want of a better.
Line 2
From fifteen to twenty of their companions had already arrived, and the padrone was occupied in receiving their several contributions.
Line 3
The apartment was a mean one, miserably furnished, but seemed befitting the principal occupant, whose dark face was marked by an expression of greed, and alternately showed satisfaction or disappointment as the contents of the boyspockets were satisfactory or otherwise.
Line 4
Those who had done badly were set apart for punishment.
Line 5
He looked up as the two boys entered.

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a

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From this reading THE HOME OF THE BOYS It was a quarter-past eleven when Phil and Giacomo entered the shabby brick house which they called home, for want of a better.

already

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From this reading From fifteen to twenty of their companions had already arrived, and the padrone was occupied in receiving their several contributions.

alternately

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From this reading The apartment was a mean one, miserably furnished, but seemed befitting the principal occupant, whose dark face was marked by an expression of greed, and alternately showed satisfaction or disappointment as the contents of the boys’ pockets were satisfactory or otherwise.

an

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From this reading The apartment was a mean one, miserably furnished, but seemed befitting the principal occupant, whose dark face was marked by an expression of greed, and alternately showed satisfaction or disappointment as the contents of the boys’ pockets were satisfactory or otherwise.

and

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From this reading THE HOME OF THE BOYS It was a quarter-past eleven when Phil and Giacomo entered the shabby brick house which they called home, for want of a better.

apart

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From this reading Those who had done badly were set apart for punishment.

apartment

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From this reading The apartment was a mean one, miserably furnished, but seemed befitting the principal occupant, whose dark face was marked by an expression of greed, and alternately showed satisfaction or disappointment as the contents of the boys’ pockets were satisfactory or otherwise.

arrived

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From this reading From fifteen to twenty of their companions had already arrived, and the padrone was occupied in receiving their several contributions.

as

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From this reading The apartment was a mean one, miserably furnished, but seemed befitting the principal occupant, whose dark face was marked by an expression of greed, and alternately showed satisfaction or disappointment as the contents of the boys’ pockets were satisfactory or otherwise.

badly

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From this reading Those who had done badly were set apart for punishment.

befitting

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From this reading The apartment was a mean one, miserably furnished, but seemed befitting the principal occupant, whose dark face was marked by an expression of greed, and alternately showed satisfaction or disappointment as the contents of the boys’ pockets were satisfactory or otherwise.

better

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From this reading THE HOME OF THE BOYS It was a quarter-past eleven when Phil and Giacomo entered the shabby brick house which they called home, for want of a better.

BOYS

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From this reading THE HOME OF THE BOYS It was a quarter-past eleven when Phil and Giacomo entered the shabby brick house which they called home, for want of a better.

brick

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From this reading THE HOME OF THE BOYS It was a quarter-past eleven when Phil and Giacomo entered the shabby brick house which they called home, for want of a better.

but

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From this reading The apartment was a mean one, miserably furnished, but seemed befitting the principal occupant, whose dark face was marked by an expression of greed, and alternately showed satisfaction or disappointment as the contents of the boys’ pockets were satisfactory or otherwise.

by

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From this reading The apartment was a mean one, miserably furnished, but seemed befitting the principal occupant, whose dark face was marked by an expression of greed, and alternately showed satisfaction or disappointment as the contents of the boys’ pockets were satisfactory or otherwise.

called

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From this reading THE HOME OF THE BOYS It was a quarter-past eleven when Phil and Giacomo entered the shabby brick house which they called home, for want of a better.

companions

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From this reading From fifteen to twenty of their companions had already arrived, and the padrone was occupied in receiving their several contributions.

contents

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From this reading The apartment was a mean one, miserably furnished, but seemed befitting the principal occupant, whose dark face was marked by an expression of greed, and alternately showed satisfaction or disappointment as the contents of the boys’ pockets were satisfactory or otherwise.

contributions

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From this reading From fifteen to twenty of their companions had already arrived, and the padrone was occupied in receiving their several contributions.

dark

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From this reading The apartment was a mean one, miserably furnished, but seemed befitting the principal occupant, whose dark face was marked by an expression of greed, and alternately showed satisfaction or disappointment as the contents of the boys’ pockets were satisfactory or otherwise.

disappointment

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From this reading The apartment was a mean one, miserably furnished, but seemed befitting the principal occupant, whose dark face was marked by an expression of greed, and alternately showed satisfaction or disappointment as the contents of the boys’ pockets were satisfactory or otherwise.

done

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From this reading Those who had done badly were set apart for punishment.

eleven

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From this reading THE HOME OF THE BOYS It was a quarter-past eleven when Phil and Giacomo entered the shabby brick house which they called home, for want of a better.

entered

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From this reading THE HOME OF THE BOYS It was a quarter-past eleven when Phil and Giacomo entered the shabby brick house which they called home, for want of a better.

expression

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From this reading The apartment was a mean one, miserably furnished, but seemed befitting the principal occupant, whose dark face was marked by an expression of greed, and alternately showed satisfaction or disappointment as the contents of the boys’ pockets were satisfactory or otherwise.

face

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From this reading The apartment was a mean one, miserably furnished, but seemed befitting the principal occupant, whose dark face was marked by an expression of greed, and alternately showed satisfaction or disappointment as the contents of the boys’ pockets were satisfactory or otherwise.

fifteen

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From this reading From fifteen to twenty of their companions had already arrived, and the padrone was occupied in receiving their several contributions.

for

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From this reading THE HOME OF THE BOYS It was a quarter-past eleven when Phil and Giacomo entered the shabby brick house which they called home, for want of a better.

From

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From this reading From fifteen to twenty of their companions had already arrived, and the padrone was occupied in receiving their several contributions.

furnished

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From this reading The apartment was a mean one, miserably furnished, but seemed befitting the principal occupant, whose dark face was marked by an expression of greed, and alternately showed satisfaction or disappointment as the contents of the boys’ pockets were satisfactory or otherwise.

Giacomo

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From this reading THE HOME OF THE BOYS It was a quarter-past eleven when Phil and Giacomo entered the shabby brick house which they called home, for want of a better.

greed

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From this reading The apartment was a mean one, miserably furnished, but seemed befitting the principal occupant, whose dark face was marked by an expression of greed, and alternately showed satisfaction or disappointment as the contents of the boys’ pockets were satisfactory or otherwise.

had

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From this reading From fifteen to twenty of their companions had already arrived, and the padrone was occupied in receiving their several contributions.

He

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From this reading He looked up as the two boys entered.

HOME

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From this reading THE HOME OF THE BOYS It was a quarter-past eleven when Phil and Giacomo entered the shabby brick house which they called home, for want of a better.

house

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From this reading THE HOME OF THE BOYS It was a quarter-past eleven when Phil and Giacomo entered the shabby brick house which they called home, for want of a better.

in

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From this reading From fifteen to twenty of their companions had already arrived, and the padrone was occupied in receiving their several contributions.

It

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From this reading THE HOME OF THE BOYS It was a quarter-past eleven when Phil and Giacomo entered the shabby brick house which they called home, for want of a better.

looked

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From this reading He looked up as the two boys entered.

marked

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From this reading The apartment was a mean one, miserably furnished, but seemed befitting the principal occupant, whose dark face was marked by an expression of greed, and alternately showed satisfaction or disappointment as the contents of the boys’ pockets were satisfactory or otherwise.

mean

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From this reading The apartment was a mean one, miserably furnished, but seemed befitting the principal occupant, whose dark face was marked by an expression of greed, and alternately showed satisfaction or disappointment as the contents of the boys’ pockets were satisfactory or otherwise.

miserably

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From this reading The apartment was a mean one, miserably furnished, but seemed befitting the principal occupant, whose dark face was marked by an expression of greed, and alternately showed satisfaction or disappointment as the contents of the boys’ pockets were satisfactory or otherwise.

occupant

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From this reading The apartment was a mean one, miserably furnished, but seemed befitting the principal occupant, whose dark face was marked by an expression of greed, and alternately showed satisfaction or disappointment as the contents of the boys’ pockets were satisfactory or otherwise.

occupied

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From this reading From fifteen to twenty of their companions had already arrived, and the padrone was occupied in receiving their several contributions.

OF

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From this reading THE HOME OF THE BOYS It was a quarter-past eleven when Phil and Giacomo entered the shabby brick house which they called home, for want of a better.

one

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From this reading The apartment was a mean one, miserably furnished, but seemed befitting the principal occupant, whose dark face was marked by an expression of greed, and alternately showed satisfaction or disappointment as the contents of the boys’ pockets were satisfactory or otherwise.

or

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From this reading The apartment was a mean one, miserably furnished, but seemed befitting the principal occupant, whose dark face was marked by an expression of greed, and alternately showed satisfaction or disappointment as the contents of the boys’ pockets were satisfactory or otherwise.

otherwise

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From this reading The apartment was a mean one, miserably furnished, but seemed befitting the principal occupant, whose dark face was marked by an expression of greed, and alternately showed satisfaction or disappointment as the contents of the boys’ pockets were satisfactory or otherwise.

padrone

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From this reading From fifteen to twenty of their companions had already arrived, and the padrone was occupied in receiving their several contributions.

Phil

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From this reading THE HOME OF THE BOYS It was a quarter-past eleven when Phil and Giacomo entered the shabby brick house which they called home, for want of a better.

pockets

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From this reading The apartment was a mean one, miserably furnished, but seemed befitting the principal occupant, whose dark face was marked by an expression of greed, and alternately showed satisfaction or disappointment as the contents of the boys’ pockets were satisfactory or otherwise.

principal

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From this reading The apartment was a mean one, miserably furnished, but seemed befitting the principal occupant, whose dark face was marked by an expression of greed, and alternately showed satisfaction or disappointment as the contents of the boys’ pockets were satisfactory or otherwise.

punishment

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From this reading Those who had done badly were set apart for punishment.

quarter-past

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From this reading THE HOME OF THE BOYS It was a quarter-past eleven when Phil and Giacomo entered the shabby brick house which they called home, for want of a better.

receiving

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From this reading From fifteen to twenty of their companions had already arrived, and the padrone was occupied in receiving their several contributions.

satisfaction

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From this reading The apartment was a mean one, miserably furnished, but seemed befitting the principal occupant, whose dark face was marked by an expression of greed, and alternately showed satisfaction or disappointment as the contents of the boys’ pockets were satisfactory or otherwise.

satisfactory

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From this reading The apartment was a mean one, miserably furnished, but seemed befitting the principal occupant, whose dark face was marked by an expression of greed, and alternately showed satisfaction or disappointment as the contents of the boys’ pockets were satisfactory or otherwise.

seemed

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From this reading The apartment was a mean one, miserably furnished, but seemed befitting the principal occupant, whose dark face was marked by an expression of greed, and alternately showed satisfaction or disappointment as the contents of the boys’ pockets were satisfactory or otherwise.

set

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From this reading Those who had done badly were set apart for punishment.

several

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From this reading From fifteen to twenty of their companions had already arrived, and the padrone was occupied in receiving their several contributions.

shabby

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From this reading THE HOME OF THE BOYS It was a quarter-past eleven when Phil and Giacomo entered the shabby brick house which they called home, for want of a better.

showed

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From this reading The apartment was a mean one, miserably furnished, but seemed befitting the principal occupant, whose dark face was marked by an expression of greed, and alternately showed satisfaction or disappointment as the contents of the boys’ pockets were satisfactory or otherwise.

THE

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From this reading THE HOME OF THE BOYS It was a quarter-past eleven when Phil and Giacomo entered the shabby brick house which they called home, for want of a better.

their

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From this reading From fifteen to twenty of their companions had already arrived, and the padrone was occupied in receiving their several contributions.

they

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From this reading THE HOME OF THE BOYS It was a quarter-past eleven when Phil and Giacomo entered the shabby brick house which they called home, for want of a better.

Those

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From this reading Those who had done badly were set apart for punishment.

to

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From this reading From fifteen to twenty of their companions had already arrived, and the padrone was occupied in receiving their several contributions.

twenty

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From this reading From fifteen to twenty of their companions had already arrived, and the padrone was occupied in receiving their several contributions.

two

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From this reading He looked up as the two boys entered.

up

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From this reading He looked up as the two boys entered.

want

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From this reading THE HOME OF THE BOYS It was a quarter-past eleven when Phil and Giacomo entered the shabby brick house which they called home, for want of a better.

was

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From this reading THE HOME OF THE BOYS It was a quarter-past eleven when Phil and Giacomo entered the shabby brick house which they called home, for want of a better.

were

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From this reading The apartment was a mean one, miserably furnished, but seemed befitting the principal occupant, whose dark face was marked by an expression of greed, and alternately showed satisfaction or disappointment as the contents of the boys’ pockets were satisfactory or otherwise.

when

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From this reading THE HOME OF THE BOYS It was a quarter-past eleven when Phil and Giacomo entered the shabby brick house which they called home, for want of a better.

which

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From this reading THE HOME OF THE BOYS It was a quarter-past eleven when Phil and Giacomo entered the shabby brick house which they called home, for want of a better.

who

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From this reading Those who had done badly were set apart for punishment.

whose

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From this reading The apartment was a mean one, miserably furnished, but seemed befitting the principal occupant, whose dark face was marked by an expression of greed, and alternately showed satisfaction or disappointment as the contents of the boys’ pockets were satisfactory or otherwise.

Chapter 7 of Phil, the Fiddler by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 107 sentences, grouped into 22 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

What does chapter 7 of Phil, the Fiddler contain?

Chapter 7 holds 107 sentences of Phil, the Fiddler, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 7 of Phil, the Fiddler by Horatio, Jr. Alger exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 107 sentences, grouped into 22 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 7 of Phil, the Fiddler?

Work through the 22 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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Can chapter 7 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 7 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Garibaldi
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Young
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Italian
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Uptown
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