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Phil, the Fiddler

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of Phil, the Fiddler is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Horatio, Jr. Alger • Curated US English Learning Edition

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PIETRO THE SPY Though from motives of policy the grocer had permitted the boys to warm themselves by his fire, he felt only the more incensed against them on this account, and when Mr. Pomeroy had gone determined to get rid of them.

“Haven’t you got warm yet?” he asked.

“I can’t have you in my way all day.”

“We will go,” said Phil.

“Come, Giacomo.”

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Phil, the Fiddler

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of Phil, the Fiddler is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Line 1

PIETRO THE SPY Though from motives of policy the grocer had permitted the boys to warm themselves by his fire, he felt only the more incensed against them on this account, and when Mr. Pomeroy had gone determined to get rid of them.

Line 2

“Haven’t you got warm yet?” he asked.

Line 3

“I can’t have you in my way all day.”

Line 4

“We will go,” said Phil.

Line 5

“Come, Giacomo.”

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account

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From this reading PIETRO THE SPY Though from motives of policy the grocer had permitted the boys to warm themselves by his fire, he felt only the more incensed against them on this account, and when Mr. Pomeroy had gone determined to get rid of them.

against

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From this reading PIETRO THE SPY Though from motives of policy the grocer had permitted the boys to warm themselves by his fire, he felt only the more incensed against them on this account, and when Mr. Pomeroy had gone determined to get rid of them.

all

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From this reading “I can’t have you in my way all day.”

and

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From this reading PIETRO THE SPY Though from motives of policy the grocer had permitted the boys to warm themselves by his fire, he felt only the more incensed against them on this account, and when Mr. Pomeroy had gone determined to get rid of them.

asked

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From this reading “Haven’t you got warm yet?” he asked.

boys

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From this reading PIETRO THE SPY Though from motives of policy the grocer had permitted the boys to warm themselves by his fire, he felt only the more incensed against them on this account, and when Mr. Pomeroy had gone determined to get rid of them.

by

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From this reading PIETRO THE SPY Though from motives of policy the grocer had permitted the boys to warm themselves by his fire, he felt only the more incensed against them on this account, and when Mr. Pomeroy had gone determined to get rid of them.

can't

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From this reading “I can’t have you in my way all day.”

Come

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From this reading “Come, Giacomo.”

day

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From this reading “I can’t have you in my way all day.”

determined

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From this reading PIETRO THE SPY Though from motives of policy the grocer had permitted the boys to warm themselves by his fire, he felt only the more incensed against them on this account, and when Mr. Pomeroy had gone determined to get rid of them.

felt

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From this reading PIETRO THE SPY Though from motives of policy the grocer had permitted the boys to warm themselves by his fire, he felt only the more incensed against them on this account, and when Mr. Pomeroy had gone determined to get rid of them.

fire

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From this reading PIETRO THE SPY Though from motives of policy the grocer had permitted the boys to warm themselves by his fire, he felt only the more incensed against them on this account, and when Mr. Pomeroy had gone determined to get rid of them.

from

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From this reading PIETRO THE SPY Though from motives of policy the grocer had permitted the boys to warm themselves by his fire, he felt only the more incensed against them on this account, and when Mr. Pomeroy had gone determined to get rid of them.

get

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From this reading PIETRO THE SPY Though from motives of policy the grocer had permitted the boys to warm themselves by his fire, he felt only the more incensed against them on this account, and when Mr. Pomeroy had gone determined to get rid of them.

Giacomo

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From this reading “Come, Giacomo.”

go

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From this reading “We will go,” said Phil.

gone

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From this reading PIETRO THE SPY Though from motives of policy the grocer had permitted the boys to warm themselves by his fire, he felt only the more incensed against them on this account, and when Mr. Pomeroy had gone determined to get rid of them.

got

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From this reading “Haven’t you got warm yet?” he asked.

grocer

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From this reading PIETRO THE SPY Though from motives of policy the grocer had permitted the boys to warm themselves by his fire, he felt only the more incensed against them on this account, and when Mr. Pomeroy had gone determined to get rid of them.

had

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From this reading PIETRO THE SPY Though from motives of policy the grocer had permitted the boys to warm themselves by his fire, he felt only the more incensed against them on this account, and when Mr. Pomeroy had gone determined to get rid of them.

have

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From this reading “I can’t have you in my way all day.”

Haven't

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From this reading “Haven’t you got warm yet?” he asked.

he

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From this reading PIETRO THE SPY Though from motives of policy the grocer had permitted the boys to warm themselves by his fire, he felt only the more incensed against them on this account, and when Mr. Pomeroy had gone determined to get rid of them.

his

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From this reading PIETRO THE SPY Though from motives of policy the grocer had permitted the boys to warm themselves by his fire, he felt only the more incensed against them on this account, and when Mr. Pomeroy had gone determined to get rid of them.

I

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From this reading “I can’t have you in my way all day.”

in

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From this reading “I can’t have you in my way all day.”

incensed

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From this reading PIETRO THE SPY Though from motives of policy the grocer had permitted the boys to warm themselves by his fire, he felt only the more incensed against them on this account, and when Mr. Pomeroy had gone determined to get rid of them.

more

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From this reading PIETRO THE SPY Though from motives of policy the grocer had permitted the boys to warm themselves by his fire, he felt only the more incensed against them on this account, and when Mr. Pomeroy had gone determined to get rid of them.

motives

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From this reading PIETRO THE SPY Though from motives of policy the grocer had permitted the boys to warm themselves by his fire, he felt only the more incensed against them on this account, and when Mr. Pomeroy had gone determined to get rid of them.

Mr

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From this reading PIETRO THE SPY Though from motives of policy the grocer had permitted the boys to warm themselves by his fire, he felt only the more incensed against them on this account, and when Mr. Pomeroy had gone determined to get rid of them.

my

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From this reading “I can’t have you in my way all day.”

of

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From this reading PIETRO THE SPY Though from motives of policy the grocer had permitted the boys to warm themselves by his fire, he felt only the more incensed against them on this account, and when Mr. Pomeroy had gone determined to get rid of them.

on

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From this reading PIETRO THE SPY Though from motives of policy the grocer had permitted the boys to warm themselves by his fire, he felt only the more incensed against them on this account, and when Mr. Pomeroy had gone determined to get rid of them.

only

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From this reading PIETRO THE SPY Though from motives of policy the grocer had permitted the boys to warm themselves by his fire, he felt only the more incensed against them on this account, and when Mr. Pomeroy had gone determined to get rid of them.

permitted

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From this reading PIETRO THE SPY Though from motives of policy the grocer had permitted the boys to warm themselves by his fire, he felt only the more incensed against them on this account, and when Mr. Pomeroy had gone determined to get rid of them.

Phil

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From this reading “We will go,” said Phil.

PIETRO

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From this reading PIETRO THE SPY Though from motives of policy the grocer had permitted the boys to warm themselves by his fire, he felt only the more incensed against them on this account, and when Mr. Pomeroy had gone determined to get rid of them.

policy

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From this reading PIETRO THE SPY Though from motives of policy the grocer had permitted the boys to warm themselves by his fire, he felt only the more incensed against them on this account, and when Mr. Pomeroy had gone determined to get rid of them.

Pomeroy

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From this reading PIETRO THE SPY Though from motives of policy the grocer had permitted the boys to warm themselves by his fire, he felt only the more incensed against them on this account, and when Mr. Pomeroy had gone determined to get rid of them.

rid

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From this reading PIETRO THE SPY Though from motives of policy the grocer had permitted the boys to warm themselves by his fire, he felt only the more incensed against them on this account, and when Mr. Pomeroy had gone determined to get rid of them.

said

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From this reading “We will go,” said Phil.

SPY

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From this reading PIETRO THE SPY Though from motives of policy the grocer had permitted the boys to warm themselves by his fire, he felt only the more incensed against them on this account, and when Mr. Pomeroy had gone determined to get rid of them.

THE

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From this reading PIETRO THE SPY Though from motives of policy the grocer had permitted the boys to warm themselves by his fire, he felt only the more incensed against them on this account, and when Mr. Pomeroy had gone determined to get rid of them.

them

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From this reading PIETRO THE SPY Though from motives of policy the grocer had permitted the boys to warm themselves by his fire, he felt only the more incensed against them on this account, and when Mr. Pomeroy had gone determined to get rid of them.

themselves

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From this reading PIETRO THE SPY Though from motives of policy the grocer had permitted the boys to warm themselves by his fire, he felt only the more incensed against them on this account, and when Mr. Pomeroy had gone determined to get rid of them.

this

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From this reading PIETRO THE SPY Though from motives of policy the grocer had permitted the boys to warm themselves by his fire, he felt only the more incensed against them on this account, and when Mr. Pomeroy had gone determined to get rid of them.

Though

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From this reading PIETRO THE SPY Though from motives of policy the grocer had permitted the boys to warm themselves by his fire, he felt only the more incensed against them on this account, and when Mr. Pomeroy had gone determined to get rid of them.

to

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From this reading PIETRO THE SPY Though from motives of policy the grocer had permitted the boys to warm themselves by his fire, he felt only the more incensed against them on this account, and when Mr. Pomeroy had gone determined to get rid of them.

warm

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From this reading PIETRO THE SPY Though from motives of policy the grocer had permitted the boys to warm themselves by his fire, he felt only the more incensed against them on this account, and when Mr. Pomeroy had gone determined to get rid of them.

way

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From this reading “I can’t have you in my way all day.”

We

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From this reading “We will go,” said Phil.

when

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From this reading PIETRO THE SPY Though from motives of policy the grocer had permitted the boys to warm themselves by his fire, he felt only the more incensed against them on this account, and when Mr. Pomeroy had gone determined to get rid of them.

will

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From this reading “We will go,” said Phil.

yet

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From this reading “Haven’t you got warm yet?” he asked.

you

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From this reading “Haven’t you got warm yet?” he asked.

Chapter 9 of Phil, the Fiddler by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 126 sentences, grouped into 26 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 9 of Phil, the Fiddler contain?

Chapter 9 holds 126 sentences of Phil, the Fiddler, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.

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