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Phil, the Fiddler

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of Phil, the Fiddler is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

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THE FASHIONABLE PARTY Eliakim Henderson, for this was the pawnbroker’s name, did not remember Paul, though on one occasion our hero had called upon him.

Nearly all his customers came to pawn articles, not to purchase, and Eliakim naturally supposed that the two boys had come on this errand.

Before entering, Paul said to Phil, “Don’t say anything; leave me to manage.”

As they entered, Phil espied a fiddle hanging up behind the counter, and he saw at a glance that it was better than the one he had been accustomed to play upon.

But to his surprise, Paul did not refer to it at first.

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Chapter XVI Reading 1/31

Phil, the Fiddler Horatio, Jr. Alger

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Chapter XVI

Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of Phil, the Fiddler is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

THE FASHIONABLE PARTY Eliakim Henderson, for this was the pawnbroker’s name, did not remember Paul, though on one occasion our hero had called upon him. Nearly all his customers came to pawn articles, not to purchase, and Eliakim naturally supposed that the two boys had come on this errand. Before entering, Paul said to Phil, “Don’t say anything; leave me to manage.” As they entered, Phil espied a fiddle hanging up behind the counter, and he saw at a glance that it was better than the one he had been accustomed to play upon. But to his surprise, Paul did not refer to it at first.

Phil, the Fiddler

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of Phil, the Fiddler is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

THE FASHIONABLE PARTY Eliakim Henderson, for this was the pawnbroker’s name, did not remember Paul, though on one occasion our hero had called upon him.

Line 2

Nearly all his customers came to pawn articles, not to purchase, and Eliakim naturally supposed that the two boys had come on this errand.

Line 3

Before entering, Paul said to Phil, “Don’t say anything; leave me to manage.”

Line 4

As they entered, Phil espied a fiddle hanging up behind the counter, and he saw at a glance that it was better than the one he had been accustomed to play upon.

Line 5

But to his surprise, Paul did not refer to it at first.

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Remember verb US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading “THE FASHIONABLE PARTY Eliakim Henderson, for this was the pawnbroker’s name, did not remember Paul, though on one occasion our hero had called upon him.”

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a

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From this reading As they entered, Phil espied a fiddle hanging up behind the counter, and he saw at a glance that it was better than the one he had been accustomed to play upon.

accustomed

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From this reading As they entered, Phil espied a fiddle hanging up behind the counter, and he saw at a glance that it was better than the one he had been accustomed to play upon.

all

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From this reading Nearly all his customers came to pawn articles, not to purchase, and Eliakim naturally supposed that the two boys had come on this errand.

and

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From this reading Nearly all his customers came to pawn articles, not to purchase, and Eliakim naturally supposed that the two boys had come on this errand.

anything

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From this reading Before entering, Paul said to Phil, “Don’t say anything; leave me to manage.”

articles

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From this reading Nearly all his customers came to pawn articles, not to purchase, and Eliakim naturally supposed that the two boys had come on this errand.

As

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From this reading As they entered, Phil espied a fiddle hanging up behind the counter, and he saw at a glance that it was better than the one he had been accustomed to play upon.

at

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From this reading As they entered, Phil espied a fiddle hanging up behind the counter, and he saw at a glance that it was better than the one he had been accustomed to play upon.

been

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From this reading As they entered, Phil espied a fiddle hanging up behind the counter, and he saw at a glance that it was better than the one he had been accustomed to play upon.

Before

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From this reading Before entering, Paul said to Phil, “Don’t say anything; leave me to manage.”

behind

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better

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From this reading As they entered, Phil espied a fiddle hanging up behind the counter, and he saw at a glance that it was better than the one he had been accustomed to play upon.

boys

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From this reading Nearly all his customers came to pawn articles, not to purchase, and Eliakim naturally supposed that the two boys had come on this errand.

But

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From this reading But to his surprise, Paul did not refer to it at first.

called

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From this reading THE FASHIONABLE PARTY Eliakim Henderson, for this was the pawnbroker’s name, did not remember Paul, though on one occasion our hero had called upon him.

came

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From this reading Nearly all his customers came to pawn articles, not to purchase, and Eliakim naturally supposed that the two boys had come on this errand.

come

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From this reading Nearly all his customers came to pawn articles, not to purchase, and Eliakim naturally supposed that the two boys had come on this errand.

counter

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From this reading As they entered, Phil espied a fiddle hanging up behind the counter, and he saw at a glance that it was better than the one he had been accustomed to play upon.

customers

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From this reading Nearly all his customers came to pawn articles, not to purchase, and Eliakim naturally supposed that the two boys had come on this errand.

did

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From this reading THE FASHIONABLE PARTY Eliakim Henderson, for this was the pawnbroker’s name, did not remember Paul, though on one occasion our hero had called upon him.

Don't

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From this reading Before entering, Paul said to Phil, “Don’t say anything; leave me to manage.”

Eliakim

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From this reading THE FASHIONABLE PARTY Eliakim Henderson, for this was the pawnbroker’s name, did not remember Paul, though on one occasion our hero had called upon him.

entered

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From this reading As they entered, Phil espied a fiddle hanging up behind the counter, and he saw at a glance that it was better than the one he had been accustomed to play upon.

entering

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From this reading Before entering, Paul said to Phil, “Don’t say anything; leave me to manage.”

errand

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From this reading Nearly all his customers came to pawn articles, not to purchase, and Eliakim naturally supposed that the two boys had come on this errand.

espied

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From this reading As they entered, Phil espied a fiddle hanging up behind the counter, and he saw at a glance that it was better than the one he had been accustomed to play upon.

FASHIONABLE

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From this reading THE FASHIONABLE PARTY Eliakim Henderson, for this was the pawnbroker’s name, did not remember Paul, though on one occasion our hero had called upon him.

fiddle

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From this reading As they entered, Phil espied a fiddle hanging up behind the counter, and he saw at a glance that it was better than the one he had been accustomed to play upon.

first

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From this reading But to his surprise, Paul did not refer to it at first.

for

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From this reading THE FASHIONABLE PARTY Eliakim Henderson, for this was the pawnbroker’s name, did not remember Paul, though on one occasion our hero had called upon him.

glance

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From this reading As they entered, Phil espied a fiddle hanging up behind the counter, and he saw at a glance that it was better than the one he had been accustomed to play upon.

had

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From this reading THE FASHIONABLE PARTY Eliakim Henderson, for this was the pawnbroker’s name, did not remember Paul, though on one occasion our hero had called upon him.

hanging

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From this reading As they entered, Phil espied a fiddle hanging up behind the counter, and he saw at a glance that it was better than the one he had been accustomed to play upon.

he

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From this reading As they entered, Phil espied a fiddle hanging up behind the counter, and he saw at a glance that it was better than the one he had been accustomed to play upon.

Henderson

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From this reading THE FASHIONABLE PARTY Eliakim Henderson, for this was the pawnbroker’s name, did not remember Paul, though on one occasion our hero had called upon him.

hero

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From this reading THE FASHIONABLE PARTY Eliakim Henderson, for this was the pawnbroker’s name, did not remember Paul, though on one occasion our hero had called upon him.

him

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From this reading THE FASHIONABLE PARTY Eliakim Henderson, for this was the pawnbroker’s name, did not remember Paul, though on one occasion our hero had called upon him.

his

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From this reading Nearly all his customers came to pawn articles, not to purchase, and Eliakim naturally supposed that the two boys had come on this errand.

it

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From this reading As they entered, Phil espied a fiddle hanging up behind the counter, and he saw at a glance that it was better than the one he had been accustomed to play upon.

leave

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From this reading Before entering, Paul said to Phil, “Don’t say anything; leave me to manage.”

manage

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From this reading Before entering, Paul said to Phil, “Don’t say anything; leave me to manage.”

me

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From this reading Before entering, Paul said to Phil, “Don’t say anything; leave me to manage.”

name

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From this reading THE FASHIONABLE PARTY Eliakim Henderson, for this was the pawnbroker’s name, did not remember Paul, though on one occasion our hero had called upon him.

naturally

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From this reading Nearly all his customers came to pawn articles, not to purchase, and Eliakim naturally supposed that the two boys had come on this errand.

Nearly

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From this reading Nearly all his customers came to pawn articles, not to purchase, and Eliakim naturally supposed that the two boys had come on this errand.

not

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From this reading THE FASHIONABLE PARTY Eliakim Henderson, for this was the pawnbroker’s name, did not remember Paul, though on one occasion our hero had called upon him.

occasion

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From this reading THE FASHIONABLE PARTY Eliakim Henderson, for this was the pawnbroker’s name, did not remember Paul, though on one occasion our hero had called upon him.

on

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From this reading THE FASHIONABLE PARTY Eliakim Henderson, for this was the pawnbroker’s name, did not remember Paul, though on one occasion our hero had called upon him.

one

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From this reading THE FASHIONABLE PARTY Eliakim Henderson, for this was the pawnbroker’s name, did not remember Paul, though on one occasion our hero had called upon him.

our

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From this reading THE FASHIONABLE PARTY Eliakim Henderson, for this was the pawnbroker’s name, did not remember Paul, though on one occasion our hero had called upon him.

PARTY

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From this reading THE FASHIONABLE PARTY Eliakim Henderson, for this was the pawnbroker’s name, did not remember Paul, though on one occasion our hero had called upon him.

Paul

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From this reading THE FASHIONABLE PARTY Eliakim Henderson, for this was the pawnbroker’s name, did not remember Paul, though on one occasion our hero had called upon him.

pawn

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From this reading Nearly all his customers came to pawn articles, not to purchase, and Eliakim naturally supposed that the two boys had come on this errand.

pawnbroker's

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From this reading THE FASHIONABLE PARTY Eliakim Henderson, for this was the pawnbroker’s name, did not remember Paul, though on one occasion our hero had called upon him.

Phil

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From this reading Before entering, Paul said to Phil, “Don’t say anything; leave me to manage.”

play

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From this reading As they entered, Phil espied a fiddle hanging up behind the counter, and he saw at a glance that it was better than the one he had been accustomed to play upon.

purchase

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From this reading Nearly all his customers came to pawn articles, not to purchase, and Eliakim naturally supposed that the two boys had come on this errand.

refer

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From this reading But to his surprise, Paul did not refer to it at first.

rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading THE FASHIONABLE PARTY Eliakim Henderson, for this was the pawnbroker’s name, did not remember Paul, though on one occasion our hero had called upon him.

said

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From this reading Before entering, Paul said to Phil, “Don’t say anything; leave me to manage.”

saw

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From this reading As they entered, Phil espied a fiddle hanging up behind the counter, and he saw at a glance that it was better than the one he had been accustomed to play upon.

say

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From this reading Before entering, Paul said to Phil, “Don’t say anything; leave me to manage.”

supposed

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From this reading Nearly all his customers came to pawn articles, not to purchase, and Eliakim naturally supposed that the two boys had come on this errand.

surprise

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From this reading But to his surprise, Paul did not refer to it at first.

than

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From this reading As they entered, Phil espied a fiddle hanging up behind the counter, and he saw at a glance that it was better than the one he had been accustomed to play upon.

that

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From this reading Nearly all his customers came to pawn articles, not to purchase, and Eliakim naturally supposed that the two boys had come on this errand.

THE

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From this reading THE FASHIONABLE PARTY Eliakim Henderson, for this was the pawnbroker’s name, did not remember Paul, though on one occasion our hero had called upon him.

they

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From this reading As they entered, Phil espied a fiddle hanging up behind the counter, and he saw at a glance that it was better than the one he had been accustomed to play upon.

this

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From this reading THE FASHIONABLE PARTY Eliakim Henderson, for this was the pawnbroker’s name, did not remember Paul, though on one occasion our hero had called upon him.

though

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From this reading THE FASHIONABLE PARTY Eliakim Henderson, for this was the pawnbroker’s name, did not remember Paul, though on one occasion our hero had called upon him.

to

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From this reading Nearly all his customers came to pawn articles, not to purchase, and Eliakim naturally supposed that the two boys had come on this errand.

two

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From this reading Nearly all his customers came to pawn articles, not to purchase, and Eliakim naturally supposed that the two boys had come on this errand.

up

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From this reading As they entered, Phil espied a fiddle hanging up behind the counter, and he saw at a glance that it was better than the one he had been accustomed to play upon.

upon

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From this reading THE FASHIONABLE PARTY Eliakim Henderson, for this was the pawnbroker’s name, did not remember Paul, though on one occasion our hero had called upon him.

was

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From this reading THE FASHIONABLE PARTY Eliakim Henderson, for this was the pawnbroker’s name, did not remember Paul, though on one occasion our hero had called upon him.

Chapter 16 of Phil, the Fiddler by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 159 sentences, grouped into 32 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.

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