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Phil, the Fiddler

Chapter XXI · Chapter 21

Chapter 21 of Phil, the Fiddler is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

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THE SIEGE When the enemy had fairly been driven out of the house Mrs. McGuire went upstairs in search of Phil.

Our hero had come out from his place of concealment, and stood at the window.

“Where is Pietro?” he asked, as his hostess appeared in the chamber.

“I druv him out of the house,” said Bridget, triumphantly.

“Then he won’t come up here?” interrogated Phil.

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Phil, the Fiddler

Chapter XXI · Chapter 21

Chapter 21 of Phil, the Fiddler is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

THE SIEGE When the enemy had fairly been driven out of the house Mrs. McGuire went upstairs in search of Phil.

Line 2

Our hero had come out from his place of concealment, and stood at the window.

Line 3

“Where is Pietro?” he asked, as his hostess appeared in the chamber.

Line 4

“I druv him out of the house,” said Bridget, triumphantly.

Line 5

“Then he won’t come up here?” interrogated Phil.

Learner Dictionary

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Stood verb US /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading “Our hero had come out from his place of concealment, and stood at the window.”

All words in this reading · 49

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and

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From this reading Our hero had come out from his place of concealment, and stood at the window.

appeared

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From this reading “Where is Pietro?” he asked, as his hostess appeared in the chamber.

as

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From this reading “Where is Pietro?” he asked, as his hostess appeared in the chamber.

asked

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From this reading “Where is Pietro?” he asked, as his hostess appeared in the chamber.

at

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From this reading Our hero had come out from his place of concealment, and stood at the window.

been

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From this reading THE SIEGE When the enemy had fairly been driven out of the house Mrs. McGuire went upstairs in search of Phil.

Bridget

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From this reading “I druv him out of the house,” said Bridget, triumphantly.

chamber

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From this reading “Where is Pietro?” he asked, as his hostess appeared in the chamber.

come

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From this reading Our hero had come out from his place of concealment, and stood at the window.

concealment

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From this reading Our hero had come out from his place of concealment, and stood at the window.

driven

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From this reading THE SIEGE When the enemy had fairly been driven out of the house Mrs. McGuire went upstairs in search of Phil.

druv

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From this reading “I druv him out of the house,” said Bridget, triumphantly.

enemy

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From this reading THE SIEGE When the enemy had fairly been driven out of the house Mrs. McGuire went upstairs in search of Phil.

fairly

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From this reading THE SIEGE When the enemy had fairly been driven out of the house Mrs. McGuire went upstairs in search of Phil.

from

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From this reading Our hero had come out from his place of concealment, and stood at the window.

had

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From this reading THE SIEGE When the enemy had fairly been driven out of the house Mrs. McGuire went upstairs in search of Phil.

he

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From this reading “Where is Pietro?” he asked, as his hostess appeared in the chamber.

here

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From this reading “Then he won’t come up here?” interrogated Phil.

hero

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From this reading Our hero had come out from his place of concealment, and stood at the window.

him

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From this reading “I druv him out of the house,” said Bridget, triumphantly.

his

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From this reading Our hero had come out from his place of concealment, and stood at the window.

hostess

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From this reading “Where is Pietro?” he asked, as his hostess appeared in the chamber.

house

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From this reading THE SIEGE When the enemy had fairly been driven out of the house Mrs. McGuire went upstairs in search of Phil.

I

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From this reading “I druv him out of the house,” said Bridget, triumphantly.

in

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From this reading THE SIEGE When the enemy had fairly been driven out of the house Mrs. McGuire went upstairs in search of Phil.

interrogated

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From this reading “Then he won’t come up here?” interrogated Phil.

is

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From this reading “Where is Pietro?” he asked, as his hostess appeared in the chamber.

McGuire

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From this reading THE SIEGE When the enemy had fairly been driven out of the house Mrs. McGuire went upstairs in search of Phil.

Mrs

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From this reading THE SIEGE When the enemy had fairly been driven out of the house Mrs. McGuire went upstairs in search of Phil.

of

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From this reading THE SIEGE When the enemy had fairly been driven out of the house Mrs. McGuire went upstairs in search of Phil.

Our

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From this reading Our hero had come out from his place of concealment, and stood at the window.

out

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From this reading THE SIEGE When the enemy had fairly been driven out of the house Mrs. McGuire went upstairs in search of Phil.

Phil

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From this reading THE SIEGE When the enemy had fairly been driven out of the house Mrs. McGuire went upstairs in search of Phil.

Pietro

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From this reading “Where is Pietro?” he asked, as his hostess appeared in the chamber.

place

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From this reading Our hero had come out from his place of concealment, and stood at the window.

said

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From this reading “I druv him out of the house,” said Bridget, triumphantly.

search

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From this reading THE SIEGE When the enemy had fairly been driven out of the house Mrs. McGuire went upstairs in search of Phil.

SIEGE

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From this reading THE SIEGE When the enemy had fairly been driven out of the house Mrs. McGuire went upstairs in search of Phil.

stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Our hero had come out from his place of concealment, and stood at the window.

THE

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From this reading THE SIEGE When the enemy had fairly been driven out of the house Mrs. McGuire went upstairs in search of Phil.

Then

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From this reading “Then he won’t come up here?” interrogated Phil.

triumphantly

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From this reading “I druv him out of the house,” said Bridget, triumphantly.

up

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From this reading “Then he won’t come up here?” interrogated Phil.

upstairs

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From this reading THE SIEGE When the enemy had fairly been driven out of the house Mrs. McGuire went upstairs in search of Phil.

went

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From this reading THE SIEGE When the enemy had fairly been driven out of the house Mrs. McGuire went upstairs in search of Phil.

When

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From this reading THE SIEGE When the enemy had fairly been driven out of the house Mrs. McGuire went upstairs in search of Phil.

Where

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From this reading “Where is Pietro?” he asked, as his hostess appeared in the chamber.

window

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From this reading Our hero had come out from his place of concealment, and stood at the window.

won't

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From this reading “Then he won’t come up here?” interrogated Phil.

Chapter 21 of Phil, the Fiddler by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 120 sentences, grouped into 24 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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