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Pinocchio in Africa

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of Pinocchio in Africa is here in full — 28 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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PINOCCHIO IN DOUBT Pinocchio went away very angry, vowing that he would avenge himself on all who had laughed at him.
“To begin with said he, “I intend to make them all die of thirst.
If they wait to drink of the water that I bring, they will certainly die With these thoughts in his mind the marionette started homeward, carrying the bucket on his head.
“The bucket will repay me for all the work I have had put upon me.
How unlucky we children are!
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Pinocchio in Africa

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of Pinocchio in Africa is here in full — 28 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

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PINOCCHIO IN DOUBT Pinocchio went away very angry, vowing that he would avenge himself on all who had laughed at him.
Line 2
“To begin withsaid he, “I intend to make them all die of thirst.
/tuː bɪˈɡɪn wɪð sed hiː aɪ ˌɪnˈtend tuː meɪk ðem ɔːl daɪ ʌv θɜːrst/
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If they wait to drink of the water that I bring, they will certainly dieWith these thoughts in his mind the marionette started homeward, carrying the bucket on his head.
Line 4
“The bucket will repay me for all the work I have had put upon me.
/ðə ˈbʌkət wɪl riˈpeɪ miː fɔːr ɔːl ðə wɜːrk aɪ hæv hæd pʊt əˈpɑːn miː/
Line 5
How unlucky we children are!

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

avenge verb US /əˈvendʒ/

take revenge for a perceived wrong

From this reading “PINOCCHIO IN DOUBT Pinocchio went away very angry, vowing that he would avenge himself on all who had laughed at him.”

bucket noun US /ˈbʌkət/

a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top

From this reading “If they wait to drink of the water that I bring, they will certainly die.” With these thoughts in his mind the marionette started homeward, carrying the bucket on his head.”

homeward adverb US /ˈhoʊmwərd/

toward home

From this reading “If they wait to drink of the water that I bring, they will certainly die.” With these thoughts in his mind the marionette started homeward, carrying the bucket on his head.”

intend verb US /ˌɪnˈtend/

have in mind as a purpose

From this reading ““To begin with,” said he, “I intend to make them all die of thirst.”

repay verb US /riˈpeɪ/

pay back

From this reading ““The bucket will repay me for all the work I have had put upon me.”

thirst noun US /θɜːrst/

a physiological need to drink

From this reading ““To begin with,” said he, “I intend to make them all die of thirst.”

unlucky adjective US /ənˈlʌki/

having or bringing misfortune

From this reading “How unlucky we children are!”

vowing verb US /ˈvaʊɪŋ/

-ing form of “vow” — make a vow; promise

From this reading “PINOCCHIO IN DOUBT Pinocchio went away very angry, vowing that he would avenge himself on all who had laughed at him.”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading PINOCCHIO IN DOUBT Pinocchio went away very angry, vowing that he would avenge himself on all who had laughed at him.

angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/

feeling or showing anger

From this reading PINOCCHIO IN DOUBT Pinocchio went away very angry, vowing that he would avenge himself on all who had laughed at him.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading How unlucky we children are!

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading PINOCCHIO IN DOUBT Pinocchio went away very angry, vowing that he would avenge himself on all who had laughed at him.

avengeverbUS /əˈvendʒ/

take revenge for a perceived wrong

From this reading PINOCCHIO IN DOUBT Pinocchio went away very angry, vowing that he would avenge himself on all who had laughed at him.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading PINOCCHIO IN DOUBT Pinocchio went away very angry, vowing that he would avenge himself on all who had laughed at him.

beginverbUS /bɪˈɡɪn/

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading “To begin with,” said he, “I intend to make them all die of thirst.

bringverbUS /brɪŋ/

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading If they wait to drink of the water that I bring, they will certainly die.” With these thoughts in his mind the marionette started homeward, carrying the bucket on his head.

bucketnounUS /ˈbʌkət/

a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top

From this reading If they wait to drink of the water that I bring, they will certainly die.” With these thoughts in his mind the marionette started homeward, carrying the bucket on his head.

carryingverbUS /ˈkæriɪŋ/

-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading If they wait to drink of the water that I bring, they will certainly die.” With these thoughts in his mind the marionette started homeward, carrying the bucket on his head.

certainlyadverbUS /ˈsɜːrtənli/

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading If they wait to drink of the water that I bring, they will certainly die.” With these thoughts in his mind the marionette started homeward, carrying the bucket on his head.

childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading How unlucky we children are!

dieverbUS /daɪ/

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading “To begin with,” said he, “I intend to make them all die of thirst.

DOUBTnounUS /daʊt/

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading PINOCCHIO IN DOUBT Pinocchio went away very angry, vowing that he would avenge himself on all who had laughed at him.

drinkverbUS /drɪŋk/

take in liquids

From this reading If they wait to drink of the water that I bring, they will certainly die.” With these thoughts in his mind the marionette started homeward, carrying the bucket on his head.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “The bucket will repay me for all the work I have had put upon me.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading PINOCCHIO IN DOUBT Pinocchio went away very angry, vowing that he would avenge himself on all who had laughed at him.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “The bucket will repay me for all the work I have had put upon me.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading PINOCCHIO IN DOUBT Pinocchio went away very angry, vowing that he would avenge himself on all who had laughed at him.

headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading If they wait to drink of the water that I bring, they will certainly die.” With these thoughts in his mind the marionette started homeward, carrying the bucket on his head.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading PINOCCHIO IN DOUBT Pinocchio went away very angry, vowing that he would avenge himself on all who had laughed at him.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading PINOCCHIO IN DOUBT Pinocchio went away very angry, vowing that he would avenge himself on all who had laughed at him.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading If they wait to drink of the water that I bring, they will certainly die.” With these thoughts in his mind the marionette started homeward, carrying the bucket on his head.

homewardadverbUS /ˈhoʊmwərd/

toward home

From this reading If they wait to drink of the water that I bring, they will certainly die.” With these thoughts in his mind the marionette started homeward, carrying the bucket on his head.

How

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading How unlucky we children are!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “To begin with,” said he, “I intend to make them all die of thirst.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If they wait to drink of the water that I bring, they will certainly die.” With these thoughts in his mind the marionette started homeward, carrying the bucket on his head.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading PINOCCHIO IN DOUBT Pinocchio went away very angry, vowing that he would avenge himself on all who had laughed at him.

intendverbUS /ˌɪnˈtend/

have in mind as a purpose

From this reading “To begin with,” said he, “I intend to make them all die of thirst.

laughedverbUS /læft/

past form of “laugh” — produce laughter

From this reading PINOCCHIO IN DOUBT Pinocchio went away very angry, vowing that he would avenge himself on all who had laughed at him.

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading “To begin with,” said he, “I intend to make them all die of thirst.

marionettenoun

a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer

From this reading If they wait to drink of the water that I bring, they will certainly die.” With these thoughts in his mind the marionette started homeward, carrying the bucket on his head.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “The bucket will repay me for all the work I have had put upon me.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading If they wait to drink of the water that I bring, they will certainly die.” With these thoughts in his mind the marionette started homeward, carrying the bucket on his head.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “To begin with,” said he, “I intend to make them all die of thirst.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading PINOCCHIO IN DOUBT Pinocchio went away very angry, vowing that he would avenge himself on all who had laughed at him.

PINOCCHIO

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading PINOCCHIO IN DOUBT Pinocchio went away very angry, vowing that he would avenge himself on all who had laughed at him.

putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading “The bucket will repay me for all the work I have had put upon me.

repayverbUS /riˈpeɪ/

pay back

From this reading “The bucket will repay me for all the work I have had put upon me.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “To begin with,” said he, “I intend to make them all die of thirst.

startedverbUS /ˈstɑːrtɪd/

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading If they wait to drink of the water that I bring, they will certainly die.” With these thoughts in his mind the marionette started homeward, carrying the bucket on his head.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading PINOCCHIO IN DOUBT Pinocchio went away very angry, vowing that he would avenge himself on all who had laughed at him.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading If they wait to drink of the water that I bring, they will certainly die.” With these thoughts in his mind the marionette started homeward, carrying the bucket on his head.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading “To begin with,” said he, “I intend to make them all die of thirst.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading If they wait to drink of the water that I bring, they will certainly die.” With these thoughts in his mind the marionette started homeward, carrying the bucket on his head.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading If they wait to drink of the water that I bring, they will certainly die.” With these thoughts in his mind the marionette started homeward, carrying the bucket on his head.

thirstnounUS /θɜːrst/

a physiological need to drink

From this reading “To begin with,” said he, “I intend to make them all die of thirst.

thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading If they wait to drink of the water that I bring, they will certainly die.” With these thoughts in his mind the marionette started homeward, carrying the bucket on his head.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “To begin with,” said he, “I intend to make them all die of thirst.

unluckyadjectiveUS /ənˈlʌki/

having or bringing misfortune

From this reading How unlucky we children are!

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “The bucket will repay me for all the work I have had put upon me.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading PINOCCHIO IN DOUBT Pinocchio went away very angry, vowing that he would avenge himself on all who had laughed at him.

vowingverbUS /ˈvaʊɪŋ/

-ing form of “vow” — make a vow; promise

From this reading PINOCCHIO IN DOUBT Pinocchio went away very angry, vowing that he would avenge himself on all who had laughed at him.

waitverbUS /weɪt/

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading If they wait to drink of the water that I bring, they will certainly die.” With these thoughts in his mind the marionette started homeward, carrying the bucket on his head.

waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading If they wait to drink of the water that I bring, they will certainly die.” With these thoughts in his mind the marionette started homeward, carrying the bucket on his head.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading How unlucky we children are!

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading PINOCCHIO IN DOUBT Pinocchio went away very angry, vowing that he would avenge himself on all who had laughed at him.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading PINOCCHIO IN DOUBT Pinocchio went away very angry, vowing that he would avenge himself on all who had laughed at him.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading If they wait to drink of the water that I bring, they will certainly die.” With these thoughts in his mind the marionette started homeward, carrying the bucket on his head.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading “To begin with,” said he, “I intend to make them all die of thirst.

workverbUS /wɜːrk/

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading “The bucket will repay me for all the work I have had put upon me.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading PINOCCHIO IN DOUBT Pinocchio went away very angry, vowing that he would avenge himself on all who had laughed at him.

Chapter 6 of Pinocchio in Africa by Eugenio Cherubini holds 28 sentences, grouped into 6 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 6 of Pinocchio in Africa contain?

Chapter 6 holds 28 sentences of Pinocchio in Africa, unabridged, divided into 6 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 6 of Pinocchio in Africa by Eugenio Cherubini exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 28 sentences, grouped into 6 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.

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Each of the 6 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

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About 131 minutes of reading across 315 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Pinocchio in Africa

Words and structures a reader meets early in Pinocchio in Africa, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Morning
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Pinocchio in Africa; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Pinocchio
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Pinocchio in Africa; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Slipped
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Pinocchio in Africa; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Daybreak
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Pinocchio in Africa; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.