Chapter 11 of Pinocchio in Africa is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Pinocchio in Africa is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FIRST NIGHT IN AFRICA And now I must pass another night here alone on these bare rocks! he thought. The unhappy marionette began to tremble. He tried to walk, but the night was so dark that it was impossible to see where to go. The tears rolled down his wooden cheeks. He thought of his disobedience and of his stubbornness.
Chapter 11 of Pinocchio in Africa is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
From this reading “THE FIRST NIGHT IN AFRICA And now I must pass another night here alone on these bare rocks! he thought.”
the failure to obey
From this reading “He thought of his disobedience and of his stubbornness.”
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “THE FIRST NIGHT IN AFRICA And now I must pass another night here alone on these bare rocks! he thought.”
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading “The tears rolled down his wooden cheeks.”
the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome
From this reading “He thought of his disobedience and of his stubbornness.”
move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading “The unhappy marionette began to tremble.”
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading “The unhappy marionette began to tremble.”
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading “The tears rolled down his wooden cheeks.”
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the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
From this reading THE FIRST NIGHT IN AFRICA And now I must pass another night here alone on these bare rocks! he thought.
Having no one else present.
From this reading THE FIRST NIGHT IN AFRICA And now I must pass another night here alone on these bare rocks! he thought.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FIRST NIGHT IN AFRICA And now I must pass another night here alone on these bare rocks! he thought.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading THE FIRST NIGHT IN AFRICA And now I must pass another night here alone on these bare rocks! he thought.
completely unclothed
From this reading THE FIRST NIGHT IN AFRICA And now I must pass another night here alone on these bare rocks! he thought.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The unhappy marionette began to tremble.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He tried to walk, but the night was so dark that it was impossible to see where to go.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading The tears rolled down his wooden cheeks.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading He tried to walk, but the night was so dark that it was impossible to see where to go.
the failure to obey
From this reading He thought of his disobedience and of his stubbornness.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The tears rolled down his wooden cheeks.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE FIRST NIGHT IN AFRICA And now I must pass another night here alone on these bare rocks! he thought.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He tried to walk, but the night was so dark that it was impossible to see where to go.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE FIRST NIGHT IN AFRICA And now I must pass another night here alone on these bare rocks! he thought.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading THE FIRST NIGHT IN AFRICA And now I must pass another night here alone on these bare rocks! he thought.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The tears rolled down his wooden cheeks.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE FIRST NIGHT IN AFRICA And now I must pass another night here alone on these bare rocks! he thought.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading He tried to walk, but the night was so dark that it was impossible to see where to go.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FIRST NIGHT IN AFRICA And now I must pass another night here alone on these bare rocks! he thought.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He tried to walk, but the night was so dark that it was impossible to see where to go.
a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer
From this reading The unhappy marionette began to tremble.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading THE FIRST NIGHT IN AFRICA And now I must pass another night here alone on these bare rocks! he thought.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE FIRST NIGHT IN AFRICA And now I must pass another night here alone on these bare rocks! he thought.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE FIRST NIGHT IN AFRICA And now I must pass another night here alone on these bare rocks! he thought.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He thought of his disobedience and of his stubbornness.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE FIRST NIGHT IN AFRICA And now I must pass another night here alone on these bare rocks! he thought.
go across or through
From this reading THE FIRST NIGHT IN AFRICA And now I must pass another night here alone on these bare rocks! he thought.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading THE FIRST NIGHT IN AFRICA And now I must pass another night here alone on these bare rocks! he thought.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading The tears rolled down his wooden cheeks.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He tried to walk, but the night was so dark that it was impossible to see where to go.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He tried to walk, but the night was so dark that it was impossible to see where to go.
the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome
From this reading He thought of his disobedience and of his stubbornness.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading The tears rolled down his wooden cheeks.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He tried to walk, but the night was so dark that it was impossible to see where to go.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST NIGHT IN AFRICA And now I must pass another night here alone on these bare rocks! he thought.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading THE FIRST NIGHT IN AFRICA And now I must pass another night here alone on these bare rocks! he thought.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading THE FIRST NIGHT IN AFRICA And now I must pass another night here alone on these bare rocks! he thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The unhappy marionette began to tremble.
move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading The unhappy marionette began to tremble.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading He tried to walk, but the night was so dark that it was impossible to see where to go.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading The unhappy marionette began to tremble.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading He tried to walk, but the night was so dark that it was impossible to see where to go.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He tried to walk, but the night was so dark that it was impossible to see where to go.
in or at the place that
From this reading He tried to walk, but the night was so dark that it was impossible to see where to go.
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading The tears rolled down his wooden cheeks.
Chapter 11 of Pinocchio in Africa by Eugenio Cherubini holds 80 sentences, grouped into 16 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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.
Chapter 11 holds 80 sentences of Pinocchio in Africa, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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