Chapter 18 of Pinocchio in Africa is here in full — 47 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Pinocchio in Africa is here in full — 47 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BABY PULLS HIS NOSE In half an hour he had caught up with the topsy-turvy caravan. It had stopped at a large well, which was filled with clear, cool water. The people were laughing and talking as if they were at home. They were all as happy as they could be. Pinocchio could not understand it.
Chapter 18 of Pinocchio in Africa is here in full — 47 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “THE BABY PULLS HIS NOSE In half an hour he had caught up with the topsy-turvy caravan.”
a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file
From this reading “THE BABY PULLS HIS NOSE In half an hour he had caught up with the topsy-turvy caravan.”
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading “It had stopped at a large well, which was filled with clear, cool water.”
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading “It had stopped at a large well, which was filled with clear, cool water.”
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading “The people were laughing and talking as if they were at home.”
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading “THE BABY PULLS HIS NOSE In half an hour he had caught up with the topsy-turvy caravan.”
plural of “pull” — the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading “THE BABY PULLS HIS NOSE In half an hour he had caught up with the topsy-turvy caravan.”
in utter disorder
From this reading “THE BABY PULLS HIS NOSE In half an hour he had caught up with the topsy-turvy caravan.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It had stopped at a large well, which was filled with clear, cool water.
(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 They were all as happy as they could be.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE BABY PULLS HIS NOSE In half an hour he had caught up with the topsy-turvy caravan.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The people were laughing and talking as if they were at home.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The people were laughing and talking as if they were at home.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It had stopped at a large well, which was filled with clear, cool water.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading THE BABY PULLS HIS NOSE In half an hour he had caught up with the topsy-turvy caravan.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They were all as happy as they could be.
a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file
From this reading THE BABY PULLS HIS NOSE In half an hour he had caught up with the topsy-turvy caravan.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading THE BABY PULLS HIS NOSE In half an hour he had caught up with the topsy-turvy caravan.
rid of obstructions
From this reading It had stopped at a large well, which was filled with clear, cool water.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading It had stopped at a large well, which was filled with clear, cool water.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They were all as happy as they could be.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading It had stopped at a large well, which was filled with clear, cool water.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE BABY PULLS HIS NOSE In half an hour he had caught up with the topsy-turvy caravan.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading THE BABY PULLS HIS NOSE In half an hour he had caught up with the topsy-turvy caravan.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading They were all as happy as they could be.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE BABY PULLS HIS NOSE In half an hour he had caught up with the topsy-turvy caravan.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BABY PULLS HIS NOSE In half an hour he had caught up with the topsy-turvy caravan.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The people were laughing and talking as if they were at home.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading THE BABY PULLS HIS NOSE In half an hour he had caught up with the topsy-turvy caravan.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The people were laughing and talking as if they were at home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BABY PULLS HIS NOSE In half an hour he had caught up with the topsy-turvy caravan.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had stopped at a large well, which was filled with clear, cool water.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It had stopped at a large well, which was filled with clear, cool water.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading The people were laughing and talking as if they were at home.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading THE BABY PULLS HIS NOSE In half an hour he had caught up with the topsy-turvy caravan.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Pinocchio could not understand it.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The people were laughing and talking as if they were at home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pinocchio could not understand it.
plural of “pull” — the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading THE BABY PULLS HIS NOSE In half an hour he had caught up with the topsy-turvy caravan.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading It had stopped at a large well, which was filled with clear, cool water.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading The people were laughing and talking as if they were at home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BABY PULLS HIS NOSE In half an hour he had caught up with the topsy-turvy caravan.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The people were laughing and talking as if they were at home.
in utter disorder
From this reading THE BABY PULLS HIS NOSE In half an hour he had caught up with the topsy-turvy caravan.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Pinocchio could not understand it.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE BABY PULLS HIS NOSE In half an hour he had caught up with the topsy-turvy caravan.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It had stopped at a large well, which was filled with clear, cool water.
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 It had stopped at a large well, which was filled with clear, cool water.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading It had stopped at a large well, which was filled with clear, cool water.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The people were laughing and talking as if they were at home.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It had stopped at a large well, which was filled with clear, cool water.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE BABY PULLS HIS NOSE In half an hour he had caught up with the topsy-turvy caravan.
Chapter 18 of Pinocchio in Africa by Eugenio Cherubini holds 47 sentences, grouped into 10 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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