Chapter 23 of Pinocchio in Africa is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Pinocchio in Africa is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PINOCCHIO IS BROUGHT BEFORE THE KING Pinocchio had slept for hours when he was aroused by strange sounds. Were these the voices of human beings. Yah! Yah! Hoi!
Chapter 23 of Pinocchio in Africa is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aroused to action
From this reading “PINOCCHIO IS BROUGHT BEFORE THE KING Pinocchio had slept for hours when he was aroused by strange sounds.”
plural of “being” — the state or fact of existing
From this reading “Were these the voices of human beings.”
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading “PINOCCHIO IS BROUGHT BEFORE THE KING Pinocchio had slept for hours when he was aroused by strange sounds.”
characteristic of humanity
From this reading “Were these the voices of human beings.”
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading “PINOCCHIO IS BROUGHT BEFORE THE KING Pinocchio had slept for hours when he was aroused by strange sounds.”
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “PINOCCHIO IS BROUGHT BEFORE THE KING Pinocchio had slept for hours when he was aroused by strange sounds.”
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “PINOCCHIO IS BROUGHT BEFORE THE KING Pinocchio had slept for hours when he was aroused by strange sounds.”
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Were these the voices of human beings.”
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aroused to action
From this reading PINOCCHIO IS BROUGHT BEFORE THE KING Pinocchio had slept for hours when he was aroused by strange sounds.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading PINOCCHIO IS BROUGHT BEFORE THE KING Pinocchio had slept for hours when he was aroused by strange sounds.
plural of “being” — the state or fact of existing
From this reading Were these the voices of human beings.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading PINOCCHIO IS BROUGHT BEFORE THE KING Pinocchio had slept for hours when he was aroused by strange sounds.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading PINOCCHIO IS BROUGHT BEFORE THE KING Pinocchio had slept for hours when he was aroused by strange sounds.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading PINOCCHIO IS BROUGHT BEFORE THE KING Pinocchio had slept for hours when he was aroused by strange sounds.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading PINOCCHIO IS BROUGHT BEFORE THE KING Pinocchio had slept for hours when he was aroused by strange sounds.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PINOCCHIO IS BROUGHT BEFORE THE KING Pinocchio had slept for hours when he was aroused by strange sounds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hoi!
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading PINOCCHIO IS BROUGHT BEFORE THE KING Pinocchio had slept for hours when he was aroused by strange sounds.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Were these the voices of human beings.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PINOCCHIO IS BROUGHT BEFORE THE KING Pinocchio had slept for hours when he was aroused by strange sounds.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading PINOCCHIO IS BROUGHT BEFORE THE KING Pinocchio had slept for hours when he was aroused by strange sounds.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Were these the voices of human beings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PINOCCHIO IS BROUGHT BEFORE THE KING Pinocchio had slept for hours when he was aroused by strange sounds.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading PINOCCHIO IS BROUGHT BEFORE THE KING Pinocchio had slept for hours when he was aroused by strange sounds.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading PINOCCHIO IS BROUGHT BEFORE THE KING Pinocchio had slept for hours when he was aroused by strange sounds.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading PINOCCHIO IS BROUGHT BEFORE THE KING Pinocchio had slept for hours when he was aroused by strange sounds.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PINOCCHIO IS BROUGHT BEFORE THE KING Pinocchio had slept for hours when he was aroused by strange sounds.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Were these the voices of human beings.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Were these the voices of human beings.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PINOCCHIO IS BROUGHT BEFORE THE KING Pinocchio had slept for hours when he was aroused by strange sounds.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Were these the voices of human beings.
at the time that
From this reading PINOCCHIO IS BROUGHT BEFORE THE KING Pinocchio had slept for hours when he was aroused by strange sounds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yah!
Chapter 23 of Pinocchio in Africa by Eugenio Cherubini holds 74 sentences, grouped into 15 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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