Chapter 11 of Pinocchio: The Tale of a Puppet is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Pinocchio: The Tale of a Puppet is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PINOCCHIO RECEIVES A PRESENT OF FIVE GOLD PIECES The following day Fire-Eater called Pinocchio to one side and asked him: "What is your father's name?" "Geppetto." "And what trade does he follow?" "He is a beggar."
Chapter 11 of Pinocchio: The Tale of a Puppet is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading “"He is a beggar."”
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “"What is your father's name?"”
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “"And what trade does he follow?"”
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading “PINOCCHIO RECEIVES A PRESENT OF FIVE GOLD PIECES The following day Fire-Eater called Pinocchio to one side and asked him:”
coins made of gold
From this reading “PINOCCHIO RECEIVES A PRESENT OF FIVE GOLD PIECES The following day Fire-Eater called Pinocchio to one side and asked him:”
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading “PINOCCHIO RECEIVES A PRESENT OF FIVE GOLD PIECES The following day Fire-Eater called Pinocchio to one side and asked him:”
third-person singular of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading “PINOCCHIO RECEIVES A PRESENT OF FIVE GOLD PIECES The following day Fire-Eater called Pinocchio to one side and asked him:”
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading “"And what trade does he follow?"”
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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 PINOCCHIO RECEIVES A PRESENT OF FIVE GOLD PIECES The following day Fire-Eater called Pinocchio to one side and asked him:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PINOCCHIO RECEIVES A PRESENT OF FIVE GOLD PIECES The following day Fire-Eater called Pinocchio to one side and asked him:
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading PINOCCHIO RECEIVES A PRESENT OF FIVE GOLD PIECES The following day Fire-Eater called Pinocchio to one side and asked him:
a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading "He is a beggar."
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading PINOCCHIO RECEIVES A PRESENT OF FIVE GOLD PIECES The following day Fire-Eater called Pinocchio to one side and asked him:
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading PINOCCHIO RECEIVES A PRESENT OF FIVE GOLD PIECES The following day Fire-Eater called Pinocchio to one side and asked him:
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And what trade does he follow?"
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "What is your father's name?"
a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires
From this reading PINOCCHIO RECEIVES A PRESENT OF FIVE GOLD PIECES The following day Fire-Eater called Pinocchio to one side and asked him:
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading PINOCCHIO RECEIVES A PRESENT OF FIVE GOLD PIECES The following day Fire-Eater called Pinocchio to one side and asked him:
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading "And what trade does he follow?"
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading PINOCCHIO RECEIVES A PRESENT OF FIVE GOLD PIECES The following day Fire-Eater called Pinocchio to one side and asked him:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Geppetto."
coins made of gold
From this reading PINOCCHIO RECEIVES A PRESENT OF FIVE GOLD PIECES The following day Fire-Eater called Pinocchio to one side and asked him:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And what trade does he follow?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading PINOCCHIO RECEIVES A PRESENT OF FIVE GOLD PIECES The following day Fire-Eater called Pinocchio to one side and asked him:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is your father's name?"
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "What is your father's name?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PINOCCHIO RECEIVES A PRESENT OF FIVE GOLD PIECES The following day Fire-Eater called Pinocchio to one side and asked him:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading PINOCCHIO RECEIVES A PRESENT OF FIVE GOLD PIECES The following day Fire-Eater called Pinocchio to one side and asked him:
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading PINOCCHIO RECEIVES A PRESENT OF FIVE GOLD PIECES The following day Fire-Eater called Pinocchio to one side and asked him:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PINOCCHIO RECEIVES A PRESENT OF FIVE GOLD PIECES The following day Fire-Eater called Pinocchio to one side and asked him:
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading PINOCCHIO RECEIVES A PRESENT OF FIVE GOLD PIECES The following day Fire-Eater called Pinocchio to one side and asked him:
third-person singular of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading PINOCCHIO RECEIVES A PRESENT OF FIVE GOLD PIECES The following day Fire-Eater called Pinocchio to one side and asked him:
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading PINOCCHIO RECEIVES A PRESENT OF FIVE GOLD PIECES The following day Fire-Eater called Pinocchio to one side and asked him:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PINOCCHIO RECEIVES A PRESENT OF FIVE GOLD PIECES The following day Fire-Eater called Pinocchio to one side and asked him:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PINOCCHIO RECEIVES A PRESENT OF FIVE GOLD PIECES The following day Fire-Eater called Pinocchio to one side and asked him:
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading "And what trade does he follow?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is your father's name?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What is your father's name?"
Chapter 11 of Pinocchio: The Tale of a Puppet by Carlo Collodi holds 95 sentences, grouped into 19 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.
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