Chapter 4 of Pinocchio under the sea is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Pinocchio under the sea is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“WELL, children, let us hasten. If we talk so much, the sun will rise and find us here. Come, Pinocchio! Jump on my back and let us start.” There was no need for Tursio to repeat his command.
Chapter 4 of Pinocchio under the sea is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading “There was no need for Tursio to repeat his command.”
act or move at high speed
From this reading ““WELL, children, let us hasten.”
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Jump on my back and let us start.””
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “There was no need for Tursio to repeat his command.”
to say, state, or perform again
From this reading “There was no need for Tursio to repeat his command.”
move upward
From this reading “If we talk so much, the sun will rise and find us here.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Jump on my back and let us start.””
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading “If we talk so much, the sun will rise and find us here.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
get up on the back of
In this reading “Jump on my back and let us start.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If we talk so much, the sun will rise and find us here.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Jump on my back and let us start.”
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “WELL, children, let us hasten.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come, Pinocchio!
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading There was no need for Tursio to repeat his command.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading If we talk so much, the sun will rise and find us here.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was no need for Tursio to repeat his command.
act or move at high speed
From this reading “WELL, children, let us hasten.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading If we talk so much, the sun will rise and find us here.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was no need for Tursio to repeat his command.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If we talk so much, the sun will rise and find us here.
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Jump on my back and let us start.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “WELL, children, let us hasten.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading If we talk so much, the sun will rise and find us here.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Jump on my back and let us start.”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading There was no need for Tursio to repeat his command.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no need for Tursio to repeat his command.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jump on my back and let us start.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come, Pinocchio!
to say, state, or perform again
From this reading There was no need for Tursio to repeat his command.
move upward
From this reading If we talk so much, the sun will rise and find us here.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If we talk so much, the sun will rise and find us here.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Jump on my back and let us start.”
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading If we talk so much, the sun will rise and find us here.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading If we talk so much, the sun will rise and find us here.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If we talk so much, the sun will rise and find us here.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no need for Tursio to repeat his command.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no need for Tursio to repeat his command.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no need for Tursio to repeat his command.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “WELL, children, let us hasten.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no need for Tursio to repeat his command.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If we talk so much, the sun will rise and find us here.
(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 “WELL, children, let us hasten.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If we talk so much, the sun will rise and find us here.
Chapter 4 of Pinocchio under the sea by Gemma Mongiardini-Rembadi holds 83 sentences, grouped into 17 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 4 holds 83 sentences of Pinocchio under the sea, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Pinocchio under the sea by Gemma Mongiardini-Rembadi exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 83 sentences, grouped into 17 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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About 193 minutes of reading across 465 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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