Chapter 8 of Pinocchio under the sea is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Pinocchio under the sea is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DOWN—down—Pinocchio sank, straight to the bottom of the sea. And here we must remember that we are to think of Pinocchio as a real boy of flesh and blood. Only the shell was of wood. Otherwise he would have floated away on the surface of the water. When he finally touched sand he felt half dead.
Chapter 8 of Pinocchio under the sea is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the lower side of anything
From this reading “DOWN—down—Pinocchio sank, straight to the bottom of the sea.”
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading “And here we must remember that we are to think of Pinocchio as a real boy of flesh and blood.”
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading “Otherwise he would have floated away on the surface of the water.”
in other respects or ways
From this reading “Otherwise he would have floated away on the surface of the water.”
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading “When he finally touched sand he felt half dead.”
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading “DOWN—down—Pinocchio sank, straight to the bottom of the sea.”
ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
From this reading “Only the shell was of wood.”
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading “Otherwise he would have floated away on the surface of the water.”
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.
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In this reading “Otherwise he would have floated away on the surface of the water.”
In this reading “Otherwise he would have floated away on the surface of the water.”
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “And here we must remember that we are to think of Pinocchio as a real boy of flesh and blood.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And here we must remember that we are to think of Pinocchio as a real boy of flesh and blood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And here we must remember that we are to think of Pinocchio as a real boy of flesh and blood.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And here we must remember that we are to think of Pinocchio as a real boy of flesh and blood.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And here we must remember that we are to think of Pinocchio as a real boy of flesh and blood.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Otherwise he would have floated away on the surface of the water.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading And here we must remember that we are to think of Pinocchio as a real boy of flesh and blood.
the lower side of anything
From this reading DOWN—down—Pinocchio sank, straight to the bottom of the sea.
a youthful male person
From this reading And here we must remember that we are to think of Pinocchio as a real boy of flesh and blood.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading When he finally touched sand he felt half dead.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading DOWN—down—Pinocchio sank, straight to the bottom of the sea.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading When he finally touched sand he felt half dead.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading When he finally touched sand he felt half dead.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading And here we must remember that we are to think of Pinocchio as a real boy of flesh and blood.
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading Otherwise he would have floated away on the surface of the water.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading When he finally touched sand he felt half dead.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Otherwise he would have floated away on the surface of the water.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Otherwise he would have floated away on the surface of the water.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading And here we must remember that we are to think of Pinocchio as a real boy of flesh and blood.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And here we must remember that we are to think of Pinocchio as a real boy of flesh and blood.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DOWN—down—Pinocchio sank, straight to the bottom of the sea.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Otherwise he would have floated away on the surface of the water.
and nothing more
From this reading Only the shell was of wood.
in other respects or ways
From this reading Otherwise he would have floated away on the surface of the water.
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From this reading DOWN—down—Pinocchio sank, straight to the bottom of the sea.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading And here we must remember that we are to think of Pinocchio as a real boy of flesh and blood.
To recall to mind.
From this reading And here we must remember that we are to think of Pinocchio as a real boy of flesh and blood.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading When he finally touched sand he felt half dead.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading DOWN—down—Pinocchio sank, straight to the bottom of the sea.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading DOWN—down—Pinocchio sank, straight to the bottom of the sea.
ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
From this reading Only the shell was of wood.
successive (without a break)
From this reading DOWN—down—Pinocchio sank, straight to the bottom of the sea.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading Otherwise he would have floated away on the surface of the water.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And here we must remember that we are to think of Pinocchio as a real boy of flesh and blood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DOWN—down—Pinocchio sank, straight to the bottom of the sea.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading And here we must remember that we are to think of Pinocchio as a real boy of flesh and blood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DOWN—down—Pinocchio sank, straight to the bottom of the sea.
having come into contact
From this reading When he finally touched sand he felt half dead.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Only the shell was of wood.
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 Otherwise he would have floated away on the surface of the water.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And here we must remember that we are to think of Pinocchio as a real boy of flesh and blood.
at the time that
From this reading When he finally touched sand he felt half dead.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading Only the shell was of wood.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Otherwise he would have floated away on the surface of the water.
Chapter 8 of Pinocchio under the sea by Gemma Mongiardini-Rembadi holds 149 sentences, grouped into 30 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 8 holds 149 sentences of Pinocchio under the sea, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Pinocchio under the sea by Gemma Mongiardini-Rembadi exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 149 sentences, grouped into 30 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.
Work through the 30 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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About 193 minutes of reading across 465 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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