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Pinocchio under the sea
Pinocchio under the sea

Chapter XIV

Chapter 14 of Pinocchio under the sea is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 14 of Pinocchio under the sea by Gemma Mongiardini-Rembadi holds 203 sentences, grouped into 41 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.

What does chapter 14 of Pinocchio under the sea contain?

Chapter 14 holds 203 sentences of Pinocchio under the sea, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 14 of Pinocchio under the sea by Gemma Mongiardini-Rembadi exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 203 sentences, grouped into 41 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.

How do I study chapter 14 of Pinocchio under the sea?

Work through the 41 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 41 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 14 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Is this the complete text of Pinocchio under the sea?

Yes. All 2324 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #71880 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #71880, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Pinocchio under the sea take to read?

About 193 minutes of reading across 465 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Pinocchio under the sea

Words and structures a reader meets early in Pinocchio under the sea, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

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THE boys traveled two weeks longer, and at last Marsovino thought himself near his destination.
So he dived into the water to a great depth.
After a while, as he sank deeper and deeper into the sea, Pinocchio became frightened.
They were down so far that no light from the sun could reach them.
“Where are you carrying me to, my dear?” he asked.
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Pinocchio under the sea

Chapter XIV

Chapter 14 of Pinocchio under the sea is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE boys traveled two weeks longer, and at last Marsovino thought himself near his destination.
Line 2
So he dived into the water to a great depth.
Line 3
After a while, as he sank deeper and deeper into the sea, Pinocchio became frightened.
Line 4
They were down so far that no light from the sun could reach them.
Line 5
“Where are you carrying me to, my dear?” he asked.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “After a while, as he sank deeper and deeper into the sea, Pinocchio became frightened.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “They were down so far that no light from the sun could reach them.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “THE boys traveled two weeks longer, and at last Marsovino thought himself near his destination.”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “After a while, as he sank deeper and deeper into the sea, Pinocchio became frightened.”

All words in this reading · 53

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading So he dived into the water to a great depth.

AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading After a while, as he sank deeper and deeper into the sea, Pinocchio became frightened.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE boys traveled two weeks longer, and at last Marsovino thought himself near his destination.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading “Where are you carrying me to, my dear?” he asked.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading After a while, as he sank deeper and deeper into the sea, Pinocchio became frightened.

asked

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Where are you carrying me to, my dear?” he asked.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE boys traveled two weeks longer, and at last Marsovino thought himself near his destination.

became

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading After a while, as he sank deeper and deeper into the sea, Pinocchio became frightened.

boys

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE boys traveled two weeks longer, and at last Marsovino thought himself near his destination.

carrying

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Where are you carrying me to, my dear?” he asked.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading They were down so far that no light from the sun could reach them.

dear

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Where are you carrying me to, my dear?” he asked.

deeper

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading After a while, as he sank deeper and deeper into the sea, Pinocchio became frightened.

depth

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading So he dived into the water to a great depth.

destination

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE boys traveled two weeks longer, and at last Marsovino thought himself near his destination.

dived

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading So he dived into the water to a great depth.

down

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They were down so far that no light from the sun could reach them.

far

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They were down so far that no light from the sun could reach them.

frightened

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading After a while, as he sank deeper and deeper into the sea, Pinocchio became frightened.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading They were down so far that no light from the sun could reach them.

great

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading So he dived into the water to a great depth.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading So he dived into the water to a great depth.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading THE boys traveled two weeks longer, and at last Marsovino thought himself near his destination.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading THE boys traveled two weeks longer, and at last Marsovino thought himself near his destination.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading So he dived into the water to a great depth.

last

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE boys traveled two weeks longer, and at last Marsovino thought himself near his destination.

light

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They were down so far that no light from the sun could reach them.

longer

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE boys traveled two weeks longer, and at last Marsovino thought himself near his destination.

Marsovino

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE boys traveled two weeks longer, and at last Marsovino thought himself near his destination.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Where are you carrying me to, my dear?” he asked.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “Where are you carrying me to, my dear?” he asked.

near

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE boys traveled two weeks longer, and at last Marsovino thought himself near his destination.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading They were down so far that no light from the sun could reach them.

Pinocchio

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading After a while, as he sank deeper and deeper into the sea, Pinocchio became frightened.

reach

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They were down so far that no light from the sun could reach them.

sank

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading After a while, as he sank deeper and deeper into the sea, Pinocchio became frightened.

sea

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading After a while, as he sank deeper and deeper into the sea, Pinocchio became frightened.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So he dived into the water to a great depth.

sun

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They were down so far that no light from the sun could reach them.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading They were down so far that no light from the sun could reach them.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE boys traveled two weeks longer, and at last Marsovino thought himself near his destination.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading They were down so far that no light from the sun could reach them.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They were down so far that no light from the sun could reach them.

thought

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE boys traveled two weeks longer, and at last Marsovino thought himself near his destination.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading So he dived into the water to a great depth.

traveled

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE boys traveled two weeks longer, and at last Marsovino thought himself near his destination.

two

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE boys traveled two weeks longer, and at last Marsovino thought himself near his destination.

water

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading So he dived into the water to a great depth.

weeks

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE boys traveled two weeks longer, and at last Marsovino thought himself near his destination.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading They were down so far that no light from the sun could reach them.

WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading “Where are you carrying me to, my dear?” he asked.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading After a while, as he sank deeper and deeper into the sea, Pinocchio became frightened.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Where are you carrying me to, my dear?” he asked.