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The Adventures of Pinocchio
The Adventures of Pinocchio

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of The Adventures of Pinocchio is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Pinocchio sells his A-B-C book to pay his way into the Marionette Theater.
See Pinocchio hurrying off to school with his new A-B-C book under his arm!
As he walked along, his brain was busy planning hundreds of wonderful things, building hundreds of castles in the air.
Talking to himself, he said: In school today, I’ll learn to read, tomorrow to write, and the day after tomorrow I’ll do arithmetic.
Then, clever as I am, I can earn a lot of money.
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The Adventures of Pinocchio

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of The Adventures of Pinocchio is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/12 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Pinocchio sells his A-B-C book to pay his way into the Marionette Theater.
Line 2
See Pinocchio hurrying off to school with his new A-B-C book under his arm!
Line 3
As he walked along, his brain was busy planning hundreds of wonderful things, building hundreds of castles in the air.
Line 4
Talking to himself, he said: “In school today, I’ll learn to read, tomorrow to write, and the day after tomorrow I’ll do arithmetic.
Line 5
Then, clever as I am, I can earn a lot of money.

All words in this reading · 59

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a

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From this reading Then, clever as I am, I can earn a lot of money.

A-B-C

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From this reading Pinocchio sells his A-B-C book to pay his way into the Marionette Theater.

after

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From this reading Talking to himself, he said: “In school today, I’ll learn to read, tomorrow to write, and the day after tomorrow I’ll do arithmetic.

air

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From this reading As he walked along, his brain was busy planning hundreds of wonderful things, building hundreds of castles in the air.

along

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From this reading As he walked along, his brain was busy planning hundreds of wonderful things, building hundreds of castles in the air.

am

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From this reading Then, clever as I am, I can earn a lot of money.

and

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From this reading Talking to himself, he said: “In school today, I’ll learn to read, tomorrow to write, and the day after tomorrow I’ll do arithmetic.

arithmetic

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From this reading Talking to himself, he said: “In school today, I’ll learn to read, tomorrow to write, and the day after tomorrow I’ll do arithmetic.

arm

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From this reading See Pinocchio hurrying off to school with his new A-B-C book under his arm!

As

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From this reading As he walked along, his brain was busy planning hundreds of wonderful things, building hundreds of castles in the air.

book

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From this reading Pinocchio sells his A-B-C book to pay his way into the Marionette Theater.

brain

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From this reading As he walked along, his brain was busy planning hundreds of wonderful things, building hundreds of castles in the air.

building

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From this reading As he walked along, his brain was busy planning hundreds of wonderful things, building hundreds of castles in the air.

busy

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From this reading As he walked along, his brain was busy planning hundreds of wonderful things, building hundreds of castles in the air.

can

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From this reading Then, clever as I am, I can earn a lot of money.

castles

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From this reading As he walked along, his brain was busy planning hundreds of wonderful things, building hundreds of castles in the air.

clever

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From this reading Then, clever as I am, I can earn a lot of money.

day

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From this reading Talking to himself, he said: “In school today, I’ll learn to read, tomorrow to write, and the day after tomorrow I’ll do arithmetic.

do

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From this reading Talking to himself, he said: “In school today, I’ll learn to read, tomorrow to write, and the day after tomorrow I’ll do arithmetic.

earn

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From this reading Then, clever as I am, I can earn a lot of money.

he

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From this reading As he walked along, his brain was busy planning hundreds of wonderful things, building hundreds of castles in the air.

himself

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From this reading Talking to himself, he said: “In school today, I’ll learn to read, tomorrow to write, and the day after tomorrow I’ll do arithmetic.

his

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From this reading Pinocchio sells his A-B-C book to pay his way into the Marionette Theater.

hundreds

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From this reading As he walked along, his brain was busy planning hundreds of wonderful things, building hundreds of castles in the air.

hurrying

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From this reading See Pinocchio hurrying off to school with his new A-B-C book under his arm!

I

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From this reading Then, clever as I am, I can earn a lot of money.

I'll

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From this reading Talking to himself, he said: “In school today, I’ll learn to read, tomorrow to write, and the day after tomorrow I’ll do arithmetic.

in

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From this reading As he walked along, his brain was busy planning hundreds of wonderful things, building hundreds of castles in the air.

into

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From this reading Pinocchio sells his A-B-C book to pay his way into the Marionette Theater.

learn

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From this reading Talking to himself, he said: “In school today, I’ll learn to read, tomorrow to write, and the day after tomorrow I’ll do arithmetic.

lot

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From this reading Then, clever as I am, I can earn a lot of money.

Marionette

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From this reading Pinocchio sells his A-B-C book to pay his way into the Marionette Theater.

money

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From this reading Then, clever as I am, I can earn a lot of money.

new

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From this reading See Pinocchio hurrying off to school with his new A-B-C book under his arm!

of

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From this reading As he walked along, his brain was busy planning hundreds of wonderful things, building hundreds of castles in the air.

off

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From this reading See Pinocchio hurrying off to school with his new A-B-C book under his arm!

pay

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From this reading Pinocchio sells his A-B-C book to pay his way into the Marionette Theater.

Pinocchio

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From this reading Pinocchio sells his A-B-C book to pay his way into the Marionette Theater.

planning

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From this reading As he walked along, his brain was busy planning hundreds of wonderful things, building hundreds of castles in the air.

read

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From this reading Talking to himself, he said: “In school today, I’ll learn to read, tomorrow to write, and the day after tomorrow I’ll do arithmetic.

said

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From this reading Talking to himself, he said: “In school today, I’ll learn to read, tomorrow to write, and the day after tomorrow I’ll do arithmetic.

school

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From this reading See Pinocchio hurrying off to school with his new A-B-C book under his arm!

See

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From this reading See Pinocchio hurrying off to school with his new A-B-C book under his arm!

sells

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From this reading Pinocchio sells his A-B-C book to pay his way into the Marionette Theater.

Talking

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From this reading Talking to himself, he said: “In school today, I’ll learn to read, tomorrow to write, and the day after tomorrow I’ll do arithmetic.

the

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From this reading Pinocchio sells his A-B-C book to pay his way into the Marionette Theater.

Theater

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From this reading Pinocchio sells his A-B-C book to pay his way into the Marionette Theater.

Then

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From this reading Then, clever as I am, I can earn a lot of money.

things

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From this reading As he walked along, his brain was busy planning hundreds of wonderful things, building hundreds of castles in the air.

to

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From this reading Pinocchio sells his A-B-C book to pay his way into the Marionette Theater.

today

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From this reading Talking to himself, he said: “In school today, I’ll learn to read, tomorrow to write, and the day after tomorrow I’ll do arithmetic.

tomorrow

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From this reading Talking to himself, he said: “In school today, I’ll learn to read, tomorrow to write, and the day after tomorrow I’ll do arithmetic.

under

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From this reading See Pinocchio hurrying off to school with his new A-B-C book under his arm!

walked

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From this reading As he walked along, his brain was busy planning hundreds of wonderful things, building hundreds of castles in the air.

was

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From this reading As he walked along, his brain was busy planning hundreds of wonderful things, building hundreds of castles in the air.

way

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From this reading Pinocchio sells his A-B-C book to pay his way into the Marionette Theater.

with

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From this reading See Pinocchio hurrying off to school with his new A-B-C book under his arm!

wonderful

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From this reading As he walked along, his brain was busy planning hundreds of wonderful things, building hundreds of castles in the air.

write

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From this reading Talking to himself, he said: “In school today, I’ll learn to read, tomorrow to write, and the day after tomorrow I’ll do arithmetic.

Chapter 9 of The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi holds 63 sentences, grouped into 13 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.

What does chapter 9 of The Adventures of Pinocchio contain?

Chapter 9 holds 63 sentences of The Adventures of Pinocchio, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 9 of The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 63 sentences, grouped into 13 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 9 of The Adventures of Pinocchio?

Work through the 13 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 13 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.

Can chapter 9 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 9 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.

Questions about reading The Adventures of Pinocchio

Common questions about reading The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Adventures of Pinocchio?

Yes. All 3229 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #500 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Adventures of Pinocchio is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #500, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Adventures of Pinocchio take to read?

About 269 minutes of reading across 646 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Adventures of Pinocchio section by section

How to work through The Adventures of Pinocchio section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 36 chapters of The Adventures of Pinocchio to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in The Adventures of Pinocchio

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Adventures of Pinocchio, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Happened
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Adventures of Pinocchio; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Mastro
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Adventures of Pinocchio; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Cherry
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Adventures of Pinocchio; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Carpenter
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Adventures of Pinocchio; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.