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The Adventures of Pinocchio

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of The Adventures of Pinocchio is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Carlo Collodi • Curated US English Learning Edition

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The Marionettes recognize their brother Pinocchio, and greet him with loud cheers; but the Director, Fire Eater, happens along and poor Pinocchio almost loses his life.

Quick as a flash, Pinocchio disappeared into the Marionette Theater.

And then something happened which almost caused a riot.

The curtain was up and the performance had started.

Harlequin and Pulcinella were reciting on the stage and, as usual, they were threatening each other with sticks and blows.

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Chapter X Reading 1/10

The Adventures of Pinocchio

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of The Adventures of Pinocchio is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/10 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

The Marionettes recognize their brother Pinocchio, and greet him with loud cheers; but the Director, Fire Eater, happens along and poor Pinocchio almost loses his life.

Line 2

Quick as a flash, Pinocchio disappeared into the Marionette Theater.

Line 3

And then something happened which almost caused a riot.

Line 4

The curtain was up and the performance had started.

Line 5

Harlequin and Pulcinella were reciting on the stage and, as usual, they were threatening each other with sticks and blows.

All words in this reading · 56

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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a

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From this reading Quick as a flash, Pinocchio disappeared into the Marionette Theater.

almost

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From this reading The Marionettes recognize their brother Pinocchio, and greet him with loud cheers; but the Director, Fire Eater, happens along and poor Pinocchio almost loses his life.

along

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From this reading The Marionettes recognize their brother Pinocchio, and greet him with loud cheers; but the Director, Fire Eater, happens along and poor Pinocchio almost loses his life.

and

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From this reading The Marionettes recognize their brother Pinocchio, and greet him with loud cheers; but the Director, Fire Eater, happens along and poor Pinocchio almost loses his life.

as

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From this reading Quick as a flash, Pinocchio disappeared into the Marionette Theater.

blows

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From this reading Harlequin and Pulcinella were reciting on the stage and, as usual, they were threatening each other with sticks and blows.

brother

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From this reading The Marionettes recognize their brother Pinocchio, and greet him with loud cheers; but the Director, Fire Eater, happens along and poor Pinocchio almost loses his life.

but

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From this reading The Marionettes recognize their brother Pinocchio, and greet him with loud cheers; but the Director, Fire Eater, happens along and poor Pinocchio almost loses his life.

caused

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From this reading And then something happened which almost caused a riot.

cheers

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From this reading The Marionettes recognize their brother Pinocchio, and greet him with loud cheers; but the Director, Fire Eater, happens along and poor Pinocchio almost loses his life.

curtain

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From this reading The curtain was up and the performance had started.

Director

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From this reading The Marionettes recognize their brother Pinocchio, and greet him with loud cheers; but the Director, Fire Eater, happens along and poor Pinocchio almost loses his life.

disappeared

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From this reading Quick as a flash, Pinocchio disappeared into the Marionette Theater.

each

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From this reading Harlequin and Pulcinella were reciting on the stage and, as usual, they were threatening each other with sticks and blows.

Eater

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From this reading The Marionettes recognize their brother Pinocchio, and greet him with loud cheers; but the Director, Fire Eater, happens along and poor Pinocchio almost loses his life.

Fire

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From this reading The Marionettes recognize their brother Pinocchio, and greet him with loud cheers; but the Director, Fire Eater, happens along and poor Pinocchio almost loses his life.

flash

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From this reading Quick as a flash, Pinocchio disappeared into the Marionette Theater.

greet

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From this reading The Marionettes recognize their brother Pinocchio, and greet him with loud cheers; but the Director, Fire Eater, happens along and poor Pinocchio almost loses his life.

had

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From this reading The curtain was up and the performance had started.

happened

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From this reading And then something happened which almost caused a riot.

happens

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From this reading The Marionettes recognize their brother Pinocchio, and greet him with loud cheers; but the Director, Fire Eater, happens along and poor Pinocchio almost loses his life.

Harlequin

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From this reading Harlequin and Pulcinella were reciting on the stage and, as usual, they were threatening each other with sticks and blows.

him

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From this reading The Marionettes recognize their brother Pinocchio, and greet him with loud cheers; but the Director, Fire Eater, happens along and poor Pinocchio almost loses his life.

his

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From this reading The Marionettes recognize their brother Pinocchio, and greet him with loud cheers; but the Director, Fire Eater, happens along and poor Pinocchio almost loses his life.

into

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From this reading Quick as a flash, Pinocchio disappeared into the Marionette Theater.

life

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From this reading The Marionettes recognize their brother Pinocchio, and greet him with loud cheers; but the Director, Fire Eater, happens along and poor Pinocchio almost loses his life.

loses

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From this reading The Marionettes recognize their brother Pinocchio, and greet him with loud cheers; but the Director, Fire Eater, happens along and poor Pinocchio almost loses his life.

loud

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From this reading The Marionettes recognize their brother Pinocchio, and greet him with loud cheers; but the Director, Fire Eater, happens along and poor Pinocchio almost loses his life.

Marionette

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From this reading Quick as a flash, Pinocchio disappeared into the Marionette Theater.

Marionettes

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From this reading The Marionettes recognize their brother Pinocchio, and greet him with loud cheers; but the Director, Fire Eater, happens along and poor Pinocchio almost loses his life.

on

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From this reading Harlequin and Pulcinella were reciting on the stage and, as usual, they were threatening each other with sticks and blows.

other

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From this reading Harlequin and Pulcinella were reciting on the stage and, as usual, they were threatening each other with sticks and blows.

performance

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From this reading The curtain was up and the performance had started.

Pinocchio

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From this reading The Marionettes recognize their brother Pinocchio, and greet him with loud cheers; but the Director, Fire Eater, happens along and poor Pinocchio almost loses his life.

poor

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From this reading The Marionettes recognize their brother Pinocchio, and greet him with loud cheers; but the Director, Fire Eater, happens along and poor Pinocchio almost loses his life.

Pulcinella

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From this reading Harlequin and Pulcinella were reciting on the stage and, as usual, they were threatening each other with sticks and blows.

Quick

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From this reading Quick as a flash, Pinocchio disappeared into the Marionette Theater.

reciting

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From this reading Harlequin and Pulcinella were reciting on the stage and, as usual, they were threatening each other with sticks and blows.

recognize

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From this reading The Marionettes recognize their brother Pinocchio, and greet him with loud cheers; but the Director, Fire Eater, happens along and poor Pinocchio almost loses his life.

riot

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From this reading And then something happened which almost caused a riot.

something

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From this reading And then something happened which almost caused a riot.

stage

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From this reading Harlequin and Pulcinella were reciting on the stage and, as usual, they were threatening each other with sticks and blows.

started

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From this reading The curtain was up and the performance had started.

sticks

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From this reading Harlequin and Pulcinella were reciting on the stage and, as usual, they were threatening each other with sticks and blows.

The

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From this reading The Marionettes recognize their brother Pinocchio, and greet him with loud cheers; but the Director, Fire Eater, happens along and poor Pinocchio almost loses his life.

Theater

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From this reading Quick as a flash, Pinocchio disappeared into the Marionette Theater.

their

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From this reading The Marionettes recognize their brother Pinocchio, and greet him with loud cheers; but the Director, Fire Eater, happens along and poor Pinocchio almost loses his life.

then

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From this reading And then something happened which almost caused a riot.

they

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From this reading Harlequin and Pulcinella were reciting on the stage and, as usual, they were threatening each other with sticks and blows.

threatening

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From this reading Harlequin and Pulcinella were reciting on the stage and, as usual, they were threatening each other with sticks and blows.

up

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From this reading The curtain was up and the performance had started.

usual

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From this reading Harlequin and Pulcinella were reciting on the stage and, as usual, they were threatening each other with sticks and blows.

was

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From this reading The curtain was up and the performance had started.

were

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From this reading Harlequin and Pulcinella were reciting on the stage and, as usual, they were threatening each other with sticks and blows.

which

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From this reading And then something happened which almost caused a riot.

with

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From this reading The Marionettes recognize their brother Pinocchio, and greet him with loud cheers; but the Director, Fire Eater, happens along and poor Pinocchio almost loses his life.

Chapter 10 of The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi holds 54 sentences, grouped into 11 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 10 of The Adventures of Pinocchio contain?

Chapter 10 holds 54 sentences of The Adventures of Pinocchio, unabridged, divided into 11 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 10 of The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 54 sentences, grouped into 11 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 10 of The Adventures of Pinocchio?

Work through the 11 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 11 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 10 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 10 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 3087 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 257 minutes of reading across 618 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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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.