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The Adventures of Pinocchio

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 14 of The Adventures of Pinocchio is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Carlo Collodi • Curated US English Learning Edition

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Pinocchio, not having listened to the good advice of the Talking Cricket, falls into the hands of the Assassins.

“Dear, oh, dear!

When I come to think of it,” said the Marionette to himself, as he once more set out on his journey, “we boys are really very unlucky.

Everybody scolds us, everybody gives us advice, everybody warns us.

If we were to allow it, everyone would try to be father and mother to us; everyone, even the Talking Cricket.

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Chapter XIV Reading 1/12

The Adventures of Pinocchio

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 14 of The Adventures of Pinocchio is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

Line 1

Pinocchio, not having listened to the good advice of the Talking Cricket, falls into the hands of the Assassins.

Line 2

“Dear, oh, dear!

Line 3

When I come to think of it,” said the Marionette to himself, as he once more set out on his journey, “we boys are really very unlucky.

Line 4

Everybody scolds us, everybody gives us advice, everybody warns us.

Line 5

If we were to allow it, everyone would try to be father and mother to us; everyone, even the Talking Cricket.

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.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

advice

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From this reading Pinocchio, not having listened to the good advice of the Talking Cricket, falls into the hands of the Assassins.

allow

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From this reading If we were to allow it, everyone would try to be father and mother to us; everyone, even the Talking Cricket.

and

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From this reading If we were to allow it, everyone would try to be father and mother to us; everyone, even the Talking Cricket.

are

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From this reading When I come to think of it,” said the Marionette to himself, as he once more set out on his journey, “we boys are really very unlucky.

as

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From this reading When I come to think of it,” said the Marionette to himself, as he once more set out on his journey, “we boys are really very unlucky.

Assassins

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From this reading Pinocchio, not having listened to the good advice of the Talking Cricket, falls into the hands of the Assassins.

be

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From this reading If we were to allow it, everyone would try to be father and mother to us; everyone, even the Talking Cricket.

boys

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From this reading When I come to think of it,” said the Marionette to himself, as he once more set out on his journey, “we boys are really very unlucky.

come

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From this reading When I come to think of it,” said the Marionette to himself, as he once more set out on his journey, “we boys are really very unlucky.

Cricket

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From this reading Pinocchio, not having listened to the good advice of the Talking Cricket, falls into the hands of the Assassins.

Dear

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From this reading “Dear, oh, dear!

even

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From this reading If we were to allow it, everyone would try to be father and mother to us; everyone, even the Talking Cricket.

Everybody

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From this reading Everybody scolds us, everybody gives us advice, everybody warns us.

everyone

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From this reading If we were to allow it, everyone would try to be father and mother to us; everyone, even the Talking Cricket.

falls

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From this reading Pinocchio, not having listened to the good advice of the Talking Cricket, falls into the hands of the Assassins.

father

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From this reading If we were to allow it, everyone would try to be father and mother to us; everyone, even the Talking Cricket.

gives

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From this reading Everybody scolds us, everybody gives us advice, everybody warns us.

good

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From this reading Pinocchio, not having listened to the good advice of the Talking Cricket, falls into the hands of the Assassins.

hands

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From this reading Pinocchio, not having listened to the good advice of the Talking Cricket, falls into the hands of the Assassins.

having

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From this reading Pinocchio, not having listened to the good advice of the Talking Cricket, falls into the hands of the Assassins.

he

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From this reading When I come to think of it,” said the Marionette to himself, as he once more set out on his journey, “we boys are really very unlucky.

himself

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From this reading When I come to think of it,” said the Marionette to himself, as he once more set out on his journey, “we boys are really very unlucky.

his

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From this reading When I come to think of it,” said the Marionette to himself, as he once more set out on his journey, “we boys are really very unlucky.

I

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From this reading When I come to think of it,” said the Marionette to himself, as he once more set out on his journey, “we boys are really very unlucky.

If

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From this reading If we were to allow it, everyone would try to be father and mother to us; everyone, even the Talking Cricket.

into

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From this reading Pinocchio, not having listened to the good advice of the Talking Cricket, falls into the hands of the Assassins.

it

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From this reading When I come to think of it,” said the Marionette to himself, as he once more set out on his journey, “we boys are really very unlucky.

journey

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From this reading When I come to think of it,” said the Marionette to himself, as he once more set out on his journey, “we boys are really very unlucky.

listened

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From this reading Pinocchio, not having listened to the good advice of the Talking Cricket, falls into the hands of the Assassins.

Marionette

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From this reading When I come to think of it,” said the Marionette to himself, as he once more set out on his journey, “we boys are really very unlucky.

more

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From this reading When I come to think of it,” said the Marionette to himself, as he once more set out on his journey, “we boys are really very unlucky.

mother

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From this reading If we were to allow it, everyone would try to be father and mother to us; everyone, even the Talking Cricket.

not

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From this reading Pinocchio, not having listened to the good advice of the Talking Cricket, falls into the hands of the Assassins.

of

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From this reading Pinocchio, not having listened to the good advice of the Talking Cricket, falls into the hands of the Assassins.

oh

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From this reading “Dear, oh, dear!

on

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From this reading When I come to think of it,” said the Marionette to himself, as he once more set out on his journey, “we boys are really very unlucky.

once

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From this reading When I come to think of it,” said the Marionette to himself, as he once more set out on his journey, “we boys are really very unlucky.

out

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From this reading When I come to think of it,” said the Marionette to himself, as he once more set out on his journey, “we boys are really very unlucky.

Pinocchio

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From this reading Pinocchio, not having listened to the good advice of the Talking Cricket, falls into the hands of the Assassins.

really

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From this reading When I come to think of it,” said the Marionette to himself, as he once more set out on his journey, “we boys are really very unlucky.

said

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From this reading When I come to think of it,” said the Marionette to himself, as he once more set out on his journey, “we boys are really very unlucky.

scolds

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From this reading Everybody scolds us, everybody gives us advice, everybody warns us.

set

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From this reading When I come to think of it,” said the Marionette to himself, as he once more set out on his journey, “we boys are really very unlucky.

Talking

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From this reading Pinocchio, not having listened to the good advice of the Talking Cricket, falls into the hands of the Assassins.

the

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From this reading Pinocchio, not having listened to the good advice of the Talking Cricket, falls into the hands of the Assassins.

think

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From this reading When I come to think of it,” said the Marionette to himself, as he once more set out on his journey, “we boys are really very unlucky.

to

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From this reading Pinocchio, not having listened to the good advice of the Talking Cricket, falls into the hands of the Assassins.

try

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From this reading If we were to allow it, everyone would try to be father and mother to us; everyone, even the Talking Cricket.

unlucky

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From this reading When I come to think of it,” said the Marionette to himself, as he once more set out on his journey, “we boys are really very unlucky.

us

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From this reading Everybody scolds us, everybody gives us advice, everybody warns us.

very

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From this reading When I come to think of it,” said the Marionette to himself, as he once more set out on his journey, “we boys are really very unlucky.

warns

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From this reading Everybody scolds us, everybody gives us advice, everybody warns us.

we

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From this reading When I come to think of it,” said the Marionette to himself, as he once more set out on his journey, “we boys are really very unlucky.

were

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From this reading If we were to allow it, everyone would try to be father and mother to us; everyone, even the Talking Cricket.

When

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From this reading When I come to think of it,” said the Marionette to himself, as he once more set out on his journey, “we boys are really very unlucky.

would

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From this reading If we were to allow it, everyone would try to be father and mother to us; everyone, even the Talking Cricket.

Chapter 14 of The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi holds 64 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 14 of The Adventures of Pinocchio contain?

Chapter 14 holds 64 sentences of The Adventures of Pinocchio, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 14 of The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 64 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 14 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 14 be read aloud to me?

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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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.