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The Adventures of Pinocchio

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of The Adventures of Pinocchio is here in full — 51 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 Assassins chase Pinocchio, catch him, and hang him to the branch of a giant oak tree.

As he ran, the Marionette felt more and more certain that he would have to give himself up into the hands of his pursuers.

Suddenly he saw a little cottage gleaming white as the snow among the trees of the forest.

“If I have enough breath left with which to reach that little house, I may be saved,” he said to himself.

Not waiting another moment, he darted swiftly through the woods, the Assassins still after him.

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The Adventures of Pinocchio Carlo Collodi

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Chapter XV

Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of The Adventures of Pinocchio is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

The Assassins chase Pinocchio, catch him, and hang him to the branch of a giant oak tree. As he ran, the Marionette felt more and more certain that he would have to give himself up into the hands of his pursuers. Suddenly he saw a little cottage gleaming white as the snow among the trees of the forest. “If I have enough breath left with which to reach that little house, I may be saved,” he said to himself. Not waiting another moment, he darted swiftly through the woods, the Assassins still after him.

The Adventures of Pinocchio

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of The Adventures of Pinocchio is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

Line 1

The Assassins chase Pinocchio, catch him, and hang him to the branch of a giant oak tree.

Line 2

As he ran, the Marionette felt more and more certain that he would have to give himself up into the hands of his pursuers.

Line 3

Suddenly he saw a little cottage gleaming white as the snow among the trees of the forest.

Line 4

“If I have enough breath left with which to reach that little house, I may be saved,” he said to himself.

Line 5

Not waiting another moment, he darted swiftly through the woods, the Assassins still after him.

All words in this reading · 65

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a

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after

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From this reading Not waiting another moment, he darted swiftly through the woods, the Assassins still after him.

among

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and

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another

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As

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From this reading As he ran, the Marionette felt more and more certain that he would have to give himself up into the hands of his pursuers.

Assassins

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be

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From this reading “If I have enough breath left with which to reach that little house, I may be saved,” he said to himself.

branch

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breath

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From this reading “If I have enough breath left with which to reach that little house, I may be saved,” he said to himself.

catch

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From this reading The Assassins chase Pinocchio, catch him, and hang him to the branch of a giant oak tree.

certain

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From this reading As he ran, the Marionette felt more and more certain that he would have to give himself up into the hands of his pursuers.

chase

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cottage

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darted

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enough

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From this reading “If I have enough breath left with which to reach that little house, I may be saved,” he said to himself.

felt

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forest

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giant

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give

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gleaming

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From this reading Suddenly he saw a little cottage gleaming white as the snow among the trees of the forest.

hands

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hang

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have

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he

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him

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himself

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his

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house

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From this reading “If I have enough breath left with which to reach that little house, I may be saved,” he said to himself.

I

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From this reading “If I have enough breath left with which to reach that little house, I may be saved,” he said to himself.

If

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From this reading “If I have enough breath left with which to reach that little house, I may be saved,” he said to himself.

into

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left

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From this reading “If I have enough breath left with which to reach that little house, I may be saved,” he said to himself.

little

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From this reading Suddenly he saw a little cottage gleaming white as the snow among the trees of the forest.

Marionette

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may

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From this reading “If I have enough breath left with which to reach that little house, I may be saved,” he said to himself.

moment

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From this reading Not waiting another moment, he darted swiftly through the woods, the Assassins still after him.

more

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Not

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oak

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of

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Pinocchio

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pursuers

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From this reading As he ran, the Marionette felt more and more certain that he would have to give himself up into the hands of his pursuers.

ran

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reach

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From this reading “If I have enough breath left with which to reach that little house, I may be saved,” he said to himself.

said

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From this reading “If I have enough breath left with which to reach that little house, I may be saved,” he said to himself.

saved

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From this reading “If I have enough breath left with which to reach that little house, I may be saved,” he said to himself.

saw

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From this reading Suddenly he saw a little cottage gleaming white as the snow among the trees of the forest.

snow

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From this reading Suddenly he saw a little cottage gleaming white as the snow among the trees of the forest.

still

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Suddenly

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swiftly

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From this reading Not waiting another moment, he darted swiftly through the woods, the Assassins still after him.

that

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From this reading As he ran, the Marionette felt more and more certain that he would have to give himself up into the hands of his pursuers.

The

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through

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to

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From this reading The Assassins chase Pinocchio, catch him, and hang him to the branch of a giant oak tree.

tree

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From this reading The Assassins chase Pinocchio, catch him, and hang him to the branch of a giant oak tree.

trees

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From this reading Suddenly he saw a little cottage gleaming white as the snow among the trees of the forest.

up

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From this reading As he ran, the Marionette felt more and more certain that he would have to give himself up into the hands of his pursuers.

waiting

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which

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From this reading “If I have enough breath left with which to reach that little house, I may be saved,” he said to himself.

white

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From this reading Suddenly he saw a little cottage gleaming white as the snow among the trees of the forest.

with

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From this reading “If I have enough breath left with which to reach that little house, I may be saved,” he said to himself.

woods

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From this reading Not waiting another moment, he darted swiftly through the woods, the Assassins still after him.

would

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From this reading As he ran, the Marionette felt more and more certain that he would have to give himself up into the hands of his pursuers.

Chapter 15 of The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi holds 51 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 15 of The Adventures of Pinocchio contain?

Chapter 15 holds 51 sentences of The Adventures of Pinocchio, unabridged, divided into 11 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 15 of The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 51 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 15 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.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 15 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 The Adventures of Pinocchio?

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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

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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.
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