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The Adventures of Pinocchio

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of The Adventures of Pinocchio is here in full — 53 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 Lovely Maiden with Azure Hair sends for the poor Marionette, puts him to bed, and calls three Doctors to tell her if Pinocchio is dead or alive.

If the poor Marionette had dangled there much longer, all hope would have been lost.

Luckily for him, the Lovely Maiden with Azure Hair once again looked out of her window.

Filled with pity at the sight of the poor little fellow being knocked helplessly about by the wind, she clapped her hands sharply together three times.

At the signal, a loud whirr of wings in quick flight was heard and a large Falcon came and settled itself on the window ledge.

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The Adventures of Pinocchio Carlo Collodi

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Chapter XVI

Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of The Adventures of Pinocchio is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

The Lovely Maiden with Azure Hair sends for the poor Marionette, puts him to bed, and calls three Doctors to tell her if Pinocchio is dead or alive. If the poor Marionette had dangled there much longer, all hope would have been lost. Luckily for him, the Lovely Maiden with Azure Hair once again looked out of her window. Filled with pity at the sight of the poor little fellow being knocked helplessly about by the wind, she clapped her hands sharply together three times. At the signal, a loud whirr of wings in quick flight was heard and a large Falcon came and settled itself on the window ledge.

The Adventures of Pinocchio

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of The Adventures of Pinocchio is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

Line 1

The Lovely Maiden with Azure Hair sends for the poor Marionette, puts him to bed, and calls three Doctors to tell her if Pinocchio is dead or alive.

Line 2

If the poor Marionette had dangled there much longer, all hope would have been lost.

Line 3

Luckily for him, the Lovely Maiden with Azure Hair once again looked out of her window.

Line 4

Filled with pity at the sight of the poor little fellow being knocked helplessly about by the wind, she clapped her hands sharply together three times.

Line 5

At the signal, a loud whirr of wings in quick flight was heard and a large Falcon came and settled itself on the window ledge.

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a

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about

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From this reading Filled with pity at the sight of the poor little fellow being knocked helplessly about by the wind, she clapped her hands sharply together three times.

again

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alive

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From this reading The Lovely Maiden with Azure Hair sends for the poor Marionette, puts him to bed, and calls three Doctors to tell her if Pinocchio is dead or alive.

all

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and

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From this reading The Lovely Maiden with Azure Hair sends for the poor Marionette, puts him to bed, and calls three Doctors to tell her if Pinocchio is dead or alive.

at

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From this reading Filled with pity at the sight of the poor little fellow being knocked helplessly about by the wind, she clapped her hands sharply together three times.

Azure

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From this reading The Lovely Maiden with Azure Hair sends for the poor Marionette, puts him to bed, and calls three Doctors to tell her if Pinocchio is dead or alive.

bed

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From this reading The Lovely Maiden with Azure Hair sends for the poor Marionette, puts him to bed, and calls three Doctors to tell her if Pinocchio is dead or alive.

been

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From this reading If the poor Marionette had dangled there much longer, all hope would have been lost.

being

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From this reading Filled with pity at the sight of the poor little fellow being knocked helplessly about by the wind, she clapped her hands sharply together three times.

by

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From this reading Filled with pity at the sight of the poor little fellow being knocked helplessly about by the wind, she clapped her hands sharply together three times.

calls

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From this reading The Lovely Maiden with Azure Hair sends for the poor Marionette, puts him to bed, and calls three Doctors to tell her if Pinocchio is dead or alive.

came

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From this reading At the signal, a loud whirr of wings in quick flight was heard and a large Falcon came and settled itself on the window ledge.

clapped

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From this reading Filled with pity at the sight of the poor little fellow being knocked helplessly about by the wind, she clapped her hands sharply together three times.

dangled

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From this reading If the poor Marionette had dangled there much longer, all hope would have been lost.

dead

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From this reading The Lovely Maiden with Azure Hair sends for the poor Marionette, puts him to bed, and calls three Doctors to tell her if Pinocchio is dead or alive.

Doctors

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From this reading The Lovely Maiden with Azure Hair sends for the poor Marionette, puts him to bed, and calls three Doctors to tell her if Pinocchio is dead or alive.

Falcon

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From this reading At the signal, a loud whirr of wings in quick flight was heard and a large Falcon came and settled itself on the window ledge.

fellow

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From this reading Filled with pity at the sight of the poor little fellow being knocked helplessly about by the wind, she clapped her hands sharply together three times.

Filled

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From this reading Filled with pity at the sight of the poor little fellow being knocked helplessly about by the wind, she clapped her hands sharply together three times.

flight

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From this reading At the signal, a loud whirr of wings in quick flight was heard and a large Falcon came and settled itself on the window ledge.

for

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From this reading The Lovely Maiden with Azure Hair sends for the poor Marionette, puts him to bed, and calls three Doctors to tell her if Pinocchio is dead or alive.

had

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From this reading If the poor Marionette had dangled there much longer, all hope would have been lost.

Hair

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From this reading The Lovely Maiden with Azure Hair sends for the poor Marionette, puts him to bed, and calls three Doctors to tell her if Pinocchio is dead or alive.

hands

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From this reading Filled with pity at the sight of the poor little fellow being knocked helplessly about by the wind, she clapped her hands sharply together three times.

have

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From this reading If the poor Marionette had dangled there much longer, all hope would have been lost.

heard

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From this reading At the signal, a loud whirr of wings in quick flight was heard and a large Falcon came and settled itself on the window ledge.

helplessly

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From this reading Filled with pity at the sight of the poor little fellow being knocked helplessly about by the wind, she clapped her hands sharply together three times.

her

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From this reading The Lovely Maiden with Azure Hair sends for the poor Marionette, puts him to bed, and calls three Doctors to tell her if Pinocchio is dead or alive.

him

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From this reading The Lovely Maiden with Azure Hair sends for the poor Marionette, puts him to bed, and calls three Doctors to tell her if Pinocchio is dead or alive.

hope

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From this reading If the poor Marionette had dangled there much longer, all hope would have been lost.

if

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From this reading The Lovely Maiden with Azure Hair sends for the poor Marionette, puts him to bed, and calls three Doctors to tell her if Pinocchio is dead or alive.

in

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From this reading At the signal, a loud whirr of wings in quick flight was heard and a large Falcon came and settled itself on the window ledge.

is

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From this reading The Lovely Maiden with Azure Hair sends for the poor Marionette, puts him to bed, and calls three Doctors to tell her if Pinocchio is dead or alive.

itself

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From this reading At the signal, a loud whirr of wings in quick flight was heard and a large Falcon came and settled itself on the window ledge.

knocked

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From this reading Filled with pity at the sight of the poor little fellow being knocked helplessly about by the wind, she clapped her hands sharply together three times.

large

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From this reading At the signal, a loud whirr of wings in quick flight was heard and a large Falcon came and settled itself on the window ledge.

ledge

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From this reading At the signal, a loud whirr of wings in quick flight was heard and a large Falcon came and settled itself on the window ledge.

little

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From this reading Filled with pity at the sight of the poor little fellow being knocked helplessly about by the wind, she clapped her hands sharply together three times.

longer

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From this reading If the poor Marionette had dangled there much longer, all hope would have been lost.

looked

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From this reading Luckily for him, the Lovely Maiden with Azure Hair once again looked out of her window.

lost

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From this reading If the poor Marionette had dangled there much longer, all hope would have been lost.

loud

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From this reading At the signal, a loud whirr of wings in quick flight was heard and a large Falcon came and settled itself on the window ledge.

Lovely

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From this reading The Lovely Maiden with Azure Hair sends for the poor Marionette, puts him to bed, and calls three Doctors to tell her if Pinocchio is dead or alive.

Luckily

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From this reading Luckily for him, the Lovely Maiden with Azure Hair once again looked out of her window.

Maiden

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From this reading The Lovely Maiden with Azure Hair sends for the poor Marionette, puts him to bed, and calls three Doctors to tell her if Pinocchio is dead or alive.

Marionette

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From this reading The Lovely Maiden with Azure Hair sends for the poor Marionette, puts him to bed, and calls three Doctors to tell her if Pinocchio is dead or alive.

much

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From this reading If the poor Marionette had dangled there much longer, all hope would have been lost.

of

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From this reading Luckily for him, the Lovely Maiden with Azure Hair once again looked out of her window.

on

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From this reading At the signal, a loud whirr of wings in quick flight was heard and a large Falcon came and settled itself on the window ledge.

once

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From this reading Luckily for him, the Lovely Maiden with Azure Hair once again looked out of her window.

or

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From this reading The Lovely Maiden with Azure Hair sends for the poor Marionette, puts him to bed, and calls three Doctors to tell her if Pinocchio is dead or alive.

out

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From this reading Luckily for him, the Lovely Maiden with Azure Hair once again looked out of her window.

Pinocchio

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From this reading The Lovely Maiden with Azure Hair sends for the poor Marionette, puts him to bed, and calls three Doctors to tell her if Pinocchio is dead or alive.

pity

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From this reading Filled with pity at the sight of the poor little fellow being knocked helplessly about by the wind, she clapped her hands sharply together three times.

poor

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From this reading The Lovely Maiden with Azure Hair sends for the poor Marionette, puts him to bed, and calls three Doctors to tell her if Pinocchio is dead or alive.

puts

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From this reading The Lovely Maiden with Azure Hair sends for the poor Marionette, puts him to bed, and calls three Doctors to tell her if Pinocchio is dead or alive.

quick

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From this reading At the signal, a loud whirr of wings in quick flight was heard and a large Falcon came and settled itself on the window ledge.

sends

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From this reading The Lovely Maiden with Azure Hair sends for the poor Marionette, puts him to bed, and calls three Doctors to tell her if Pinocchio is dead or alive.

settled

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From this reading At the signal, a loud whirr of wings in quick flight was heard and a large Falcon came and settled itself on the window ledge.

sharply

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From this reading Filled with pity at the sight of the poor little fellow being knocked helplessly about by the wind, she clapped her hands sharply together three times.

she

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From this reading Filled with pity at the sight of the poor little fellow being knocked helplessly about by the wind, she clapped her hands sharply together three times.

sight

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From this reading Filled with pity at the sight of the poor little fellow being knocked helplessly about by the wind, she clapped her hands sharply together three times.

signal

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From this reading At the signal, a loud whirr of wings in quick flight was heard and a large Falcon came and settled itself on the window ledge.

tell

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From this reading The Lovely Maiden with Azure Hair sends for the poor Marionette, puts him to bed, and calls three Doctors to tell her if Pinocchio is dead or alive.

The

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From this reading The Lovely Maiden with Azure Hair sends for the poor Marionette, puts him to bed, and calls three Doctors to tell her if Pinocchio is dead or alive.

there

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three

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From this reading The Lovely Maiden with Azure Hair sends for the poor Marionette, puts him to bed, and calls three Doctors to tell her if Pinocchio is dead or alive.

times

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From this reading Filled with pity at the sight of the poor little fellow being knocked helplessly about by the wind, she clapped her hands sharply together three times.

to

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From this reading The Lovely Maiden with Azure Hair sends for the poor Marionette, puts him to bed, and calls three Doctors to tell her if Pinocchio is dead or alive.

together

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From this reading Filled with pity at the sight of the poor little fellow being knocked helplessly about by the wind, she clapped her hands sharply together three times.

was

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From this reading At the signal, a loud whirr of wings in quick flight was heard and a large Falcon came and settled itself on the window ledge.

whirr

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From this reading At the signal, a loud whirr of wings in quick flight was heard and a large Falcon came and settled itself on the window ledge.

wind

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From this reading Filled with pity at the sight of the poor little fellow being knocked helplessly about by the wind, she clapped her hands sharply together three times.

window

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From this reading Luckily for him, the Lovely Maiden with Azure Hair once again looked out of her window.

wings

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From this reading At the signal, a loud whirr of wings in quick flight was heard and a large Falcon came and settled itself on the window ledge.

with

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From this reading The Lovely Maiden with Azure Hair sends for the poor Marionette, puts him to bed, and calls three Doctors to tell her if Pinocchio is dead or alive.

would

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From this reading If the poor Marionette had dangled there much longer, all hope would have been lost.

Chapter 16 of The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi holds 53 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.

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Chapter 16 holds 53 sentences of The Adventures of Pinocchio, unabridged, divided into 11 reading sections.

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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.
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