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The Adventures of Pinocchio
The Adventures of Pinocchio

Chapter XX · Chapter 20

Chapter 20 of The Adventures of Pinocchio is here in full — 44 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Freed from prison, Pinocchio sets out to return to the Fairy; but on the way he meets a Serpent and later is caught in a trap.
Fancy the happiness of Pinocchio on finding himself free!
Without saying yes or no, he fled from the city and set out on the road that was to take him back to the house of the lovely Fairy.
It had rained for many days, and the road was so muddy that, at times, Pinocchio sank down almost to his knees.
But he kept on bravely.
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The Adventures of Pinocchio

Chapter XX · Chapter 20

Chapter 20 of The Adventures of Pinocchio is here in full — 44 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/8 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Freed from prison, Pinocchio sets out to return to the Fairy; but on the way he meets a Serpent and later is caught in a trap.
Line 2
Fancy the happiness of Pinocchio on finding himself free!
Line 3
Without saying yes or no, he fled from the city and set out on the road that was to take him back to the house of the lovely Fairy.
Line 4
It had rained for many days, and the road was so muddy that, at times, Pinocchio sank down almost to his knees.
Line 5
But he kept on bravely.

All words in this reading · 62

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 Freed from prison, Pinocchio sets out to return to the Fairy; but on the way he meets a Serpent and later is caught in a trap.

almost

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From this reading It had rained for many days, and the road was so muddy that, at times, Pinocchio sank down almost to his knees.

and

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From this reading Freed from prison, Pinocchio sets out to return to the Fairy; but on the way he meets a Serpent and later is caught in a trap.

at

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From this reading It had rained for many days, and the road was so muddy that, at times, Pinocchio sank down almost to his knees.

back

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From this reading Without saying yes or no, he fled from the city and set out on the road that was to take him back to the house of the lovely Fairy.

bravely

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From this reading But he kept on bravely.

but

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From this reading Freed from prison, Pinocchio sets out to return to the Fairy; but on the way he meets a Serpent and later is caught in a trap.

caught

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From this reading Freed from prison, Pinocchio sets out to return to the Fairy; but on the way he meets a Serpent and later is caught in a trap.

city

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From this reading Without saying yes or no, he fled from the city and set out on the road that was to take him back to the house of the lovely Fairy.

days

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From this reading It had rained for many days, and the road was so muddy that, at times, Pinocchio sank down almost to his knees.

down

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From this reading It had rained for many days, and the road was so muddy that, at times, Pinocchio sank down almost to his knees.

Fairy

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From this reading Freed from prison, Pinocchio sets out to return to the Fairy; but on the way he meets a Serpent and later is caught in a trap.

Fancy

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From this reading Fancy the happiness of Pinocchio on finding himself free!

finding

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From this reading Fancy the happiness of Pinocchio on finding himself free!

fled

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From this reading Without saying yes or no, he fled from the city and set out on the road that was to take him back to the house of the lovely Fairy.

for

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From this reading It had rained for many days, and the road was so muddy that, at times, Pinocchio sank down almost to his knees.

free

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From this reading Fancy the happiness of Pinocchio on finding himself free!

Freed

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From this reading Freed from prison, Pinocchio sets out to return to the Fairy; but on the way he meets a Serpent and later is caught in a trap.

from

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From this reading Freed from prison, Pinocchio sets out to return to the Fairy; but on the way he meets a Serpent and later is caught in a trap.

had

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From this reading It had rained for many days, and the road was so muddy that, at times, Pinocchio sank down almost to his knees.

happiness

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From this reading Fancy the happiness of Pinocchio on finding himself free!

he

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From this reading Freed from prison, Pinocchio sets out to return to the Fairy; but on the way he meets a Serpent and later is caught in a trap.

him

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From this reading Without saying yes or no, he fled from the city and set out on the road that was to take him back to the house of the lovely Fairy.

himself

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From this reading Fancy the happiness of Pinocchio on finding himself free!

his

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From this reading It had rained for many days, and the road was so muddy that, at times, Pinocchio sank down almost to his knees.

house

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From this reading Without saying yes or no, he fled from the city and set out on the road that was to take him back to the house of the lovely Fairy.

in

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From this reading Freed from prison, Pinocchio sets out to return to the Fairy; but on the way he meets a Serpent and later is caught in a trap.

is

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From this reading Freed from prison, Pinocchio sets out to return to the Fairy; but on the way he meets a Serpent and later is caught in a trap.

It

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From this reading It had rained for many days, and the road was so muddy that, at times, Pinocchio sank down almost to his knees.

kept

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From this reading But he kept on bravely.

knees

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From this reading It had rained for many days, and the road was so muddy that, at times, Pinocchio sank down almost to his knees.

later

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From this reading Freed from prison, Pinocchio sets out to return to the Fairy; but on the way he meets a Serpent and later is caught in a trap.

lovely

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From this reading Without saying yes or no, he fled from the city and set out on the road that was to take him back to the house of the lovely Fairy.

many

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From this reading It had rained for many days, and the road was so muddy that, at times, Pinocchio sank down almost to his knees.

meets

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From this reading Freed from prison, Pinocchio sets out to return to the Fairy; but on the way he meets a Serpent and later is caught in a trap.

muddy

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It had rained for many days, and the road was so muddy that, at times, Pinocchio sank down almost to his knees.

no

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From this reading Without saying yes or no, he fled from the city and set out on the road that was to take him back to the house of the lovely Fairy.

of

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From this reading Fancy the happiness of Pinocchio on finding himself free!

on

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From this reading Freed from prison, Pinocchio sets out to return to the Fairy; but on the way he meets a Serpent and later is caught in a trap.

or

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Without saying yes or no, he fled from the city and set out on the road that was to take him back to the house of the lovely Fairy.

out

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Freed from prison, Pinocchio sets out to return to the Fairy; but on the way he meets a Serpent and later is caught in a trap.

Pinocchio

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From this reading Freed from prison, Pinocchio sets out to return to the Fairy; but on the way he meets a Serpent and later is caught in a trap.

prison

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From this reading Freed from prison, Pinocchio sets out to return to the Fairy; but on the way he meets a Serpent and later is caught in a trap.

rained

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It had rained for many days, and the road was so muddy that, at times, Pinocchio sank down almost to his knees.

return

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Freed from prison, Pinocchio sets out to return to the Fairy; but on the way he meets a Serpent and later is caught in a trap.

road

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Without saying yes or no, he fled from the city and set out on the road that was to take him back to the house of the lovely Fairy.

sank

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It had rained for many days, and the road was so muddy that, at times, Pinocchio sank down almost to his knees.

saying

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Without saying yes or no, he fled from the city and set out on the road that was to take him back to the house of the lovely Fairy.

Serpent

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Freed from prison, Pinocchio sets out to return to the Fairy; but on the way he meets a Serpent and later is caught in a trap.

set

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Without saying yes or no, he fled from the city and set out on the road that was to take him back to the house of the lovely Fairy.

sets

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Freed from prison, Pinocchio sets out to return to the Fairy; but on the way he meets a Serpent and later is caught in a trap.

so

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It had rained for many days, and the road was so muddy that, at times, Pinocchio sank down almost to his knees.

take

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Without saying yes or no, he fled from the city and set out on the road that was to take him back to the house of the lovely Fairy.

that

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Without saying yes or no, he fled from the city and set out on the road that was to take him back to the house of the lovely Fairy.

the

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Freed from prison, Pinocchio sets out to return to the Fairy; but on the way he meets a Serpent and later is caught in a trap.

times

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It had rained for many days, and the road was so muddy that, at times, Pinocchio sank down almost to his knees.

to

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Freed from prison, Pinocchio sets out to return to the Fairy; but on the way he meets a Serpent and later is caught in a trap.

trap

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Freed from prison, Pinocchio sets out to return to the Fairy; but on the way he meets a Serpent and later is caught in a trap.

was

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Without saying yes or no, he fled from the city and set out on the road that was to take him back to the house of the lovely Fairy.

way

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Freed from prison, Pinocchio sets out to return to the Fairy; but on the way he meets a Serpent and later is caught in a trap.

Without

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From this reading Without saying yes or no, he fled from the city and set out on the road that was to take him back to the house of the lovely Fairy.

yes

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From this reading Without saying yes or no, he fled from the city and set out on the road that was to take him back to the house of the lovely Fairy.

Chapter 20 of The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi holds 44 sentences, grouped into 9 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 20 of The Adventures of Pinocchio contain?

Chapter 20 holds 44 sentences of The Adventures of Pinocchio, unabridged, divided into 9 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 20 of The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 44 sentences, grouped into 9 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 20 of The Adventures of Pinocchio?

Work through the 9 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 9 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 20 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 20 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.

How to read The Adventures of Pinocchio section by section

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  1. Open a chapter

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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.