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The Adventures of Pinocchio
The Adventures of Pinocchio

Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

Chapter 22 of The Adventures of Pinocchio is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Pinocchio discovers the thieves and, as a reward for faithfulness, he regains his liberty.
Even though a boy may be very unhappy, he very seldom loses sleep over his worries.
The Marionette, being no exception to this rule, slept on peacefully for a few hours till well along toward midnight, when he was awakened by strange whisperings and stealthy sounds coming from the yard.
He stuck his nose out of the doghouse and saw four slender, hairy animals.
They were Weasels, small animals very fond of both eggs and chickens.
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The Adventures of Pinocchio

Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

Chapter 22 of The Adventures of Pinocchio is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Pinocchio discovers the thieves and, as a reward for faithfulness, he regains his liberty.
Line 2
Even though a boy may be very unhappy, he very seldom loses sleep over his worries.
Line 3
The Marionette, being no exception to this rule, slept on peacefully for a few hours till well along toward midnight, when he was awakened by strange whisperings and stealthy sounds coming from the yard.
Line 4
He stuck his nose out of the doghouse and saw four slender, hairy animals.
Line 5
They were Weasels, small animals very fond of both eggs and chickens.

Learner Dictionary

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Liberty noun US /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/

The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.

From this reading “Pinocchio discovers the thieves and, as a reward for faithfulness, he regains his liberty.”

All words in this reading · 72

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 Pinocchio discovers the thieves and, as a reward for faithfulness, he regains his liberty.

along

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From this reading The Marionette, being no exception to this rule, slept on peacefully for a few hours till well along toward midnight, when he was awakened by strange whisperings and stealthy sounds coming from the yard.

and

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From this reading Pinocchio discovers the thieves and, as a reward for faithfulness, he regains his liberty.

animals

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From this reading He stuck his nose out of the doghouse and saw four slender, hairy animals.

as

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From this reading Pinocchio discovers the thieves and, as a reward for faithfulness, he regains his liberty.

awakened

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From this reading The Marionette, being no exception to this rule, slept on peacefully for a few hours till well along toward midnight, when he was awakened by strange whisperings and stealthy sounds coming from the yard.

be

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From this reading Even though a boy may be very unhappy, he very seldom loses sleep over his worries.

being

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From this reading The Marionette, being no exception to this rule, slept on peacefully for a few hours till well along toward midnight, when he was awakened by strange whisperings and stealthy sounds coming from the yard.

both

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From this reading They were Weasels, small animals very fond of both eggs and chickens.

boy

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From this reading Even though a boy may be very unhappy, he very seldom loses sleep over his worries.

by

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From this reading The Marionette, being no exception to this rule, slept on peacefully for a few hours till well along toward midnight, when he was awakened by strange whisperings and stealthy sounds coming from the yard.

chickens

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From this reading They were Weasels, small animals very fond of both eggs and chickens.

coming

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From this reading The Marionette, being no exception to this rule, slept on peacefully for a few hours till well along toward midnight, when he was awakened by strange whisperings and stealthy sounds coming from the yard.

discovers

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From this reading Pinocchio discovers the thieves and, as a reward for faithfulness, he regains his liberty.

doghouse

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From this reading He stuck his nose out of the doghouse and saw four slender, hairy animals.

eggs

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From this reading They were Weasels, small animals very fond of both eggs and chickens.

Even

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From this reading Even though a boy may be very unhappy, he very seldom loses sleep over his worries.

exception

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From this reading The Marionette, being no exception to this rule, slept on peacefully for a few hours till well along toward midnight, when he was awakened by strange whisperings and stealthy sounds coming from the yard.

faithfulness

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From this reading Pinocchio discovers the thieves and, as a reward for faithfulness, he regains his liberty.

few

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From this reading The Marionette, being no exception to this rule, slept on peacefully for a few hours till well along toward midnight, when he was awakened by strange whisperings and stealthy sounds coming from the yard.

fond

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From this reading They were Weasels, small animals very fond of both eggs and chickens.

for

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From this reading Pinocchio discovers the thieves and, as a reward for faithfulness, he regains his liberty.

four

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From this reading He stuck his nose out of the doghouse and saw four slender, hairy animals.

from

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From this reading The Marionette, being no exception to this rule, slept on peacefully for a few hours till well along toward midnight, when he was awakened by strange whisperings and stealthy sounds coming from the yard.

hairy

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From this reading He stuck his nose out of the doghouse and saw four slender, hairy animals.

he

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From this reading Pinocchio discovers the thieves and, as a reward for faithfulness, he regains his liberty.

his

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From this reading Pinocchio discovers the thieves and, as a reward for faithfulness, he regains his liberty.

hours

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From this reading The Marionette, being no exception to this rule, slept on peacefully for a few hours till well along toward midnight, when he was awakened by strange whisperings and stealthy sounds coming from the yard.

libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/

The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.

From this reading Pinocchio discovers the thieves and, as a reward for faithfulness, he regains his liberty.

loses

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From this reading Even though a boy may be very unhappy, he very seldom loses sleep over his worries.

Marionette

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From this reading The Marionette, being no exception to this rule, slept on peacefully for a few hours till well along toward midnight, when he was awakened by strange whisperings and stealthy sounds coming from the yard.

may

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From this reading Even though a boy may be very unhappy, he very seldom loses sleep over his worries.

midnight

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From this reading The Marionette, being no exception to this rule, slept on peacefully for a few hours till well along toward midnight, when he was awakened by strange whisperings and stealthy sounds coming from the yard.

no

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From this reading The Marionette, being no exception to this rule, slept on peacefully for a few hours till well along toward midnight, when he was awakened by strange whisperings and stealthy sounds coming from the yard.

nose

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From this reading He stuck his nose out of the doghouse and saw four slender, hairy animals.

of

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From this reading He stuck his nose out of the doghouse and saw four slender, hairy animals.

on

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From this reading The Marionette, being no exception to this rule, slept on peacefully for a few hours till well along toward midnight, when he was awakened by strange whisperings and stealthy sounds coming from the yard.

out

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From this reading He stuck his nose out of the doghouse and saw four slender, hairy animals.

over

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From this reading Even though a boy may be very unhappy, he very seldom loses sleep over his worries.

peacefully

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From this reading The Marionette, being no exception to this rule, slept on peacefully for a few hours till well along toward midnight, when he was awakened by strange whisperings and stealthy sounds coming from the yard.

Pinocchio

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From this reading Pinocchio discovers the thieves and, as a reward for faithfulness, he regains his liberty.

regains

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From this reading Pinocchio discovers the thieves and, as a reward for faithfulness, he regains his liberty.

reward

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From this reading Pinocchio discovers the thieves and, as a reward for faithfulness, he regains his liberty.

rule

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From this reading The Marionette, being no exception to this rule, slept on peacefully for a few hours till well along toward midnight, when he was awakened by strange whisperings and stealthy sounds coming from the yard.

saw

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From this reading He stuck his nose out of the doghouse and saw four slender, hairy animals.

seldom

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From this reading Even though a boy may be very unhappy, he very seldom loses sleep over his worries.

sleep

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From this reading Even though a boy may be very unhappy, he very seldom loses sleep over his worries.

slender

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From this reading He stuck his nose out of the doghouse and saw four slender, hairy animals.

slept

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From this reading The Marionette, being no exception to this rule, slept on peacefully for a few hours till well along toward midnight, when he was awakened by strange whisperings and stealthy sounds coming from the yard.

small

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From this reading They were Weasels, small animals very fond of both eggs and chickens.

sounds

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From this reading The Marionette, being no exception to this rule, slept on peacefully for a few hours till well along toward midnight, when he was awakened by strange whisperings and stealthy sounds coming from the yard.

stealthy

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From this reading The Marionette, being no exception to this rule, slept on peacefully for a few hours till well along toward midnight, when he was awakened by strange whisperings and stealthy sounds coming from the yard.

strange

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From this reading The Marionette, being no exception to this rule, slept on peacefully for a few hours till well along toward midnight, when he was awakened by strange whisperings and stealthy sounds coming from the yard.

stuck

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From this reading He stuck his nose out of the doghouse and saw four slender, hairy animals.

the

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From this reading Pinocchio discovers the thieves and, as a reward for faithfulness, he regains his liberty.

They

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From this reading They were Weasels, small animals very fond of both eggs and chickens.

thieves

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From this reading Pinocchio discovers the thieves and, as a reward for faithfulness, he regains his liberty.

this

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From this reading The Marionette, being no exception to this rule, slept on peacefully for a few hours till well along toward midnight, when he was awakened by strange whisperings and stealthy sounds coming from the yard.

though

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From this reading Even though a boy may be very unhappy, he very seldom loses sleep over his worries.

till

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From this reading The Marionette, being no exception to this rule, slept on peacefully for a few hours till well along toward midnight, when he was awakened by strange whisperings and stealthy sounds coming from the yard.

to

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From this reading The Marionette, being no exception to this rule, slept on peacefully for a few hours till well along toward midnight, when he was awakened by strange whisperings and stealthy sounds coming from the yard.

toward

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From this reading The Marionette, being no exception to this rule, slept on peacefully for a few hours till well along toward midnight, when he was awakened by strange whisperings and stealthy sounds coming from the yard.

unhappy

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From this reading Even though a boy may be very unhappy, he very seldom loses sleep over his worries.

very

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From this reading Even though a boy may be very unhappy, he very seldom loses sleep over his worries.

was

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From this reading The Marionette, being no exception to this rule, slept on peacefully for a few hours till well along toward midnight, when he was awakened by strange whisperings and stealthy sounds coming from the yard.

Weasels

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From this reading They were Weasels, small animals very fond of both eggs and chickens.

well

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From this reading The Marionette, being no exception to this rule, slept on peacefully for a few hours till well along toward midnight, when he was awakened by strange whisperings and stealthy sounds coming from the yard.

were

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From this reading They were Weasels, small animals very fond of both eggs and chickens.

when

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From this reading The Marionette, being no exception to this rule, slept on peacefully for a few hours till well along toward midnight, when he was awakened by strange whisperings and stealthy sounds coming from the yard.

whisperings

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From this reading The Marionette, being no exception to this rule, slept on peacefully for a few hours till well along toward midnight, when he was awakened by strange whisperings and stealthy sounds coming from the yard.

worries

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From this reading Even though a boy may be very unhappy, he very seldom loses sleep over his worries.

yard

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From this reading The Marionette, being no exception to this rule, slept on peacefully for a few hours till well along toward midnight, when he was awakened by strange whisperings and stealthy sounds coming from the yard.

Chapter 22 of The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi holds 71 sentences, grouped into 15 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 22 of The Adventures of Pinocchio contain?

Chapter 22 holds 71 sentences of The Adventures of Pinocchio, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 22 of The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 71 sentences, grouped into 15 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 22 of The Adventures of Pinocchio?

Work through the 15 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 15 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 22 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 22 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
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