Chapter 7 of The Heart of Pinocchio is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Heart of Pinocchio is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Wherein We See Pinocchio's Heart_ All three of them were now up again. It was to be for them a day of great gladness. Yet all three were in a bad humor. They didn't even talk. Captain Teschisso, dressed in a brand-new uniform, couldn't tear himself away from the mirror, which he addressed in a low voice:
Chapter 7 of The Heart of Pinocchio is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading “Captain Teschisso, dressed in a brand-new uniform, couldn't tear himself away from the mirror, which he addressed in a low voice:”
conspicuously new
From this reading “Captain Teschisso, dressed in a brand-new uniform, couldn't tear himself away from the mirror, which he addressed in a low voice:”
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading “Captain Teschisso, dressed in a brand-new uniform, couldn't tear himself away from the mirror, which he addressed in a low voice:”
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading “Yet all three were in a bad humor.”
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “Captain Teschisso, dressed in a brand-new uniform, couldn't tear himself away from the mirror, which he addressed in a low voice:”
polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
From this reading “Captain Teschisso, dressed in a brand-new uniform, couldn't tear himself away from the mirror, which he addressed in a low voice:”
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading “Captain Teschisso, dressed in a brand-new uniform, couldn't tear himself away from the mirror, which he addressed in a low voice:”
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading “Captain Teschisso, dressed in a brand-new uniform, couldn't tear himself away from the mirror, which he addressed in a low voice:”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Captain Teschisso, dressed in a brand-new uniform, couldn't tear himself away from the mirror, which he addressed in a low voice:”
In this reading “Yet all three were in a bad humor.”
In this reading “It was to be for them a day of great gladness.”
In this reading “_Wherein We See Pinocchio's Heart_ All three of them were now up again.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was to be for them a day of great gladness.
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading Captain Teschisso, dressed in a brand-new uniform, couldn't tear himself away from the mirror, which he addressed in a low voice:
anew
From this reading _Wherein We See Pinocchio's Heart_ All three of them were now up again.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading _Wherein We See Pinocchio's Heart_ All three of them were now up again.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Captain Teschisso, dressed in a brand-new uniform, couldn't tear himself away from the mirror, which he addressed in a low voice:
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Yet all three were in a bad humor.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was to be for them a day of great gladness.
conspicuously new
From this reading Captain Teschisso, dressed in a brand-new uniform, couldn't tear himself away from the mirror, which he addressed in a low voice:
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain Teschisso, dressed in a brand-new uniform, couldn't tear himself away from the mirror, which he addressed in a low voice:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Teschisso, dressed in a brand-new uniform, couldn't tear himself away from the mirror, which he addressed in a low voice:
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was to be for them a day of great gladness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They didn't even talk.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading Captain Teschisso, dressed in a brand-new uniform, couldn't tear himself away from the mirror, which he addressed in a low voice:
divisible by two
From this reading They didn't even talk.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was to be for them a day of great gladness.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Captain Teschisso, dressed in a brand-new uniform, couldn't tear himself away from the mirror, which he addressed in a low voice:
experiencing joy and pleasure
From this reading It was to be for them a day of great gladness.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It was to be for them a day of great gladness.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Captain Teschisso, dressed in a brand-new uniform, couldn't tear himself away from the mirror, which he addressed in a low voice:
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading _Wherein We See Pinocchio's Heart_ All three of them were now up again.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Captain Teschisso, dressed in a brand-new uniform, couldn't tear himself away from the mirror, which he addressed in a low voice:
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading Yet all three were in a bad humor.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet all three were in a bad humor.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was to be for them a day of great gladness.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Captain Teschisso, dressed in a brand-new uniform, couldn't tear himself away from the mirror, which he addressed in a low voice:
polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
From this reading Captain Teschisso, dressed in a brand-new uniform, couldn't tear himself away from the mirror, which he addressed in a low voice:
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading _Wherein We See Pinocchio's Heart_ All three of them were now up again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Wherein We See Pinocchio's Heart_ All three of them were now up again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Wherein We See Pinocchio's Heart_ All three of them were now up again.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading _Wherein We See Pinocchio's Heart_ All three of them were now up again.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading They didn't even talk.
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading Captain Teschisso, dressed in a brand-new uniform, couldn't tear himself away from the mirror, which he addressed in a low voice:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Teschisso, dressed in a brand-new uniform, couldn't tear himself away from the mirror, which he addressed in a low voice:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Captain Teschisso, dressed in a brand-new uniform, couldn't tear himself away from the mirror, which he addressed in a low voice:
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _Wherein We See Pinocchio's Heart_ All three of them were now up again.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They didn't even talk.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading _Wherein We See Pinocchio's Heart_ All three of them were now up again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was to be for them a day of great gladness.
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading Captain Teschisso, dressed in a brand-new uniform, couldn't tear himself away from the mirror, which he addressed in a low voice:
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading _Wherein We See Pinocchio's Heart_ All three of them were now up again.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Captain Teschisso, dressed in a brand-new uniform, couldn't tear himself away from the mirror, which he addressed in a low voice:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was to be for them a day of great gladness.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Wherein We See Pinocchio's Heart_ All three of them were now up again.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Wherein We See Pinocchio's Heart_ All three of them were now up again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Wherein We See Pinocchio's Heart_ All three of them were now up again.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Captain Teschisso, dressed in a brand-new uniform, couldn't tear himself away from the mirror, which he addressed in a low voice:
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet all three were in a bad humor.
Chapter 7 of The Heart of Pinocchio by Collodi Nipote holds 258 sentences, grouped into 52 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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.
Chapter 7 holds 258 sentences of The Heart of Pinocchio, unabridged, divided into 52 reading sections.
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