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title: The Adventures of Pinocchio, by Carlo Collodi — a tale · trees and pragmatics
description: 45 sentences of «The Adventures of Pinocchio, by Carlo Collodi» with dependency trees and pragmatics, from Mova's tales treebank. It begins: “Oh, I see,” he said, trying bravely to laugh and ruffling up his wig with his hand.
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# The Adventures of Pinocchio, by Carlo Collodi

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45 sentences of «The Adventures of Pinocchio, by Carlo Collodi» (Project Gutenberg book 500), a sample the tales treebank of Mova corpus 0.3 annotates, each with its syntax tree and pragmatics.

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- [37](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg500/37/) — “Oh, I see,” he said, trying bravely to laugh and ruffling up his wig with his hand.
- [88](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg500/88/) — The richest of them begged for his living.” After choosing the name for his Marionette, Geppetto set seriously to work to make the hair, the forehead, the eyes.
- [142](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg500/142/) — In the meantime that rascal, Pinocchio, free now from the clutches of the Carabineer, was running wildly across fields and meadows, taking one short cut after another toward home.
- [144](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg500/144/) — On reaching home, he found the house door half open.
- [173](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg500/173/) — The only relief poor Pinocchio had was to yawn; and he certainly did yawn, such a big yawn that his mouth stretched out to the tips of his ears.
- [189](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg500/189/) — He placed a little pan over a foot warmer full of hot coals.
- [273](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg500/273/) — As soon as the Marionette felt his new feet, he gave one leap from the table and started to skip and jump around, as if he had lost his head from very joy.
- [325](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg500/325/) — And to think that poor old Geppetto sat at home in his shirt sleeves, shivering with cold, having sold his coat to buy that little book for his son!
- [355](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg500/355/) — One could almost hear a fly go by.
- [409](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg500/409/) — Even the officers, who were made of wood also, cried like two babies.
- [445](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg500/445/) — Instead of returning home, come with us.” “And where will you take me?” “To the City of Simple Simons.” Pinocchio thought a while and then said firmly: “No, I don’t want to go.
- [476](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg500/476/) — The poor Cat felt very weak, and he was able to eat only thirty-five mullets with tomato sauce and four portions of tripe with cheese.
- [498](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg500/498/) — He could not even wait to say good-by to you.” “Did they pay for the supper?” “How could they do such a thing?
- [571](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg500/571/) — Suddenly he saw a little cottage gleaming white as the snow among the trees of the forest.
- [630](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg500/630/) — In a few minutes, a lovely little coach, made of glass, with lining as soft as whipped cream and chocolate pudding, and stuffed with canary feathers, pulled out of the stable.
- [640](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg500/640/) — I have known him a long time!” Pinocchio, who until then had been very quiet, shuddered so hard that the bed shook.
- [642](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg500/642/) — “He is rude, lazy, a runaway.” Pinocchio hid his face under the sheets.
- [651](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg500/651/) — “I want the sugar first, then I’ll drink the bitter water.” “Do you promise?” “Yes.” The Fairy gave him the sugar and Pinocchio, after chewing and swallowing it in a twinkling, said, smacking his lips: “If only sugar were medicine!
- [659](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg500/659/) — “I can’t drink it like that,” the Marionette said, making more wry faces.
- [685](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg500/685/) — On the road I met two Assassins dressed in black coal sacks, who said to me, ‘Your money or your life!’ and I said, ‘I haven’t any money’; for, you see, I had put the money under my tongue.
- [713](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg500/713/) — There stood the Fox and the Cat, the two traveling companions with whom he had eaten at the Inn of the Red Lobster.
- [714](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg500/714/) — “Here comes our dear Pinocchio!” cried the Fox, hugging and kissing him.
- [809](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg500/809/) — There he had to remain for four long, weary months.
- [844](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg500/844/) — Serpent, that I am going home where my father is waiting for me.
- [865](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg500/865/) — It was the owner of the field, who was coming on tiptoes to see if, by chance, he had caught the Weasels which had been eating his chickens.
- [935](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg500/935/) — He became terribly frightened and, running as fast as he could, he finally came to the spot where it had once stood.
- [942](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg500/942/) — Why did I not die, who am so bad, instead of you, who are so good?
- [951](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg500/951/) — Now that you are dead and my father is lost, where shall I eat?
- [1115](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg500/1115/) — Woe betide the lazy fellow!
- [1138](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg500/1138/) — Everyone admired him, danced attendance upon him, petted and caressed him.
- [1178](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg500/1178/) — You never have a bit of enjoyment.” “And what is it to you, if I do study?” “What does the teacher think of us, you mean?” “Why?” “Don’t you see?
- [1188](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg500/1188/) — He has called us sins.” “Pinocchio, apologize for that, or look out!” “Cuck--oo!” said the Marionette, mocking them with his thumb to his nose.
- [1204](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg500/1204/) — These battles between boys rarely end well.
- [1231](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg500/1231/) — How shall I ever look at my little mother again?
- [1436](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg500/1436/) — As dawn was breaking, the door finally opened.
- [1455](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg500/1455/) — The day promised to be a very gay and happy one, but-- Unluckily, in a Marionette’s life there’s always a BUT which is apt to spoil everything.
- [1489](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg500/1489/) — At night one goes to bed, and next morning, the good times begin all over again.
- [1566](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg500/1566/) — The donkeys galloped, the wagon rolled on smoothly, the boys slept (Lamp-Wick snored like a dormouse) and the little, fat driver sang sleepily between his teeth.
- [1628](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg500/1628/) — Fancy how he felt when he noticed that overnight those two dainty organs had become as long as shoe brushes!
- [1773](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg500/1773/) — Observe, I beg of you, the savage look of his eye.
- [1894](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg500/1894/) — “Quick, Pinocchio, the monster is coming nearer!” Pinocchio swam faster and faster, and harder and harder.
- [1952](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg500/1952/) — He was the one who gave me the five gold pieces for you, but I met the Fox and the Cat, who took me to the Inn of the Red Lobster.
- [1953](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg500/1953/) — There they ate like wolves and I left the Inn alone and I met the Assassins in the wood.
- [2004](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg500/2004/) — Was he shivering from fear or from cold?
- [2154](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg500/2154/) — “And where is Father?” he cried suddenly.

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