Giphantia
Giphantia by Charles-François Tiphaigne de La Roche is available here as the complete text, split into 286 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Giphantia Or a View of What Has Passed, What Is Now Passing, and, During the Present Century, What Will Pass, in the World. by Charles-François Tiphaigne de La Roche. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #60058.
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Giphantia
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This edition of Giphantia by Charles-François Tiphaigne de La Roche carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #60058, divided into 2 chapters and 286 reading sections of 5 sentences each. Every sentence of the source is kept, and each chapter records which sentences cover which part of the story. Any word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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The complete text of Giphantia is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #60058 and divided into 286 sections.
This page carries the whole of Giphantia by Charles-François Tiphaigne de La Roche, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #60058, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1430 sentences across 2 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.
How is Giphantia divided for reading?
Giphantia is presented in 2 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Giphantia as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 286 sections of 5 sentences each. A section is short enough to hold in mind at once, which suits a reader working in a second language or returning to a long work in short sittings. The sections are gathered into 2 chapters.
Can I hear Giphantia read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Giphantia can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Giphantia can be played aloud, and so can any single word within it. Tapping a word plays it on its own and opens its dictionary entry, with the pronunciation shown in IPA alongside the part of speech and meaning. The reading voice uses United States English. This matters most for a work of this period, where a reader meets vocabulary and turns of phrase that are no longer in daily use and cannot be guessed reliably from spelling alone.
Questions about reading Giphantia
Common questions about reading Giphantia by Charles-François Tiphaigne de La Roche on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Giphantia?
Yes. All 1430 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #60058 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Giphantia is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #60058, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Giphantia take to read?
About 119 minutes of reading across 286 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Giphantia section by section
How to work through Giphantia section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 2 chapters of Giphantia to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Vocabulary met early in Giphantia
Words and structures a reader meets early in Giphantia, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Introduction
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Giphantia; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Hurricane
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Giphantia; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Prospect
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Giphantia; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Voice
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Giphantia; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.