Ignatz
Ignatz by Ron Goulart is available here as the complete text, split into 114 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Ignatz by Ron Goulart. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #60799.
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Ignatz
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This edition of Ignatz by Ron Goulart carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #60799, divided into 1 chapters and 114 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.
Where can I read Ignatz in full?
The complete text of Ignatz is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #60799 and divided into 114 sections.
This page carries the whole of Ignatz by Ron Goulart, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #60799, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 570 sentences across 1 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 Ignatz divided for reading?
Ignatz is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Ignatz as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 114 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 1 chapters.
Can I hear Ignatz read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Ignatz can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Ignatz 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 Ignatz
Common questions about reading Ignatz by Ron Goulart on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Ignatz?
Yes. All 570 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #60799 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Ignatz is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #60799, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Ignatz take to read?
About 47 minutes of reading across 114 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Ignatz section by section
How to work through Ignatz section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 1 chapters of Ignatz to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in Ignatz
Words and structures a reader meets early in Ignatz, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Couldn't
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Ignatz; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Stand
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Ignatz; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Things--even
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Ignatz; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Friends
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Ignatz; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.