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http://www.archive.org/download/tobit_kjv_1512_librivox/tobit_01_kjv_64kb.mp3

but i alone went often to jerusalem at the feasts as was ordained unto all the people of israel by an everlasting decree having the first fruits and tenths of increase with that which was first shown

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bʌt aɪ ʌloʊn wɛnt ɔfʌn tu dʒɜ˞usʌlʌm æt ðʌ fists æz wɑz ɔɹdeɪnd ʌntu ɔl ðʌ pipʌl ʌv ɪzɹiʌl baɪ æn ɛvɜ˞læstɪŋ dɪkɹi hævɪŋ ðʌ fɜ˞st fɹuts ʌnd tɛnθs ʌv ɪnkɹis wɪð ðæt wɪtʃ wɑz fɜ˞st ʃoʊn

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yet soon there rose large cities with splendid mansions and town halls as high towards heaven as the cathedrals and towers in the other lands which had rock for foundation her brick churches rose in the air

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jɛt sun ðɛɹ ɹoʊz lɑɹdʒ sɪtiz wɪð splɛndɪd mæntʃʌnz ʌnd taʊn hɔlz æz haɪ tʌwɔɹdz hɛvʌn æz ðʌ kʌθidɹʌlz ʌnd taʊɜ˞z ɪn ðʌ ʌðɜ˞ lændz wɪtʃ hæd ɹɑk fɔɹ faʊndeɪʃʌn hɜ˞ bɹɪk tʃɜ˞tʃɪz ɹoʊz ɪn ðʌ ɛɹ

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and in the waters at a time when mammalia were scarce this example therefore would afford a very imperfect parallel to the state of the animal kingdom supposed to have prevailed

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ʌnd ɪn ðʌ wɔtɜ˞z æt ʌ taɪm wɛn wɜ˞ skɛɹs ðɪs ɪɡzæmpʌl ðɛɹfɔɹ wʊd ʌfɔɹd ʌ vɛɹi ɪmpɜ˞fɪkt pɛɹʌlɛl tu ðʌ steɪt ʌv ðʌ ænʌmʌl kɪŋdʌm sʌpoʊzd tu hæv pɹɪveɪld

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that king had also a kahramnah nurse and duenna not entremetteuse hight dunyazad who aided the wife in his artifice it is also said that this book was composed for or by humi daughter of bahman

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ðæt kɪŋ hæd ɔlsoʊ ʌ nɜ˞s ʌnd nɑt haɪt hu eɪdʌd ðʌ waɪf ɪn hɪz ɑɹtʌfɪs ɪt ɪz ɔlsoʊ sɛd ðæt ðɪs bʊk wɑz kʌmpoʊzd fɔɹ ɔɹ baɪ hjumi dɔtɜ˞ ʌv bɑmʌn

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a very stout gentleman whose arms were so short that they looked like two potatoes hanging by his sides listened to him with a very satisfied expression and from time to time exerted himself to pull his tobacco-pouch out of his coat-tail pocket

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ʌ vɛɹi staʊt dʒɛntʌlmʌn huz ɑɹmz wɜ˞ soʊ ʃɔɹt ðæt ðeɪ lʊkt laɪk tu pʌteɪtoʊz hæŋɪŋ baɪ hɪz saɪdz lɪsʌnd tu hɪm wɪð ʌ vɛɹi sætʌsfaɪd ɪkspɹɛʃʌn ʌnd fɹʌm taɪm tu taɪm ɪɡzɜ˞tɪd hɪmsɛlf tu pʊl hɪz tʌbækoʊ-paʊtʃ aʊt ʌv hɪz koʊt-teɪl pɑkʌt

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also it is lent and a fast day and by ill fortune although none of us ate of it there was meat on the table for as you know he added hurriedly

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ɔlsoʊ ɪt ɪz lɛnt ʌnd ʌ fæst deɪ ʌnd baɪ ɪl fɔɹtʃʌn ɔlðoʊ nʌn ʌv ʌs eɪt ʌv ɪt ðɛɹ wɑz mit ɑn ðʌ teɪbʌl fɔɹ æz ju noʊ hi ædʌd hɜ˞idli

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and that is not come to me which i suspected but thou hast dealt with us according to thy great mercy thou art to be praised because thou hast had mercy of two that were the only begotten children of their fathers

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ʌnd ðæt ɪz nɑt kʌm tu mi wɪtʃ aɪ sʌspɛktɪd bʌt ðaʊ hæst dɛlt wɪð ʌs ʌkɔɹdɪŋ tu ðaɪ ɡɹeɪt mɜ˞si ðaʊ ɑɹt tu bi pɹeɪzd bɪkɔz ðaʊ hæst hæd mɜ˞si ʌv tu ðæt wɜ˞ ðʌ oʊnli biɡɔtɪn tʃɪldɹʌn ʌv ðɛɹ fɑðɜ˞z

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so she went to hawaii to aid her sister paliula when mo o inanea had taken the child from the head of hina ku and hina were aroused ku went out and saw the wonderful cloud images standing near the house like men

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soʊ ʃi wɛnt tu hʌwaɪi tu eɪd hɜ˞ sɪstɜ˞ wɛn moʊ oʊ hæd teɪkʌn ðʌ tʃaɪld fɹʌm ðʌ hɛd ʌv ku ʌnd wɜ˞ ɜ˞aʊzd ku wɛnt aʊt ʌnd sɔ ðʌ wʌndɜ˞fʌl klaʊd ɪmʌdʒʌz stændɪŋ nɪɹ ðʌ haʊs laɪk mɛn

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http://www.archive.org/download/french_revolution1_1508_librivox/french_revolution1_50_carlyle_64kb.mp3

sweeping the palace clear the mangled carnage is removed jerome's body to the town hall for inquest the fire of insurrection gets damped more and more into measurable manageable heat

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swipɪŋ ðʌ pælʌs klɪɹ ðʌ mæŋɡʌld kɑɹnɪdʒ ɪz ɹimuvd dʒɜ˞oʊm'ɛs bɑdi tu ðʌ taʊn hɔl fɔɹ ɪnkwɛst ðʌ faɪɜ˞ ʌv ɪnsɜ˞ɛkʃʌn ɡɛts dæmpt mɔɹ ʌnd mɔɹ ɪntu mɛʒɜ˞ʌbʌl mænɪdʒʌbʌl hit

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or mosses yet this later class may have been as fully represented then as now in the flora of the secondary eras all botanists agree that palms existed although in europe plants of the family of zamia and cycas together with conifer predominated

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ɔɹ mɔsʌz jɛt ðɪs leɪtɜ˞ klæs meɪ hæv bɪn æz fʊli ɹɛpɹɪzɛntɪd ðɛn æz naʊ ɪn ðʌ flɔɹʌ ʌv ðʌ sɛkʌndɛɹi ɪɹʌz ɔl bɑtʌnɪsts ʌɡɹi ðæt pɑmz ɪɡzɪstʌd ɔlðoʊ ɪn jʊɹʌp plænts ʌv ðʌ fæmʌli ʌv ʌnd tʌɡɛðɜ˞ wɪð kɑnʌfɜ˞ pɹɪdɑmʌneɪtɪd

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and how to make such farther separations will scarce be difficult to them that consider the discovered laws of refractions but if trial shall be made with colours not throughly separated there must be allowed changes proportionable to the mixture

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ʌnd haʊ tu meɪk sʌtʃ fɑɹðɜ˞ sɛpɜ˞eɪʃʌnz wɪl skɛɹs bi dɪfʌkʌlt tu ðɛm ðæt kʌnsɪdɜ˞ ðʌ dɪskʌvɜ˞d lɔz ʌv bʌt ɪf tɹaɪʌl ʃæl bi meɪd wɪð kʌlɜ˞z nɑt sɛpɜ˞eɪtɪd ðɛɹ mʌst bi ʌlaʊd tʃeɪndʒʌz tu ðʌ mɪkstʃɜ˞

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the eocene was warm and nearly tropical some years later in eighteen forty-six the jaw of another british species of fossil monarchy

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ðʌ iʌsin wɑz wɔɹm ʌnd nɪɹli tɹɑpɪkʌl sʌm jɪɹz leɪtɜ˞ ɪn eɪtin fɔɹti-sɪks ðʌ dʒɔ ʌv ʌnʌðɜ˞ bɹɪtɪʃ spiʃiz ʌv fɑsʌl mɑnɑɹki

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that brought about the hornpipe be the hole o my coat shouted jack there's something alive in it or it would never cut sich capers begorra there is jack something strange entirely has got into it wirra man alive what's to be done jist as she spoke the pot seemed to cut the buckle in prime style

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ðæt bɹɔt ʌbaʊt ðʌ hɔɹnpaɪp bi ðʌ hoʊl oʊ maɪ koʊt ʃaʊtɪd dʒæk ðɛɹ'ɛs sʌmθɪŋ ʌlaɪv ɪn ɪt ɔɹ ɪt wʊd nɛvɜ˞ kʌt keɪpɜ˞z ðɛɹ ɪz dʒæk sʌmθɪŋ stɹeɪndʒ ɪntaɪɜ˞li hæz ɡɑt ɪntu ɪt mæn ʌlaɪv wʌt'ɛs tu bi dʌn æz ʃi spoʊk ðʌ pɑt simd tu kʌt ðʌ bʌkʌl ɪn pɹaɪm staɪl

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madame olida had had a struggle to bring up her boy but she kept on with the beauty shop had made a success of it and not long before the war had added fortune telling to massage and hair dressing

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mædʌm hæd hæd ʌ stɹʌɡʌl tu bɹɪŋ ʌp hɜ˞ bɔɪ bʌt ʃi kɛpt ɑn wɪð ðʌ bjuti ʃɑp hæd meɪd ʌ sʌksɛs ʌv ɪt ʌnd nɑt lɔŋ bɪfɔɹ ðʌ wɔɹ hæd ædʌd fɔɹtʃʌn tɛlɪŋ tu mʌsɑʒ ʌnd hɛɹ dɹɛsɪŋ

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albert murray spoke excelsior and horace finley spoke nice too my piece was why phoebe are you come so soon where are your berries child emma van arsdale spoke the same one

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ælbɜ˞t mɜ˞i spoʊk ɪksɛlsiɜ˞ ʌnd hɔɹʌs fɪnli spoʊk naɪs tu maɪ pis wɑz waɪ fibi ɑɹ ju kʌm soʊ sun wɛɹ ɑɹ jɔɹ bɛɹiz tʃaɪld ɛmʌ væn ɑɹzdeɪl spoʊk ðʌ seɪm wʌn

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http://www.archive.org/download/arabiannights10_1907_librivox/arabiannightsvolume10_15_anonymous_64kb.mp3

although a most inexact writer he was extensively read in oriental history and poetry his contention was that the book is an arabisation of the persian hazr afsaneh or thousand tales

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ɔlðoʊ ʌ moʊst ɪnɪɡzækt ɹaɪtɜ˞ hi wɑz ɪkstɛnsɪvli ɹɛd ɪn ɔɹiɛntʌl hɪstɜ˞i ʌnd poʊʌtɹi hɪz kʌntɛnʃʌn wɑz ðæt ðʌ bʊk ɪz æn ʌv ðʌ pɜ˞ʒʌn ɔɹ θaʊzʌnd teɪlz

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comparison with the majority of catholic churches which are covered internally with gaudy pictures and gilt and are outwardly disfigured by an immoderate crowd of human and animal figures

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kʌmpɛɹʌsʌn wɪð ðʌ mʌdʒɔɹʌti ʌv kæθlɪk tʃɜ˞tʃɪz wɪtʃ ɑɹ kʌvɜ˞d ɪntɜ˞nʌli wɪð ɡɔdi pɪktʃɜ˞z ʌnd ɡɪlt ʌnd ɑɹ aʊtwɜ˞dli dɪsfɪɡjɜ˞d baɪ æn kɹaʊd ʌv hjumʌn ʌnd ænʌmʌl fɪɡjɜ˞z

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http://www.archive.org/download/principles_of_geology_1909_librivox/principlesofgeology_020_lyell_64kb.mp3

according to perfection or complexity of structure it was for many years suggested that the marsupial order to which the fossil animals of stonesfield were supposed exclusively to belong

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ʌkɔɹdɪŋ tu pɜ˞fɛkʃʌn ɔɹ kʌmplɛksʌti ʌv stɹʌktʃɜ˞ ɪt wɑz fɔɹ mɛni jɪɹz sʌdʒɛstɪd ðæt ðʌ mɑɹsupiʌl ɔɹdɜ˞ tu wɪtʃ ðʌ fɑsʌl ænʌmʌlz ʌv wɜ˞ sʌpoʊzd ɪksklusɪvli tu bɪlɔŋ

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http://www.archive.org/download/villagelifeinamerica_1701_librivox/villagelifeinamerica_03_richards_64kb.mp3

i made the pocket for my dress after i got home from school and then grandfather said he would take us out to ride so he took us way up to thaddeus chapin's on the hill julia phelps was there playing with laura chapin for she is her cousin henry and ann eliza field came over to call this evening

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aɪ meɪd ðʌ pɑkʌt fɔɹ maɪ dɹɛs æftɜ˞ aɪ ɡɑt hoʊm fɹʌm skul ʌnd ðɛn ɡɹændfɑðɜ˞ sɛd hi wʊd teɪk ʌs aʊt tu ɹaɪd soʊ hi tʊk ʌs weɪ ʌp tu θædiʌs ʃʌpæn'ɛs ɑn ðʌ hɪl dʒuljʌ fɛlps wɑz ðɛɹ pleɪɪŋ wɪð lɔɹʌ ʃʌpæn fɔɹ ʃi ɪz hɜ˞ kʌzʌn hɛnɹi ʌnd æn ɪlaɪzʌ fild keɪm oʊvɜ˞ tu kɔl ðɪs ivnɪŋ

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http://www.archive.org/download/arabiannights10_1907_librivox/arabiannightsvolume10_15_anonymous_64kb.mp3

the first work of such kind was entitled the book of hazar afsan signifying alf khurfah the argument whereof was a follows a king of their kings was wont when he wedded a woman and had lain one night with her to slay her on the next morning

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ðʌ fɜ˞st wɜ˞k ʌv sʌtʃ kaɪnd wɑz ɛntaɪtʌld ðʌ bʊk ʌv sɪɡnʌfaɪɪŋ ælf ðʌ ɑɹɡjʌmʌnt wɑz ʌ fɑloʊz ʌ kɪŋ ʌv ðɛɹ kɪŋz wɑz woʊnt wɛn hi wɛdɪd ʌ wʊmʌn ʌnd hæd leɪn wʌn naɪt wɪð hɜ˞ tu sleɪ hɜ˞ ɑn ðʌ nɛkst mɔɹnɪŋ

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is it absolutely indifferent as to who is to be their political boss just so they are given opportunity to store their profits and accumulate great wealth

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ɪz ɪt æbsʌlutli ɪndɪfɹʌnt æz tu hu ɪz tu bi ðɛɹ pʌlɪtʌkʌl bɑs dʒʌst soʊ ðeɪ ɑɹ ɡɪvʌn ɑpɜ˞tunʌti tu stɔɹ ðɛɹ pɹɑfɪts ʌnd ʌkjumjʌleɪt ɡɹeɪt wɛlθ

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http://www.archive.org/download/man_and_wife_1507_librivox/manandwife_43_collins_64kb.mp3

the proof was contained in two letters exchanged between the parties and signed by their names and the correspondence was placed as mrs glenarm's disposal on two conditions as follows first that she should

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ðʌ pɹuf wɑz kʌnteɪnd ɪn tu lɛtɜ˞z ɪkstʃeɪndʒd bɪtwin ðʌ pɑɹtiz ʌnd saɪnd baɪ ðɛɹ neɪmz ʌnd ðʌ kɔɹʌspɑndʌns wɑz pleɪst æz mɪsɪz 'ɛs dɪspoʊzʌl ɑn tu kʌndɪʃʌnz æz fɑloʊz fɜ˞st ðæt ʃi ʃʊd

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http://www.archive.org/download/grimmsfairytalesretoldonesyllable_1601_librivox/grimmsfairytalesinonesyllable_20_grimm_64kb.mp3

then he put her upon his horse as his bride and rode off but they too must pass the hazel tree where the two doves sat again they cried turn and look turn and look there's blood upon the shoe the shoe's too small and she behind is not the bride for you

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ðɛn hi pʊt hɜ˞ ʌpɑn hɪz hɔɹs æz hɪz bɹaɪd ʌnd ɹoʊd ɔf bʌt ðeɪ tu mʌst pæs ðʌ heɪzʌl tɹi wɛɹ ðʌ tu dʌvz sæt ʌɡɛn ðeɪ kɹaɪd tɜ˞n ʌnd lʊk tɜ˞n ʌnd lʊk ðɛɹ'ɛs blʌd ʌpɑn ðʌ ʃu ðʌ ʃu'ɛs tu smɔl ʌnd ʃi bɪhaɪnd ɪz nɑt ðʌ bɹaɪd fɔɹ ju

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http://www.archive.org/download/twelvestories_1603_librivox/twelvestories_11_wells_64kb.mp3

only i wasn't going to no london said mr brisher with sudden animation and thrusting his face into mine no fear what do you think i didn't go no further than colchester not a yard

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oʊnli aɪ 'ti ɡoʊɪŋ tu noʊ lʌndʌn sɛd mɪstɜ˞ wɪð sʌdʌn ænʌmeɪʃʌn ʌnd θɹʌstɪŋ hɪz feɪs ɪntu maɪn noʊ fɪɹ wʌt du ju θɪŋk aɪ 'ti ɡoʊ noʊ fɜ˞ðɜ˞ ðæn nɑt ʌ jɑɹd

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a company of pious merchants from naples who went to jerusalem took pity while they were there on the pilgrims who came there to visit the holy sepulchre and who being poor and very insufficiently provided for the journey

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ʌ kʌmpʌni ʌv paɪʌs mɜ˞tʃʌnts fɹʌm neɪpʌlz hu wɛnt tu dʒɜ˞usʌlʌm tʊk pɪti waɪl ðeɪ wɜ˞ ðɛɹ ɑn ðʌ pɪlɡɹʌmz hu keɪm ðɛɹ tu vɪzɪt ðʌ hoʊli ʌnd hu biɪŋ puɹ ʌnd vɛɹi ɪnsʌfɪʃʌntli pɹʌvaɪdɪd fɔɹ ðʌ dʒɜ˞ni

female

low-pitch

slightly clean

slightly distant-sounding

expressive and animated

slightly noisy

slightly bad speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/curiositiesofstreetliterature_1608_librivox/streetlit_043_various_64kb.mp3

the grain that in warehouses years has been bonded must now be brought out it's our right to demand it from all foreign shores fresh supplies will be landed in spite of the tyrants the ports are thrown open

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ðʌ ɡɹeɪn ðæt ɪn wɛɹhaʊzɪz jɪɹz hæz bɪn bɑndʌd mʌst naʊ bi bɹɔt aʊt ɪt'ɛs aʊɜ˞ ɹaɪt tu dɪmænd ɪt fɹʌm ɔl fɔɹʌn ʃɔɹz fɹɛʃ sʌplaɪz wɪl bi lændʌd ɪn spaɪt ʌv ðʌ taɪɹʌnts ðʌ pɔɹts ɑɹ θɹoʊn oʊpʌn

male

low-pitch

clean

slightly close-sounding

slightly expressive and animated

almost no noise

great speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/red_flower_1602_librivox/redflower_03_vandyke_64kb.mp3

o land where reason stands secure on right o land where freedom is the source of light against the mailed barbarians deadly blast britain stand fast

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oʊ lænd wɛɹ ɹizʌn stændz sɪkjʊɹ ɑn ɹaɪt oʊ lænd wɛɹ fɹidʌm ɪz ðʌ sɔɹs ʌv laɪt ʌɡɛnst ðʌ meɪld bɑɹbɛɹiʌnz dɛdli blæst bɹɪtʌn stænd fæst

male

slightly low-pitch

balanced in clarity

very close-sounding

very monotone

almost no noise

wonderful speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/villagelifeinamerica_1701_librivox/villagelifeinamerica_03_richards_64kb.mp3

she asked me where i got it and i told her that it was in a nice storybook that grandmother gave me to read entitled elizabeth thornton of the fruit and flower of female piety and other sketches by samuel irenaeus prime

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ʃi æskt mi wɛɹ aɪ ɡɑt ɪt ʌnd aɪ toʊld hɜ˞ ðæt ɪt wɑz ɪn ʌ naɪs stɔɹibʊk ðæt ɡɹændmʌðɜ˞ ɡeɪv mi tu ɹɛd ɛntaɪtʌld ɪlɪzʌbʌθ θɔɹntʌn ʌv ðʌ fɹut ʌnd flaʊɜ˞ ʌv fimeɪl paɪʌti ʌnd ʌðɜ˞ skɛtʃʌz baɪ sæmjul pɹaɪm

female

high-pitch

clean

distant-sounding

slightly expressive and animated

slightly noisy

bad speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/ironbox_1611_librivox/ironbox_07_campbell_64kb.mp3

sandy shrugged he might have learned it in a hundred different ways but suppose for a minute you're right in that case why would he come back here now why wouldn't he avoid us

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sændi ʃɹʌɡd hi maɪt hæv lɜ˞nd ɪt ɪn ʌ hʌndɹʌd dɪfɜ˞ʌnt weɪz bʌt sʌpoʊz fɔɹ ʌ mɪnʌt ju'ɹeɪ ɹaɪt ɪn ðæt keɪs waɪ wʊd hi kʌm bæk hiɹ naʊ waɪ 'ti hi ʌvɔɪd ʌs

female

slightly low-pitch

very clean

slightly distant-sounding

monotone

almost no noise

moderate speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/mary_anerley_1912_librivox/maryanerley_54_blackmore_64kb.mp3

it had been clearly proved to his knowledge long before the great fact was vouchsafed to me that i am the only son of sir duncan yordas or at any rate his only son for the present

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ɪt hæd bɪn klɪɹli pɹuvd tu hɪz nɑlʌdʒ lɔŋ bɪfɔɹ ðʌ ɡɹeɪt fækt wɑz tu mi ðæt aɪ æm ðʌ oʊnli sʌn ʌv sɜ˞ dʌŋkʌn ɔɹ æt ɛni ɹeɪt hɪz oʊnli sʌn fɔɹ ðʌ pɹɛzʌnt

female

slightly high-pitch

balanced in clarity

slightly close-sounding

slightly expressive and animated

almost no noise

slightly bad speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/tobit_kjv_1512_librivox/tobit_03_kjv_64kb.mp3

chapter three then i being grieved did weep and in my sorrow prayed saying oh lord thou art just and all thy works and all thy ways are mercy and truth and thou judgest truly and justly forever

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tʃæptɜ˞ θɹi ðɛn aɪ biɪŋ ɡɹivd dɪd wip ʌnd ɪn maɪ sɑɹoʊ pɹeɪd seɪɪŋ oʊ lɔɹd ðaʊ ɑɹt dʒʌst ʌnd ɔl ðaɪ wɜ˞ks ʌnd ɔl ðaɪ weɪz ɑɹ mɜ˞si ʌnd tɹuθ ʌnd ðaʊ tɹuli ʌnd dʒʌstli fɜ˞ɛvɜ˞

male

slightly high-pitch

clean

very close-sounding

very monotone

almost no noise

great speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/tobit_kjv_1512_librivox/tobit_03_kjv_64kb.mp3

command therefore that i may now be delivered out of this distress and go into the everlasting place turn not thy face away from me

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kʌmænd ðɛɹfɔɹ ðæt aɪ meɪ naʊ bi dɪlɪvɜ˞d aʊt ʌv ðɪs dɪstɹɛs ʌnd ɡoʊ ɪntu ðʌ ɛvɜ˞læstɪŋ pleɪs tɜ˞n nɑt ðaɪ feɪs ʌweɪ fɹʌm mi

male

slightly high-pitch

slightly clean

very close-sounding

monotone

slightly noisy

moderate speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/arabiannights10_1907_librivox/arabiannightsvolume10_15_anonymous_64kb.mp3

and divs and peris of kayomars and the olden guebre kings into the jinns and jinniyahs of sulayman volumes are spoken by the fact that the arab adapter did not venture to change the persic names of the two heroines

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ʌnd ʌnd ʌv ʌnd ðʌ oʊldʌn kɪŋz ɪntu ðʌ ʌnd ʌv vɑljumz ɑɹ spoʊkʌn baɪ ðʌ fækt ðæt ðʌ æɹʌb ʌdæptɜ˞ dɪd nɑt vɛntʃɜ˞ tu tʃeɪndʒ ðʌ neɪmz ʌv ðʌ tu hɛɹoʊʌnz

female

moderate pitch

slightly clean

very close-sounding

monotone

clear

great speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/riddle_universe_1301_librivox/riddleoftheuniverse_22_haeckel_64kb.mp3

was originally derived from the heaven god which under the title of moloch or baal was one of the most popular of the oriental deities the sethos or typhon of the egyptians the saturn or cronos of the greeks

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wɑz ɜ˞ɪdʒʌnʌli dɜ˞aɪvd fɹʌm ðʌ hɛvʌn ɡɑd wɪtʃ ʌndɜ˞ ðʌ taɪtʌl ʌv ɔɹ wɑz wʌn ʌv ðʌ moʊst pɑpjʌlɜ˞ ʌv ðʌ ɔɹiɛntʌl diʌtiz ðʌ ɔɹ ʌv ðʌ ɪdʒɪpʃʌnz ðʌ sætɜ˞n ɔɹ ʌv ðʌ ɡɹiks

male

very high-pitch

clean

slightly close-sounding

slightly expressive and animated

very clear

great speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/villagelifeinamerica_1701_librivox/villagelifeinamerica_03_richards_64kb.mp3

she's on her way to school one morning and she saw an indian coming and was so afraid but did not dare run for fear he would chase her so she thought of the word sago which means good morning and when she got up close to him she dropped a curtsy and said sago and he just went right along and never touched her at all

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ʃi'ɛs ɑn hɜ˞ weɪ tu skul wʌn mɔɹnɪŋ ʌnd ʃi sɔ æn ɪndiʌn kʌmɪŋ ʌnd wɑz soʊ ʌfɹeɪd bʌt dɪd nɑt dɛɹ ɹʌn fɔɹ fɪɹ hi wʊd tʃeɪs hɜ˞ soʊ ʃi θɔt ʌv ðʌ wɜ˞d seɪɡoʊ wɪtʃ minz ɡʊd mɔɹnɪŋ ʌnd wɛn ʃi ɡɑt ʌp kloʊs tu hɪm ʃi dɹɑpt ʌ kɜ˞tsi ʌnd sɛd seɪɡoʊ ʌnd hi dʒʌst wɛnt ɹaɪt ʌlɔŋ ʌnd nɛvɜ˞ tʌtʃt hɜ˞ æt ɔl

female

high-pitch

slightly clean

slightly distant-sounding

slightly expressive and animated

noisy

bad speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/man_and_wife_1507_librivox/manandwife_17_collins_64kb.mp3

wait and see what the chances of the next eight or forty hours might bring forth and then write to her or desert her as the event might decide it lay in a nutshell if you could only see it thanks to crouch he did see it and so away in a pleasant temper for a dinner with our fellows and an evening at the play

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weɪt ʌnd si wʌt ðʌ tʃænsʌz ʌv ðʌ nɛkst eɪt ɔɹ fɔɹti aʊɜ˞z maɪt bɹɪŋ fɔɹθ ʌnd ðɛn ɹaɪt tu hɜ˞ ɔɹ dɛzɜ˞t hɜ˞ æz ðʌ ɪvɛnt maɪt dɪsaɪd ɪt leɪ ɪn ʌ nʌtʃɛl ɪf ju kʊd oʊnli si ɪt θæŋks tu kɹaʊtʃ hi dɪd si ɪt ʌnd soʊ ʌweɪ ɪn ʌ plɛzʌnt tɛmpɜ˞ fɔɹ ʌ dɪnɜ˞ wɪð aʊɜ˞ fɛloʊz ʌnd æn ivnɪŋ æt ðʌ pleɪ

female

slightly high-pitch

slightly clean

distant-sounding

slightly expressive and animated

almost no noise

great speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/principles_of_geology_1909_librivox/principlesofgeology_019_lyell_64kb.mp3

those of quadrupeds of extinct species in a still more recent class and it is only in the loose and slightly consolidated strata of gravel and sand

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ðoʊz ʌv ʌv ɪkstɪŋkt spiʃiz ɪn ʌ stɪl mɔɹ ɹisʌnt klæs ʌnd ɪt ɪz oʊnli ɪn ðʌ lus ʌnd slaɪtli kʌnsɑlʌdeɪtʌd stɹætʌ ʌv ɡɹævʌl ʌnd sænd

female

very low-pitch

noisy

slightly close-sounding

very monotone

almost no noise

slightly bad speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/man_and_wife_1507_librivox/manandwife_43_collins_64kb.mp3

sir patrick and arnold held more than one private consultation during the interval on the delicate and difficult subject of admitting blanche to a knowledge of what had happened the wise elder advised and the inexperienced junior listened think of it said sir patrick and do it and arnold thought of it and left it undone

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sɜ˞ pætɹɪk ʌnd ɑɹnʌld hɛld mɔɹ ðæn wʌn pɹaɪvʌt kɑnsʌlteɪʃʌn dʊɹɪŋ ðʌ ɪntɜ˞vʌl ɑn ðʌ dɛlʌkʌt ʌnd dɪfʌkʌlt sʌbdʒɛkt ʌv ædmɪtɪŋ blæntʃ tu ʌ nɑlʌdʒ ʌv wʌt hæd hæpʌnd ðʌ waɪz ɛldɜ˞ ædvaɪzd ʌnd ðʌ ɪnɪkspɪɹiʌnst dʒunjɜ˞ lɪsʌnd θɪŋk ʌv ɪt sɛd sɜ˞ pætɹɪk ʌnd du ɪt ʌnd ɑɹnʌld θɔt ʌv ɪt ʌnd lɛft ɪt ʌndʌn

female

slightly high-pitch

slightly noisy

distant-sounding

expressive and animated

almost no noise

slightly bad speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/arabiannights10_1907_librivox/arabiannightsvolume10_14_anonymous_64kb.mp3

attached to his fellow citizens submissive to superiors and kindly to inferiors if such classes exist eastern despotisms have arrived nearer the idea of equality and fraternity than any republic yet invented

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ʌtætʃt tu hɪz fɛloʊ sɪtʌzʌnz sʌbmɪsɪv tu supɪɹiɜ˞z ʌnd kaɪndli tu ɪf sʌtʃ klæsʌz ɪɡzɪst istɜ˞n hæv ɜ˞aɪvd nɪɹɜ˞ ðʌ aɪdiʌ ʌv ɪkwɑlʌti ʌnd fɹʌtɜ˞nʌti ðæn ɛni ɹipʌblʌk jɛt ɪnvɛntʌd

female

moderate pitch

slightly clean

slightly distant-sounding

slightly expressive and animated

clear

great speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/ironbox_1611_librivox/ironbox_08_campbell_64kb.mp3

do you want me to go sulking around in corners for the rest of my life because i broke a promise he stood up are you ready for a moment their eyes met and they both grinned yes ken said then i'm ready

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du ju wɑnt mi tu ɡoʊ sʌlkɪŋ ɜ˞aʊnd ɪn kɔɹnɜ˞z fɔɹ ðʌ ɹɛst ʌv maɪ laɪf bɪkɔz aɪ bɹoʊk ʌ pɹɑmʌs hi stʊd ʌp ɑɹ ju ɹɛdi fɔɹ ʌ moʊmʌnt ðɛɹ aɪz mɛt ʌnd ðeɪ boʊθ ɡɹɪnd jɛs kɛn sɛd ðɛn aɪ'ɛm ɹɛdi

female

slightly low-pitch

clean

slightly close-sounding

slightly expressive and animated

slightly noisy

moderate speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/birdsvolixmar1901_1711_librivox/birdsandnaturemar1901_11_various_64kb.mp3

boy chickadee stays to wish you a merry christmas and a happy new year and comes daily to dine on sunflower seeds stowed in a large gourd for him

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bɔɪ steɪz tu wɪʃ ju ʌ mɛɹi kɹɪsmʌs ʌnd ʌ hæpi nu jɪɹ ʌnd kʌmz deɪli tu daɪn ɑn sʌnflaʊɜ˞ sidz stoʊd ɪn ʌ lɑɹdʒ ɡɔɹd fɔɹ hɪm

female

very low-pitch

slightly clean

slightly distant-sounding

expressive and animated

almost no noise

slightly bad speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/felixholt_1307_librivox/felixholtradical_42_eliot_64kb.mp3

he doesn't mind about my feelings he cares more about mr transome than he does for me he will not listen to me any more than if i were an old ballad singer it's very hard on me i know said jermyn in the tone with which a man flings out a reproach

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hi 'ti maɪnd ʌbaʊt maɪ filɪŋz hi kɛɹz mɔɹ ʌbaʊt mɪstɜ˞ ðæn hi dʌz fɔɹ mi hi wɪl nɑt lɪsʌn tu mi ɛni mɔɹ ðæn ɪf aɪ wɜ˞ æn oʊld bælʌd sɪŋɜ˞ ɪt'ɛs vɛɹi hɑɹd ɑn mi aɪ noʊ sɛd dʒɜ˞mɪn ɪn ðʌ toʊn wɪð wɪtʃ ʌ mæn flɪŋz aʊt ʌ ɹipɹoʊtʃ

male

slightly low-pitch

slightly clean

slightly close-sounding

slightly expressive and animated

almost no noise

moderate speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/astounding_stories_07_1405_librivox/astoundingstories07_10_64kb.mp3

leffler made a gesture of impatience it cost me many thousands of dollars he cried it's time for lunch professor said betty marable bowed to leffler and left the millionaire sputtering away inspecting the various specimens he had contributed

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lɛflɜ˞ meɪd ʌ dʒɛstʃɜ˞ ʌv ɪmpeɪʃʌns ɪt kɑst mi mɛni θaʊzʌndz ʌv dɑlɜ˞z hi kɹaɪd ɪt'ɛs taɪm fɔɹ lʌntʃ pɹʌfɛsɜ˞ sɛd bɛti mɛɹʌbʌl baʊd tu lɛflɜ˞ ʌnd lɛft ðʌ mɪljʌnɛɹ spʌtɜ˞ɪŋ ʌweɪ ɪnspɛktɪŋ ðʌ vɛɹiʌs spɛsʌmʌnz hi hæd kʌntɹɪbjutɪd

male

moderate pitch

balanced in clarity

slightly close-sounding

very monotone

very clear

wonderful speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/the_dream_of_the_red_chamber_book_ii_1911_librivox/dreamredchamber2_38_cao_64kb.mp3

you've got from one year's end to another she smiled the trouble and annoyance of conferring dutiful attentions upon our venerable senior upon madame wang and upon myself so as i've nothing today with which to prove my affection for you

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ju'vi ɡɑt fɹʌm wʌn jɪɹ'ɛs ɛnd tu ʌnʌðɜ˞ ʃi smaɪld ðʌ tɹʌbʌl ʌnd ʌnɔɪʌns ʌv kʌnfɜ˞ɪŋ dutifʌl ʌtɛnʃʌnz ʌpɑn aʊɜ˞ vɛnɜ˞ʌbʌl sinjɜ˞ ʌpɑn mædʌm wæŋ ʌnd ʌpɑn maɪsɛlf soʊ æz aɪ'vi nʌθɪŋ tʌdeɪ wɪð wɪtʃ tu pɹuv maɪ ʌfɛkʃʌn fɔɹ ju

male

moderate pitch

balanced in clarity

slightly close-sounding

monotone

slightly noisy

bad speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/riddle_universe_1301_librivox/riddleoftheuniverse_22_haeckel_64kb.mp3

the popes the greatest charlatans that any religion ever produced have constantly studied to increase this band of celestial satellites by repeated canonizations this curious company received its most interesting acquisition in eighteen seventy

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ðʌ poʊpz ðʌ ɡɹeɪtʌst ʃɑɹlʌtʌnz ðæt ɛni ɹɪlɪdʒʌn ɛvɜ˞ pɹʌdust hæv kɑnstʌntli stʌdid tu ɪnkɹis ðɪs bænd ʌv sʌlɛstʃʌl sætʌlaɪts baɪ ɹɪpitɪd ðɪs kjʊɹiʌs kʌmpʌni ɹʌsivd ɪts moʊst ɪntɹʌstɪŋ ækwʌzɪʃʌn ɪn eɪtin sɛvʌnti

male

very high-pitch

slightly clean

slightly distant-sounding

expressive and animated

slightly noisy

slightly bad speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/the_elements_of_ornithology_1310_librivox/the_elements_of_ornithology_07_ruschenberger_64kb.mp3

the common woodcock of europe scolopax rusticola inhabits lofty mountains during the summer and descends into the woods about the middle of october

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ðʌ kɑmʌn wʊdkɑk ʌv jʊɹʌp ɪnhæbʌts lɔfti maʊntʌnz dʊɹɪŋ ðʌ sʌmɜ˞ ʌnd dɪsɛndz ɪntu ðʌ wʊdz ʌbaʊt ðʌ mɪdʌl ʌv ɑktoʊbɜ˞

female

moderate pitch

clean

very close-sounding

slightly expressive and animated

very clear

wonderful speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/grimmsfairytalesretoldonesyllable_1601_librivox/grimmsfairytalesinonesyllable_14_grimm_64kb.mp3

then they put the glass case upon the ledge of a rock and one of them always stayed by to watch snow drop lay in the case a long time and showed no signs of decay

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ðɛn ðeɪ pʊt ðʌ ɡlæs keɪs ʌpɑn ðʌ lɛdʒ ʌv ʌ ɹɑk ʌnd wʌn ʌv ðɛm ɔlweɪz steɪd baɪ tu wɑtʃ snoʊ dɹɑp leɪ ɪn ðʌ keɪs ʌ lɔŋ taɪm ʌnd ʃoʊd noʊ saɪnz ʌv dɪkeɪ

female

slightly high-pitch

slightly clean

very distant-sounding

slightly expressive and animated

noisy

bad speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/human_understanding_iii_1909_librivox/humanunderstandingvol3_05_locke_64kb.mp3

much less i think could anyone translate them into the caribbee or westoe tongues and the versura of the romans or corban of the jews have no words in other languages to answer them the reason whereof is plain from what has been said nay if we look a little more nearly into this matter

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mʌtʃ lɛs aɪ θɪŋk kʊd ɛniwʌn tɹænzleɪt ðɛm ɪntu ðʌ ɔɹ tʌŋz ʌnd ðʌ ʌv ðʌ ɹoʊmʌnz ɔɹ kɔɹbʌn ʌv ðʌ dʒuz hæv noʊ wɜ˞dz ɪn ʌðɜ˞ læŋɡwʌdʒʌz tu ænsɜ˞ ðɛm ðʌ ɹizʌn ɪz pleɪn fɹʌm wʌt hæz bɪn sɛd neɪ ɪf wi lʊk ʌ lɪtʌl mɔɹ nɪɹli ɪntu ðɪs mætɜ˞

female

moderate pitch

balanced in clarity

slightly distant-sounding

slightly expressive and animated

slightly noisy

very bad speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/six_women_invasion_2002_librivox/sixwomenandtheinvasion_12_yerta_64kb.mp3

shall open by means of a secret springs and two three five cellars shall be arrayed one beneath the other which in case of a need shall swallow

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ʃæl oʊpʌn baɪ minz ʌv ʌ sikɹʌt spɹɪŋz ʌnd tu θɹi faɪv sɛlɜ˞z ʃæl bi ɜ˞eɪd wʌn bɪniθ ðʌ ʌðɜ˞ wɪtʃ ɪn keɪs ʌv ʌ nid ʃæl swɑloʊ

male

moderate pitch

slightly noisy

distant-sounding

monotone

slightly noisy

bad speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/tobit_kjv_1512_librivox/tobit_03_kjv_64kb.mp3

thou knowest lord that i am pure from all sin with man and that i never polluted my name nor the name of my father in the land of my captivity

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ðaʊ lɔɹd ðæt aɪ æm pjʊɹ fɹʌm ɔl sɪn wɪð mæn ʌnd ðæt aɪ nɛvɜ˞ pʌlutɪd maɪ neɪm nɔɹ ðʌ neɪm ʌv maɪ fɑðɜ˞ ɪn ðʌ lænd ʌv maɪ kæptɪvʌti

male

slightly high-pitch

clean

very close-sounding

monotone

slightly noisy

great speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/taras_bulba_1703_librivox/tarasbulba_26_gogol_64kb.mp3

what said the general who always made an officer under the rank of captain repeat his remarks twice over i wondered your excellency how any one could do such a thing quite so if anything has happened he ought to have let us know

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wʌt sɛd ðʌ dʒɛnɜ˞ʌl hu ɔlweɪz meɪd æn ɔfʌsɜ˞ ʌndɜ˞ ðʌ ɹæŋk ʌv kæptʌn ɹɪpit hɪz ɹɪmɑɹks twaɪs oʊvɜ˞ aɪ wʌndɜ˞d jɔɹ ɛkslɛnsi haʊ ɛni wʌn kʊd du sʌtʃ ʌ θɪŋ kwaɪt soʊ ɪf ɛniθɪŋ hæz hæpʌnd hi ɔt tu hæv lɛt ʌs noʊ

male

very high-pitch

clean

slightly close-sounding

slightly expressive and animated

slightly noisy

moderate speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/fairyandfolktales_irishpeasantry_1612_librivox/fairytalesoftheirish_26_yeats_64kb.mp3

there was the pot bobbin up an down and from side to side jiggin it away as merry as a grig an it was quite easy to see that it wasn't the pot itself but what was inside of it

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ðɛɹ wɑz ðʌ pɑt bɑbʌn ʌp æn daʊn ʌnd fɹʌm saɪd tu saɪd ɪt ʌweɪ æz mɛɹi æz ʌ æn ɪt wɑz kwaɪt izi tu si ðæt ɪt 'ti ðʌ pɑt ɪtsɛlf bʌt wʌt wɑz ɪnsaɪd ʌv ɪt

female

very high-pitch

balanced in clarity

slightly close-sounding

slightly expressive and animated

slightly noisy

slightly bad speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/hawaiian_legends_of_ghosts_1811_librivox/hawaiianlegends_01_westervelt_64kb.mp3

as the shadows of night rested over the temple and its sacred graves the chief crept closer to the dreaded taboo walls concealing himself he waited for the ghost to reveal to him the best plan for action

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æz ðʌ ʃædoʊz ʌv naɪt ɹɛstʌd oʊvɜ˞ ðʌ tɛmpʌl ʌnd ɪts seɪkɹʌd ɡɹeɪvz ðʌ tʃif kɹɛpt kloʊsɜ˞ tu ðʌ dɹɛdɪd tæbu wɔlz kʌnsilɪŋ hɪmsɛlf hi weɪtɪd fɔɹ ðʌ ɡoʊst tu ɹɪvil tu hɪm ðʌ bɛst plæn fɔɹ ækʃʌn

male

slightly low-pitch

slightly clean

slightly close-sounding

monotone

clear

great speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/mystery_oceanstar_1212_librivox/oceanstar_01_russell_64kb.mp3

there was a long swell from the westward which came along in slopes of liquid violet so polished that the glory of the sunshine slipped from one deeply dark-blue brow to another

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ðɛɹ wɑz ʌ lɔŋ swɛl fɹʌm ðʌ wɛstwɜ˞d wɪtʃ keɪm ʌlɔŋ ɪn sloʊps ʌv lɪkwʌd vaɪʌlɪt soʊ pɑlɪʃt ðæt ðʌ ɡlɔɹi ʌv ðʌ sʌnʃaɪn slɪpt fɹʌm wʌn dipli dɑɹk-blu bɹaʊ tu ʌnʌðɜ˞

female

moderate pitch

balanced in clarity

slightly distant-sounding

monotone

slightly noisy

slightly bad speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/the_dream_of_the_red_chamber_book_ii_1911_librivox/dreamredchamber2_06_cao_64kb.mp3

as she was recounting this incident well she overheard pao chai sarcastically observe from the opposite direction have you done spinning your yarns if you have come along it's quite evident that you are brother and sister for here you leave everyone else and go and discuss your own private matters

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æz ʃi wɑz ɹɪkaʊntɪŋ ðɪs ɪnsʌdʌnt wɛl ʃi oʊvɜ˞hɜ˞d paʊ tʃaɪ sɑɹkæstɪkli ʌbzɜ˞v fɹʌm ðʌ ɑpʌzʌt dɜ˞ɛkʃʌn hæv ju dʌn spɪnɪŋ jɔɹ jɑɹnz ɪf ju hæv kʌm ʌlɔŋ ɪt'ɛs kwaɪt ɛvʌdʌnt ðæt ju ɑɹ bɹʌðɜ˞ ʌnd sɪstɜ˞ fɔɹ hiɹ ju liv ɛvɹiwʌn ɛls ʌnd ɡoʊ ʌnd dɪskʌs jɔɹ oʊn pɹaɪvʌt mætɜ˞z

male

moderate pitch

balanced in clarity

distant-sounding

very monotone

slightly noisy

bad speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/wondergarden_1806_librivox/wondergarden_096_olcott_64kb.mp3

why do you groan and moan so asked he because said the house my windows and door are all on one side and that side is turned toward the north

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slightly slowly

waɪ du ju ɡɹoʊn ʌnd moʊn soʊ æskt hi bɪkɔz sɛd ðʌ haʊs maɪ wɪndoʊz ʌnd dɔɹ ɑɹ ɔl ɑn wʌn saɪd ʌnd ðæt saɪd ɪz tɜ˞nd tʌwɔɹd ðʌ nɔɹθ

female

very low-pitch

balanced in clarity

slightly close-sounding

slightly expressive and animated

slightly noisy

slightly bad speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/mary_anerley_1912_librivox/maryanerley_54_blackmore_64kb.mp3

in her simple dress and with the dignity of love the glen was beginning to bestrew itself with want of light instead of shadows and bushy places thickened with the imperceptible growth of night mary went on with excitement deepening while sunset deepened into dusk and the color of her clear face flushed

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ɪn hɜ˞ sɪmpʌl dɹɛs ʌnd wɪð ðʌ dɪɡnʌti ʌv lʌv ðʌ ɡlɛn wɑz bɪɡɪnɪŋ tu ɪtsɛlf wɪð wɑnt ʌv laɪt ɪnstɛd ʌv ʃædoʊz ʌnd bʊʃi pleɪsʌz θɪkʌnd wɪð ðʌ ɪmpɜ˞sɛptɪbʌl ɡɹoʊθ ʌv naɪt mɛɹi wɛnt ɑn wɪð ɪksaɪtmʌnt dipʌnɪŋ waɪl sʌnsɛt dipʌnd ɪntu dʌsk ʌnd ðʌ kʌlɜ˞ ʌv hɜ˞ klɪɹ feɪs flʌʃt

female

slightly high-pitch

slightly noisy

slightly close-sounding

expressive and animated

almost no noise

slightly bad speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/riddle_universe_1301_librivox/riddleoftheuniverse_22_haeckel_64kb.mp3

the cult of the madonna has been developed to such an extent in these countries that we may oppose it to the usual masculine form of monotheism as one of a feminine type the queen of heaven becomes so prominent as it is seen in many pictures and legends of the madonna that the three male persons practically disappear

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ðʌ kʌlt ʌv ðʌ mʌdɑnʌ hæz bɪn dɪvɛlʌpt tu sʌtʃ æn ɪkstɛnt ɪn ðiz kʌntɹiz ðæt wi meɪ ʌpoʊz ɪt tu ðʌ juʒʌwʌl mæskjʌlʌn fɔɹm ʌv mɑnʌθiɪzʌm æz wʌn ʌv ʌ fɛmʌnʌn taɪp ðʌ kwin ʌv hɛvʌn bɪkʌmz soʊ pɹɑmʌnʌnt æz ɪt ɪz sin ɪn mɛni pɪktʃɜ˞z ʌnd lɛdʒʌndz ʌv ðʌ mʌdɑnʌ ðæt ðʌ θɹi meɪl pɜ˞sʌnz pɹæktɪkli dɪsʌpɪɹ

male

very high-pitch

slightly clean

slightly distant-sounding

expressive and animated

slightly noisy

bad speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/morals2_26_1506_librivox/morals2_30_plutarch_64kb.mp3

but you would have been exceedingly surprised at the serene and fearless temper of the boy with a soul as great as that of achilles's son for he did not change color or seem concerned but drew out and tried the goodness of pelopidas's sword

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bʌt ju wʊd hæv bɪn ɪksidɪŋli sɜ˞pɹaɪzd æt ðʌ sɜ˞in ʌnd fɪɹlʌs tɛmpɜ˞ ʌv ðʌ bɔɪ wɪð ʌ soʊl æz ɡɹeɪt æz ðæt ʌv ʌkɪliz'ɛs sʌn fɔɹ hi dɪd nɑt tʃeɪndʒ kʌlɜ˞ ɔɹ sim kʌnsɜ˞nd bʌt dɹu aʊt ʌnd tɹaɪd ðʌ ɡʊdnʌs ʌv 'ɛs sɔɹd

male

slightly high-pitch

very clean

slightly close-sounding

monotone

clear

moderate speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/worlds_best_mystery_5_1104_librivox/bestmysterystories5_05_hawthorne_64kb.mp3

i am tired of taking orders from you she said hastily i see now that it is impossible to have faith in you i see now that it is useless to expect any return from you for all i have done i want no more of you

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aɪ æm taɪɜ˞d ʌv teɪkɪŋ ɔɹdɜ˞z fɹʌm ju ʃi sɛd heɪstʌli aɪ si naʊ ðæt ɪt ɪz ɪmpɑsʌbʌl tu hæv feɪθ ɪn ju aɪ si naʊ ðæt ɪt ɪz juslʌs tu ɪkspɛkt ɛni ɹɪtɜ˞n fɹʌm ju fɔɹ ɔl aɪ hæv dʌn aɪ wɑnt noʊ mɔɹ ʌv ju

female

moderate pitch

balanced in clarity

slightly close-sounding

slightly expressive and animated

noisy

very bad speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/mary_anerley_1912_librivox/maryanerley_54_blackmore_64kb.mp3

to fall out with their children took a hasty turn against me at once mordacks whom i saw last week trusting myself to his honor tells me that sir duncan would have cared twopence about my free-trade work and so on or even about my having killed the officer in fair conflict

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tu fɔl aʊt wɪð ðɛɹ tʃɪldɹʌn tʊk ʌ heɪsti tɜ˞n ʌɡɛnst mi æt wʌns hum aɪ sɔ læst wik tɹʌstɪŋ maɪsɛlf tu hɪz ɑnɜ˞ tɛlz mi ðæt sɜ˞ dʌŋkʌn wʊd hæv kɛɹd ʌbaʊt maɪ fɹi-tɹeɪd wɜ˞k ʌnd soʊ ɑn ɔɹ ivɪn ʌbaʊt maɪ hævɪŋ kɪld ðʌ ɔfʌsɜ˞ ɪn fɛɹ kɑnflɪkt

female

slightly high-pitch

balanced in clarity

slightly distant-sounding

slightly expressive and animated

slightly noisy

slightly bad speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/sonatfront_1905_librivox/sonatfront_34_wharton_64kb.mp3

pepito was born there and soon afterward alas her clever husband declaring that he hated grease in cooking or in woman and after my pepito's birth i became as you now see me had gone off with the manicure and all their savings

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wɑz bɔɹn ðɛɹ ʌnd sun æftɜ˞wɜ˞d ʌlæs hɜ˞ klɛvɜ˞ hʌzbʌnd dɪklɛɹɪŋ ðæt hi heɪtʌd ɡɹis ɪn kʊkɪŋ ɔɹ ɪn wʊmʌn ʌnd æftɜ˞ maɪ 'ɛs bɜ˞θ aɪ bɪkeɪm æz ju naʊ si mi hæd ɡɔn ɔf wɪð ðʌ mænɪkjɜ˞ ʌnd ɔl ðɛɹ seɪvɪŋz

male

moderate pitch

slightly clean

very close-sounding

monotone

clear

wonderful speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/riddle_universe_1301_librivox/riddleoftheuniverse_22_haeckel_64kb.mp3

the humanization of god or the idea that the supreme being feels thinks and acts like a man though in a higher degree has played a most important part as an anthropomorphic monotheism in the history of civilization the most prominent in this respect

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ðʌ ʌv ɡɑd ɔɹ ðʌ aɪdiʌ ðæt ðʌ sʌpɹim biɪŋ filz θɪŋks ʌnd ækts laɪk ʌ mæn ðoʊ ɪn ʌ haɪɜ˞ dɪɡɹi hæz pleɪd ʌ moʊst ɪmpɔɹtʌnt pɑɹt æz æn ænθɹʌpʌmɔɹfɪk mɑnʌθiɪzʌm ɪn ðʌ hɪstɜ˞i ʌv sɪvʌlɪzeɪʃʌn ðʌ moʊst pɹɑmʌnʌnt ɪn ðɪs ɹɪspɛkt

male

very high-pitch

clean

slightly close-sounding

slightly expressive and animated

slightly noisy

slightly bad speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/arabiannights10_1907_librivox/arabiannightsvolume10_15_anonymous_64kb.mp3

here occur the questions where and when was written and to whom do we owe a prose-poem which like the dramatic epos of herodotus has no equal

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hiɹ ʌkɜ˞ ðʌ kwɛstʃʌnz wɛɹ ʌnd wɛn wɑz ɹɪtʌn ʌnd tu hum du wi oʊ ʌ pɹoʊz-poʊʌm wɪtʃ laɪk ðʌ dɹʌmætɪk ʌv hæz noʊ ikwʌl

female

moderate pitch

balanced in clarity

very close-sounding

slightly expressive and animated

almost no noise

moderate speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/sonatfront_1905_librivox/sonatfront_34_wharton_64kb.mp3

he seemed nearer than ever seemed part and substance of his father or else he became again that beautiful distant apparition the winged sentry guarding the unknown

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hi simd nɪɹɜ˞ ðæn ɛvɜ˞ simd pɑɹt ʌnd sʌbstʌns ʌv hɪz fɑðɜ˞ ɔɹ ɛls hi bɪkeɪm ʌɡɛn ðæt bjutʌfʌl dɪstʌnt æpɜ˞ɪʃʌn ðʌ wɪŋd sɛntɹi ɡɑɹdɪŋ ðʌ ʌnnoʊn

male

moderate pitch

clean

very close-sounding

monotone

almost no noise

great speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/fairmargaret_1611_librivox/fairmargaret_01_haggard_64kb.mp3

do you want to see every spaniard in london torn to pieces as for that drunken brute and he touched the corpse of andrew with his foot he brought his death upon himself moreover he was not a spaniard there is no blood quarrel come obey me or must i tell you who i am

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moderate speed

du ju wɑnt tu si ɛvɜ˞i spænjɜ˞d ɪn lʌndʌn tɔɹn tu pisʌz æz fɔɹ ðæt dɹʌŋkʌn bɹut ʌnd hi tʌtʃt ðʌ kɔɹps ʌv ændɹu wɪð hɪz fʊt hi bɹɔt hɪz dɛθ ʌpɑn hɪmsɛlf mɔɹoʊvɜ˞ hi wɑz nɑt ʌ spænjɜ˞d ðɛɹ ɪz noʊ blʌd kwɔɹʌl kʌm oʊbeɪ mi ɔɹ mʌst aɪ tɛl ju hu aɪ æm

male

slightly low-pitch

clean

slightly close-sounding

very monotone

almost no noise

moderate speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/kinglear_1209_librivox/kinglear_3_shakespeare_64kb.mp3

my wits begin to turn come on my boy how dost my boy art cold i am cold myself where is this straw my fellow

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maɪ wɪts bɪɡɪn tu tɜ˞n kʌm ɑn maɪ bɔɪ haʊ dɑst maɪ bɔɪ ɑɹt koʊld aɪ æm koʊld maɪsɛlf wɛɹ ɪz ðɪs stɹɔ maɪ fɛloʊ

male

high-pitch

clean

very close-sounding

monotone

clear

wonderful speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/thousand_nights_volume_09_1901_librivox/arabiannightsvolume9_31_anonymous_64kb.mp3

knowing not whither to hie for i had fallen on my heart with all the trouble in the world and i was occupied with sad thought and doubt then i bethought me of the wealth which i had brought from oman and said in myself i came hither with a thousand thousand dinars

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moderate speed

noʊɪŋ nɑt wɪðɜ˞ tu fɔɹ aɪ hæd fɑlʌn ɑn maɪ hɑɹt wɪð ɔl ðʌ tɹʌbʌl ɪn ðʌ wɜ˞ld ʌnd aɪ wɑz ɑkjʌpaɪd wɪð sæd θɔt ʌnd daʊt ðɛn aɪ mi ʌv ðʌ wɛlθ wɪtʃ aɪ hæd bɹɔt fɹʌm oʊmɑn ʌnd sɛd ɪn maɪsɛlf aɪ keɪm hɪðɜ˞ wɪð ʌ θaʊzʌnd θaʊzʌnd daɪnɜ˞z

male

moderate pitch

clean

slightly close-sounding

very monotone

almost no noise

moderate speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/worlds_best_mystery_5_1104_librivox/bestmysterystories5_05_hawthorne_64kb.mp3

this was a man of about thirty years old with curly blond hair wearing the usual venetian costume of quiet black a garb which did not at once betray his jewish descent he wore heavy golden rings in his ears and jeweled buckles on his shoes

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ðɪs wɑz ʌ mæn ʌv ʌbaʊt θɜ˞di jɪɹz oʊld wɪð kɜ˞li blɑnd hɛɹ wɛɹɪŋ ðʌ juʒʌwʌl vʌniʃʌn kɑstum ʌv kwaɪʌt blæk ʌ ɡɑɹb wɪtʃ dɪd nɑt æt wʌns bɪtɹeɪ hɪz dʒuɪʃ dɪsɛnt hi wɔɹ hɛvi ɡoʊldʌn ɹɪŋz ɪn hɪz ɪɹz ʌnd bʌkʌlz ɑn hɪz ʃuz

female

moderate pitch

balanced in clarity

slightly close-sounding

slightly expressive and animated

noisy

very bad speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/strange_stories_chinese_studio_001_0904/chinesestudio_vol1_12_pusungling_64kb.mp3

at first thought of the girl but then he reflected that a pretty young thing as she was couldn't well be a witch and began to suspect that the priest merely wanted to make a stroke of business

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moderate speed

æt fɜ˞st θɔt ʌv ðʌ ɡɜ˞l bʌt ðɛn hi ɹɪflɛktɪd ðæt ʌ pɹɪti jʌŋ θɪŋ æz ʃi wɑz 'ti wɛl bi ʌ wɪtʃ ʌnd bɪɡæn tu sʌspɛkt ðæt ðʌ pɹist mɪɹli wɔntɪd tu meɪk ʌ stɹoʊk ʌv bɪznʌs

female

very high-pitch

slightly noisy

slightly close-sounding

expressive and animated

almost no noise

slightly bad speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/curiositiesofstreetliterature_1608_librivox/streetlit_043_various_64kb.mp3

all those who brew their home brewed beer then at times i'm sure will quake with fear then and dread to let it in the vat lay lest it should happen to work on that day

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ɔl ðoʊz hu bɹu ðɛɹ hoʊm bɹud bɪɹ ðɛn æt taɪmz aɪ'ɛm ʃʊɹ wɪl kweɪk wɪð fɪɹ ðɛn ʌnd dɹɛd tu lɛt ɪt ɪn ðʌ væt leɪ lɛst ɪt ʃʊd hæpʌn tu wɜ˞k ɑn ðæt deɪ

male

low-pitch

clean

slightly distant-sounding

very monotone

slightly noisy

great speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/tobit_kjv_1512_librivox/tobit_10_kjv_64kb.mp3

until the fourteen days of the wedding were expired which raguel had sworn that he should spend there then tobias said to raguel let me go for my father and my mother look no more to see me

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ʌntɪl ðʌ fɔɹtin deɪz ʌv ðʌ wɛdɪŋ wɜ˞ ɪkspaɪɹd wɪtʃ hæd swɔɹn ðæt hi ʃʊd spɛnd ðɛɹ ðɛn tʌbaɪʌs sɛd tu lɛt mi ɡoʊ fɔɹ maɪ fɑðɜ˞ ʌnd maɪ mʌðɜ˞ lʊk noʊ mɔɹ tu si mi

male

slightly high-pitch

clean

very close-sounding

very monotone

almost no noise

great speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/the_mummy_a_tale_of_the_twenty-second_century_1312_librivox/the_mummy_a_tale_of_the_twenty-second_century_10_loudon_64kb.mp3

it is the fatal river of the dead no pdpyrine boats glide smoothly on its surface but strange infernal vessels vomiting forth volumes of fire and smoke

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moderate speed

ɪt ɪz ðʌ feɪtʌl ɹɪvɜ˞ ʌv ðʌ dɛd noʊ boʊts ɡlaɪd smuðli ɑn ɪts sɜ˞fʌs bʌt stɹeɪndʒ ɪnfɜ˞nʌl vɛsʌlz vɑmʌtɪŋ fɔɹθ vɑljumz ʌv faɪɜ˞ ʌnd smoʊk

female

slightly high-pitch

clean

slightly close-sounding

monotone

almost no noise

moderate speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/human_understanding_iii_1909_librivox/humanunderstandingvol3_05_locke_64kb.mp3

in whose language it is called stabbing but in another country where it has not happened to be specified under a particular name it passes not for a distinct species but in a species of corporal substances though it be the mind that makes the nominal essence

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moderate speed

ɪn huz læŋɡwʌdʒ ɪt ɪz kɔld stæbɪŋ bʌt ɪn ʌnʌðɜ˞ kʌntɹi wɛɹ ɪt hæz nɑt hæpʌnd tu bi spɛsʌfaɪd ʌndɜ˞ ʌ pɜ˞tɪkjʌlɜ˞ neɪm ɪt pæsʌz nɑt fɔɹ ʌ dɪstɪŋkt spiʃiz bʌt ɪn ʌ spiʃiz ʌv kɔɹpɜ˞ʌl sʌbstʌnsʌz ðoʊ ɪt bi ðʌ maɪnd ðæt meɪks ðʌ nɑmʌnʌl ɛsʌns

female

moderate pitch

balanced in clarity

slightly distant-sounding

slightly expressive and animated

slightly noisy

very bad speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/grimmsfairytalesretoldonesyllable_1601_librivox/grimmsfairytalesinonesyllable_14_grimm_64kb.mp3

where am i she cried you are with me said the prince full of joy and he told her all that had come to pass you are more dear to me than all else in the world come with me to my father's palace and be my wife

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wɛɹ æm aɪ ʃi kɹaɪd ju ɑɹ wɪð mi sɛd ðʌ pɹɪns fʊl ʌv dʒɔɪ ʌnd hi toʊld hɜ˞ ɔl ðæt hæd kʌm tu pæs ju ɑɹ mɔɹ dɪɹ tu mi ðæn ɔl ɛls ɪn ðʌ wɜ˞ld kʌm wɪð mi tu maɪ fɑðɜ˞'ɛs pælʌs ʌnd bi maɪ waɪf

female

slightly high-pitch

slightly clean

very distant-sounding

expressive and animated

noisy

bad speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/littleduke_0803_librivox/littleduke_11_yonge_64kb.mp3

oh do not say so you will indeed you will when spring comes i feel as if i should die said the little boy i think i shall but do not grieve richard i do not feel much afraid you said it was happier there than here and i know it now

1982

1551

moderate speed

oʊ du nɑt seɪ soʊ ju wɪl ɪndid ju wɪl wɛn spɹɪŋ kʌmz aɪ fil æz ɪf aɪ ʃʊd daɪ sɛd ðʌ lɪtʌl bɔɪ aɪ θɪŋk aɪ ʃæl bʌt du nɑt ɡɹiv ɹɪtʃɜ˞d aɪ du nɑt fil mʌtʃ ʌfɹeɪd ju sɛd ɪt wɑz hæpiɜ˞ ðɛɹ ðæn hiɹ ʌnd aɪ noʊ ɪt naʊ

male

slightly high-pitch

clean

distant-sounding

very expressive and animated

slightly noisy

bad speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/man_and_wife_1507_librivox/manandwife_43_collins_64kb.mp3

offer a sufficiently liberal price to induce the present possessor of the letters to part with them secondly that she should consent to adopt such a method of paying the money as should satisfy the person that he was in no danger of finding himself brought within reach of the law

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slightly fast

ɔfɜ˞ ʌ sʌfɪʃʌntli lɪbɜ˞ʌl pɹaɪs tu ɪndus ðʌ pɹɛzʌnt pʌzɛsɜ˞ ʌv ðʌ lɛtɜ˞z tu pɑɹt wɪð ðɛm sɛkʌndli ðæt ʃi ʃʊd kʌnsɛnt tu ʌdɑpt sʌtʃ ʌ mɛθʌd ʌv peɪɪŋ ðʌ mʌni æz ʃʊd sætʌsfaɪ ðʌ pɜ˞sʌn ðæt hi wɑz ɪn noʊ deɪndʒɜ˞ ʌv faɪndɪŋ hɪmsɛlf bɹɔt wɪðɪn ɹitʃ ʌv ðʌ lɔ

female

slightly high-pitch

balanced in clarity

slightly distant-sounding

expressive and animated

almost no noise

moderate speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/fairyandfolktales_irishpeasantry_1612_librivox/fairytalesoftheirish_25_yeats_64kb.mp3

by the same disorder and that your eldest son was cured in a most extraordinary way when the physicians had given him over tis true for you sir returned tom your father the doctor god be good to him i won't belie him in his grave

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moderate speed

baɪ ðʌ seɪm dɪsɔɹdɜ˞ ʌnd ðæt jɔɹ ɛldʌst sʌn wɑz kjʊɹd ɪn ʌ moʊst ɛkstɹʌɔɹdʌnɛɹi weɪ wɛn ðʌ fʌzɪʃʌnz hæd ɡɪvʌn hɪm oʊvɜ˞ tɪz tɹu fɔɹ ju sɜ˞ ɹɪtɜ˞nd tɑm jɔɹ fɑðɜ˞ ðʌ dɑktɜ˞ ɡɑd bi ɡʊd tu hɪm aɪ wʌn'ti bɪlaɪ hɪm ɪn hɪz ɡɹeɪv

female

very high-pitch

slightly clean

slightly distant-sounding

slightly expressive and animated

almost no noise

slightly bad speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/principles_of_geology_1909_librivox/principlesofgeology_019_lyell_64kb.mp3

which we may safely regard as mere fragment of an ancient flora since in europe alone there are now no less than eleven thousand living species

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moderate speed

wɪtʃ wi meɪ seɪfli ɹɪɡɑɹd æz mɪɹ fɹæɡmʌnt ʌv æn eɪntʃʌnt flɔɹʌ sɪns ɪn jʊɹʌp ʌloʊn ðɛɹ ɑɹ naʊ noʊ lɛs ðæn ɪlɛvʌn θaʊzʌnd lɪvɪŋ spiʃiz

female

very low-pitch

slightly clean

slightly close-sounding

very monotone

almost no noise

slightly bad speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/man_and_wife_1507_librivox/manandwife_17_collins_64kb.mp3

in that minute the maddening indecision took possession of him once more he opened the letter again read it over again and tore it up again i'm out of my mind cried geoffrey fixing his big bewildered blue eyes fiercely on the professor who trained him

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slightly fast

ɪn ðæt mɪnʌt ðʌ mædʌnɪŋ ɪndɪsɪʒʌn tʊk pʌzɛʃʌn ʌv hɪm wʌns mɔɹ hi oʊpʌnd ðʌ lɛtɜ˞ ʌɡɛn ɹɛd ɪt oʊvɜ˞ ʌɡɛn ʌnd tɔɹ ɪt ʌp ʌɡɛn aɪ'ɛm aʊt ʌv maɪ maɪnd kɹaɪd dʒɛfɹi fɪksɪŋ hɪz bɪɡ bɪwɪldɜ˞d blu aɪz fɪɹsli ɑn ðʌ pɹʌfɛsɜ˞ hu tɹeɪnd hɪm

female

slightly high-pitch

slightly clean

distant-sounding

slightly expressive and animated

almost no noise

moderate speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/morals2_26_1506_librivox/morals2_29_plutarch_64kb.mp3

yet be silent by no means i replied let us part with our old friend and the excellent breeder of our youth but defend her cause for you are to manage it my dear father said he

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moderate speed

jɛt bi saɪlʌnt baɪ noʊ minz aɪ ɹɪplaɪd lɛt ʌs pɑɹt wɪð aʊɜ˞ oʊld fɹɛnd ʌnd ðʌ ɛksʌlʌnt bɹidɜ˞ ʌv aʊɜ˞ juθ bʌt dɪfɛnd hɜ˞ kɑz fɔɹ ju ɑɹ tu mænʌdʒ ɪt maɪ dɪɹ fɑðɜ˞ sɛd hi

male

slightly high-pitch

clean

slightly close-sounding

slightly expressive and animated

almost no noise

wonderful speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/watergatereport1_1712_librivox/watergatereport1_26_senate_64kb.mp3

the white house staff member involved was identified as l j evans jr according to former assistant secretary the white house wanted the thirteen million in expansion moneys to go to organizations considered friendly to the administration

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slightly fast

ðʌ waɪt haʊs stæf mɛmbɜ˞ ɪnvɑlvd wɑz aɪdɛntʌfaɪd æz ɛl dʒeɪ ɛvʌnz dʒunjɜ˞ ʌkɔɹdɪŋ tu fɔɹmɜ˞ ʌsɪstʌnt sɛkɹʌtɛɹi ðʌ waɪt haʊs wɔntɪd ðʌ θɜ˞tin mɪljʌn ɪn ɪkspænʃʌn mʌniz tu ɡoʊ tu ɔɹɡʌnʌzeɪʃʌnz kʌnsɪdɜ˞d fɹɛndli tu ðʌ ædmɪnɪstɹeɪʃʌn

male

moderate pitch

slightly clean

slightly distant-sounding

monotone

slightly noisy

bad speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/nobody_1404_librivox/nobody_24_warner_64kb.mp3

it's nothing of the kind said mrs barclay stretching out her hand to take one of lois' which she retained in her own if anything would take away this tired feeling it's just that lois nothing refreshes me so much or does me so much good

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moderate speed

ɪt'ɛs nʌθɪŋ ʌv ðʌ kaɪnd sɛd mɪsɪz bɑɹkleɪ stɹɛtʃɪŋ aʊt hɜ˞ hænd tu teɪk wʌn ʌv loʊʌs' wɪtʃ ʃi ɹɪteɪnd ɪn hɜ˞ oʊn ɪf ɛniθɪŋ wʊd teɪk ʌweɪ ðɪs taɪɜ˞d filɪŋ ɪt'ɛs dʒʌst ðæt loʊʌs nʌθɪŋ ɹɪfɹɛʃɪz mi soʊ mʌtʃ ɔɹ dʌz mi soʊ mʌtʃ ɡʊd

female

moderate pitch

very clean

very close-sounding

monotone

almost no noise

moderate speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/french_revolution1_1508_librivox/french_revolution1_50_carlyle_64kb.mp3

the spoilers these for patriotism is always infected so with a proportion of mere thieves and scoundrels gondran snatched their prey from them in the chateau

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moderate speed

ðʌ spɔɪlɜ˞z ðiz fɔɹ peɪtɹiʌtɪzʌm ɪz ɔlweɪz ɪnfɛktɪd soʊ wɪð ʌ pɹʌpɔɹʃʌn ʌv mɪɹ θivz ʌnd skaʊndɹʌlz snætʃt ðɛɹ pɹeɪ fɹʌm ðɛm ɪn ðʌ ʃætoʊ

male

high-pitch

clean

very distant-sounding

monotone

slightly noisy

slightly bad speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/strange_stories_chinese_studio_001_0904/chinesestudio_vol1_12_pusungling_64kb.mp3

which by and by came out with a pop and fell straight into the dead man's wound looking closely at it she saw it was a human heart and then it began as it were to throb emitting a warm vapour like smoke

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slightly slowly

wɪtʃ baɪ ʌnd baɪ keɪm aʊt wɪð ʌ pɑp ʌnd fɛl stɹeɪt ɪntu ðʌ dɛd mæn'ɛs waʊnd lʊkɪŋ kloʊsli æt ɪt ʃi sɔ ɪt wɑz ʌ hjumʌn hɑɹt ʌnd ðɛn ɪt bɪɡæn æz ɪt wɜ˞ tu θɹɑb ɪmɪtɪŋ ʌ wɔɹm laɪk smoʊk

female

very high-pitch

balanced in clarity

slightly close-sounding

expressive and animated

slightly noisy

moderate speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/richard_first_0902_librivox/richardthefirst_11_abbott_64kb.mp3

a great proportion of them were thus afterward ransomed and richard realized from this source quite a large sum when richard's soldiers found that the time for the captured ship to sink was drawing nigh they abandoned her leaving on board everything that they had not been able to save and withdrawing to a safe distance

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slightly fast

ʌ ɡɹeɪt pɹʌpɔɹʃʌn ʌv ðɛm wɜ˞ ðʌs æftɜ˞wɜ˞d ʌnd ɹɪtʃɜ˞d ɹiʌlaɪzd fɹʌm ðɪs sɔɹs kwaɪt ʌ lɑɹdʒ sʌm wɛn ɹɪtʃɜ˞d'ɛs soʊldʒɜ˞z faʊnd ðæt ðʌ taɪm fɔɹ ðʌ kæptʃɜ˞d ʃɪp tu sɪŋk wɑz dɹɔɪŋ naɪ ðeɪ ʌbændʌnd hɜ˞ livɪŋ ɑn bɔɹd ɛvɹiθɪŋ ðæt ðeɪ hæd nɑt bɪn eɪbʌl tu seɪv ʌnd wɪθdɹɔɪŋ tu ʌ seɪf dɪstʌns

female

low-pitch

clean

slightly close-sounding

expressive and animated

slightly noisy

slightly bad speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/dutchfairytalesforyoungfolks_1604_librivox/dutchfairytalesforyoungfolks_12_griffis_64kb.mp3

the klomp winkels or shops of the shoe carpenters were seen in every village when rich beyond his daydreams van eyck had another joyful night vision the next day he wore a smiling countenance

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slightly slowly

ðʌ klɑmp wɪŋkʌlz ɔɹ ʃɑps ʌv ðʌ ʃu kɑɹpʌntɜ˞z wɜ˞ sin ɪn ɛvɜ˞i vɪlʌdʒ wɛn ɹɪtʃ bɪɑnd hɪz deɪdɹimz væn hæd ʌnʌðɜ˞ dʒɔɪfʌl naɪt vɪʒʌn ðʌ nɛkst deɪ hi wɔɹ ʌ smaɪlɪŋ kaʊntʌnʌns

female

moderate pitch

slightly noisy

slightly distant-sounding

slightly expressive and animated

clear

slightly bad speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/taras_bulba_1703_librivox/tarasbulba_26_gogol_64kb.mp3

the general liveliness was still further increased when the town of b became the residence of the general commanding the brigade to which the regiment belonged many gentlemen of the neighbourhood whose very existence no one had even suspected

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slightly fast

ðʌ dʒɛnɜ˞ʌl laɪvlinʌs wɑz stɪl fɜ˞ðɜ˞ ɪnkɹist wɛn ðʌ taʊn ʌv bi bɪkeɪm ðʌ ɹɛzɪdʌns ʌv ðʌ dʒɛnɜ˞ʌl kʌmændɪŋ ðʌ bɹʌɡeɪd tu wɪtʃ ðʌ ɹɛdʒʌmʌnt bɪlɔŋd mɛni dʒɛntʌlmɪn ʌv ðʌ neɪbɜ˞hʊd huz vɛɹi ɛɡzɪstʌns noʊ wʌn hæd ivɪn sʌspɛktɪd

male

very high-pitch

slightly clean

distant-sounding

slightly expressive and animated

slightly noisy

slightly bad speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/great_pearl_secret_1810_librivox/greatpearlsecret_10_williamson_64kb.mp3

two or three minutes passed and bought no answer but suddenly as simone was about to ring again the door opened on a chain what do you want a woman's voice demanded through the aperture

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moderate speed

tu ɔɹ θɹi mɪnʌts pæst ʌnd bɑt noʊ ænsɜ˞ bʌt sʌdʌnli æz sɪmoʊn wɑz ʌbaʊt tu ɹɪŋ ʌɡɛn ðʌ dɔɹ oʊpʌnd ɑn ʌ tʃeɪn wʌt du ju wɑnt ʌ wʊmʌn'ɛs vɔɪs dɪmændʌd θɹu ðʌ æpɜ˞tʃɜ˞

male

very high-pitch

clean

very close-sounding

very expressive and animated

clear

moderate speech quality

http://www.archive.org/download/sonatfront_1905_librivox/sonatfront_33_wharton_64kb.mp3

but again the glance was an illumination it came straight from that far country the benny upsher country which campton so feared to see in his son's eyes

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