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http://www.archive.org/download/story_newzealand_river_1708_librivox/storynewzealandriver_11_mander_64kb.mp3
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statement in what way am i unique he asked mischievously why she thought a moment you don't seem to notice anything you don't seem to be hurt why should one be hurt it's a great mistake to let people hurt us we put a terrible power into their hands why should we give them that power
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steɪtmʌnt ɪn wʌt weɪ æm aɪ junik hi æskt waɪ ʃi θɔt ʌ moʊmʌnt ju dɑn'ti sim tu noʊtʌs ɛniθɪŋ ju dɑn'ti sim tu bi hɜ˞t waɪ ʃʊd wʌn bi hɜ˞t ɪt'ɛs ʌ ɡɹeɪt mɪsteɪk tu lɛt pipʌl hɜ˞t ʌs wi pʊt ʌ tɛɹʌbʌl paʊɜ˞ ɪntu ðɛɹ hændz waɪ ʃʊd wi ɡɪv ðɛm ðæt paʊɜ˞
female
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A female speaker with a slightly low-pitched voice delivers her words at a slightly faster than average pace in a relatively small, enclosed space with a quite clear sound. Her tone is of moderate intonation.
Statement. In what way am i unique? He asked mischievously why she thought a moment. You do n't seem to notice anything. You do n't seem to be hurt. Why should one be hurt? It's a great mistake to let people hurt us. We put a terrible power into their hands. Why should we give them that power?
http://www.archive.org/download/harrington_1306_librivox/harrington_18_edgeworth_64kb.mp3
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lord mowbray assured mr harrington that he did not mean to have carried the jest the word jest scratched out the thing farther than to show him his power to break off matters if he pleased but he now repented
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lɔɹd moʊbɹeɪ ʌʃʊɹd mɪstɜ˞ hɛɹɪŋtʌn ðæt hi dɪd nɑt min tu hæv kæɹid ðʌ dʒɛst ðʌ wɜ˞d dʒɛst skɹætʃt aʊt ðʌ θɪŋ fɑɹðɜ˞ ðæn tu ʃoʊ hɪm hɪz paʊɜ˞ tu bɹeɪk ɔf mætɜ˞z ɪf hi plizd bʌt hi naʊ ɹɪpɛntɪd
male
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slightly noisy
very confined sounding
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A male speaker with a moderate pitch and a quite monotone tone delivers his words at a moderate speed in a confined space with a slight background noise.
Lord Mowbray assured Mr Harrington that he did not mean to have carried the Jest- the word jest scratched out the thing- farther than to show him his power to break off matters if he pleased. But he now repented.
http://www.archive.org/download/rainbow_trail_1212_librivox/rainbowtrail_06_grey_64kb.mp3
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she was amazingly agile and she seemed mad to kill something she dragged the indian about and when joe lake got a rope on her hind foot she dragged them both
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ʃi wɑz ʌmeɪzɪŋli ædʒʌl ʌnd ʃi simd mæd tu kɪl sʌmθɪŋ ʃi dɹæɡd ðʌ ɪndiʌn ʌbaʊt ʌnd wɛn dʒoʊ leɪk ɡɑt ʌ ɹoʊp ɑn hɜ˞ haɪnd fʊt ʃi dɹæɡd ðɛm boʊθ
male
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quite monotone
A man with a low-pitched, monotone voice speaks at a moderate speed in a quite confined space with clear audio.
She was amazingly agile and she seemed mad. To kill something, she dragged the Indian about, and when Joe Lake got a rope on her hind foot, she dragged them both.
http://www.archive.org/download/beautiful_joe_ah_librivox/beautifuljoe_12_saunders_64kb.mp3
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sometimes the quills had worked in and the dogs would go home and lie by the fire with running sores till they worked out i've seen quills work right through dogs go in on one side and come out on the other
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female
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slightly noisy
moderate reverberation
slightly expressive
A female speaker with a slightly high-pitched voice delivers her speech at a moderate speed. The reverberation is moderate, adding a touch of spaciousness to the recording. There is a faint background noise present in the environment.
Sometimes the quills had worked in and the dogs would go home and lie by the fire with running sores till they worked out. I've seen quills work right through dogs, go in on one side and come out on the other.
http://www.archive.org/download/practical_religion_1911_librivox/practicalreligion_22_ryle_64kb.mp3
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open your eyes to see these things and repent this very day open your eyes to see the great head of god's family even christ jesus waiting to save your soul see how he has loved you lived for you died for you risen again for you and obtained complete redemption for you
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oʊpʌn jɔɹ aɪz tu si ðiz θɪŋz ʌnd ɹɪpɛnt ðɪs vɛɹi deɪ oʊpʌn jɔɹ aɪz tu si ðʌ ɡɹeɪt hɛd ʌv ɡɑd'ɛs fæmʌli ivɪn kɹaɪst dʒizʌs weɪtɪŋ tu seɪv jɔɹ soʊl si haʊ hi hæz lʌvd ju lɪvd fɔɹ ju daɪd fɔɹ ju ɹɪzʌn ʌɡɛn fɔɹ ju ʌnd ʌbteɪnd kʌmplit ɹɪdɛmpʃʌn fɔɹ ju
female
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quite clear
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A female speaker delivers her words with a moderate reverberation and a slightly monotone tone, speaking quite clearly with a moderate pitch and a slightly faster than average pace.
Open your eyes to see these things and repent this very day. Open your eyes to see the great head of God's family, even Christ Jesus, waiting to save your soul. See how he has loved you, lived for you, died for you, risen again for you and obtained complete redemption for you.
http://www.archive.org/download/defendant_rc_librivox1/defendant_18_gkchesterton_64kb.mp3
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if no type of chivalrous and purifying passion remained there would be no one left to say that lust bore none of the marks of love that lust was rapacious and love pitiful that lust was blind and love vigilant
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ɪf noʊ taɪp ʌv ʌnd pjʊɹʌfaɪɪŋ pæʃʌn ɹɪmeɪnd ðɛɹ wʊd bi noʊ wʌn lɛft tu seɪ ðæt lʌst bɔɹ nʌn ʌv ðʌ mɑɹks ʌv lʌv ðæt lʌst wɑz ɹʌpæʃɪs ʌnd lʌv pɪtʌfʌl ðæt lʌst wɑz blaɪnd ʌnd lʌv vɪdʒʌlʌnt
male
slightly low pitch
quite noisy
very confined sounding
quite monotone
A male speaker with a low-pitched, monotone voice delivers his words at a slightly slow pace in a confined, somewhat noisy environment.
If no type of chivalrous and purifying passion remained, there would be no one left to say that lust bore none of the marks of love, that lust was rapacious and love pitiful, that lust was blind and love vigilant.
http://www.archive.org/download/principles_of_geology_1909_librivox/principlesofgeology_098_lyell_64kb.mp3
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so that the same cavity serves at one season of the year for the habitation of carnivorous beasts and at another as the channel of an engulfed river
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soʊ ðæt ðʌ seɪm kævʌti sɜ˞vz æt wʌn sizʌn ʌv ðʌ jɪɹ fɔɹ ðʌ hæbʌteɪʃʌn ʌv kɑɹnɪvɜ˞ʌs bists ʌnd æt ʌnʌðɜ˞ æz ðʌ tʃænʌl ʌv æn ɪnɡʌlft ɹɪvɜ˞
male
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A man with a slightly elevated pitch speaks in a monotone tone with a clear and quiet delivery in a confined space.
So that the same cavity serves, at one season of the year for the habitation of carnivorous beasts and at another, as the channel of an engulfed river.
http://www.archive.org/download/marcella_1105_librivox/marcella_05_ward_64kb.mp3
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his heart was light as air when at last the sound of a clock striking in the plain roused him with a start and he sprang up from the heap of stones where he had been sitting in the dusk
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hɪz hɑɹt wɑz laɪt æz ɛɹ wɛn æt læst ðʌ saʊnd ʌv ʌ klɑk stɹaɪkɪŋ ɪn ðʌ pleɪn ɹaʊzd hɪm wɪð ʌ stɑɹt ʌnd hi spɹæŋ ʌp fɹʌm ðʌ hip ʌv stoʊnz wɛɹ hi hæd bɪn sɪtɪŋ ɪn ðʌ dʌsk
female
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slightly monotone
A female speaker with a moderate pitch and slightly monotone tone delivers her words slightly faster than normal in a confined space, with moderate ambient sound present in the background.
His heart was light as air when, at last, the sound of a clock striking in the plain roused him with a start and he sprang up from the heap of stones where he had been sitting in the dusk.
http://www.archive.org/download/darnley_1801_librivox/darnley_02_james_64kb.mp3
807.91
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while his long hair parted from the crown fell over his face and almost concealed it sir osborne maurice said he well met
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slightly slowly
waɪl hɪz lɔŋ hɛɹ pɑɹtɪd fɹʌm ðʌ kɹaʊn fɛl oʊvɜ˞ hɪz feɪs ʌnd ɔlmoʊst kʌnsild ɪt sɜ˞ ɔzbɔɹn mɔɹis sɛd hi wɛl mɛt
female
quite high pitch
quite clear
slightly confined sounding
very expressive
A female speaker with a quite clear and expressive voice delivers her words in a slightly confined environment, her tone carrying a sense of urgency despite the moderate pace and relatively high pitch.
While his long hair parted from the crown fell over his face and almost concealed it. Sir Osborne Maurice said he well met.
http://www.archive.org/download/bobthecastaway_nb_librivox/bobthecastaway_08_webster_64kb.mp3
574.85
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if i could find it replied bob believing the aged man was speaking of some delusion oh you can find it i have the secret map i'll give it to you come to my house to-night but after dark after dark mind
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ɪf aɪ kʊd faɪnd ɪt ɹɪplaɪd bɑb bɪlivɪŋ ðʌ eɪdʒd mæn wɑz spikɪŋ ʌv sʌm dɪluʒʌn oʊ ju kæn faɪnd ɪt aɪ hæv ðʌ sikɹʌt mæp aɪ' ɡɪv ɪt tu ju kʌm tu maɪ haʊs tu-naɪt bʌt æftɜ˞ dɑɹk æftɜ˞ dɑɹk maɪnd
male
slightly high pitch
moderate ambient sound
very confined sounding
quite monotone
A male speaker with a slightly high-pitched voice delivers his words in a quite monotone tone in a rather confined-sounding environment, with moderate ambient sound present.
If i could find it, replied Bob, believing the aged man was speaking of some delusion. Oh, you can find it. I have the secret map, i'll give it to you. Come to my house to- night, but after dark, after dark mind.
http://www.archive.org/download/snare_1904_librivox/snare_21_sabatini_64kb.mp3
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but for those consequences the nuns of tavora are almost as much to blame as he is himself his invasion of their convent was a pure error committed in the belief that it was a monastery and as a result of the porter's foolish conduct
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bʌt fɔɹ ðoʊz kɑnsʌkwɛnsʌz ðʌ nʌnz ʌv ɑɹ ɔlmoʊst æz mʌtʃ tu bleɪm æz hi ɪz hɪmsɛlf hɪz ɪnveɪʒʌn ʌv ðɛɹ kɑnvʌnt wɑz ʌ pjʊɹ ɛɹɜ˞ kʌmɪtɪd ɪn ðʌ bɪlif ðæt ɪt wɑz ʌ mɑnʌstɛɹi ʌnd æz ʌ ɹɪzʌlt ʌv ðʌ pɔɹtɜ˞'ɛs fulɪʃ kɑndʌkt
male
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very clear
slightly confined sounding
quite monotone
A male speaker with a quite monotone tone, a quite high pitch voice, and a slightly slow delivery is heard in a recording with a confined sounding environment and very clear audio quality.
But for those consequences the nuns of Tavora are almost as much to blame as he is himself. His invasion of their convent was a pure error, committed in the belief that it was a monastery and as a result of the porter's foolish conduct.
http://www.archive.org/download/shorthistory_christianchurch_1709_librivox/christianchurch_114_hurst_64kb.mp3
414.9
429.1
in the literary and scientific progress of modern times the roman catholic church has taken relatively a very small part she has not been without her poets and novelists and men of science
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moderate speed
ɪn ðʌ lɪtɜ˞ɛɹi ʌnd saɪʌntɪfɪk pɹɑɡɹɛs ʌv mɑdɜ˞n taɪmz ðʌ ɹoʊmʌn kæθlɪk tʃɜ˞tʃ hæz teɪkʌn ɹɛlʌtɪvli ʌ vɛɹi smɔl pɑɹt ʃi hæz nɑt bɪn wɪθaʊt hɜ˞ poʊʌts ʌnd nɑvʌlʌsts ʌnd mɛn ʌv saɪʌns
female
moderate pitch
quite clear
very confined sounding
slightly monotone
A female speaker with a moderate pitch and slightly monotone tone delivers her words at a moderate speed in a confined space, resulting in a quite clear and undistorted audio recording.
In the literary and scientific progress of modern times, the Roman Catholic Church has taken relatively a very small part. She has not been without her poets and novelists and men of science.
http://www.archive.org/download/souls_for_sale_db_1311_librivox/soulsforsale_03_hughes_64kb.mp3
251.24
266.37
her father loathed and dreaded what has always been called the modern woman he denounced her in the pulpit and at home for a time he had explained the wickedness of these modern days by the disgraceful discontent of certain women
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moderate speed
hɜ˞ fɑðɜ˞ loʊðd ʌnd dɹɛdɪd wʌt hæz ɔlweɪz bɪn kɔld ðʌ mɑdɜ˞n wʊmʌn hi dɪnaʊnst hɜ˞ ɪn ðʌ pʊlpɪt ʌnd æt hoʊm fɔɹ ʌ taɪm hi hæd ɪkspleɪnd ðʌ wɪkʌdnʌs ʌv ðiz mɑdɜ˞n deɪz baɪ ðʌ dɪsɡɹeɪsfʌl dɪskʌntɛnt ʌv sɜ˞tʌn wɪmʌn
female
moderate pitch
slightly clear
very confined sounding
slightly monotone
A female speaker with a moderate pitch and slightly monotone tone delivers her words at a moderate speed in a relatively small, confined space with only a hint of ambient noise.
Her father loathed and dreaded what has always been called the modern woman. He denounced her in the pulpit and at home. For a time he had explained the wickedness of these modern days by the disgraceful discontent of certain women.
http://www.archive.org/download/diary_pilgrimage_1112_librivox/diaryofapilgrimage_13_jerome_64kb.mp3
855.54
872.76
the german band in germany has to know its business to be listened to by a german audience the bavarian artisan or shopkeeper understands and appreciates good music as he understands and appreciates good beer you cannot impose upon him with an inferior article
17.22
6,923
6,106
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413,280
17.22
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slightly fast
ðʌ dʒɜ˞mʌn bænd ɪn dʒɜ˞mʌni hæz tu noʊ ɪts bɪznʌs tu bi lɪsʌnd tu baɪ ʌ dʒɜ˞mʌn ɑdiʌns ðʌ bʌvɛɹiʌn ɑɹtʌzʌn ɔɹ ʃɑpkipɜ˞ ʌndɜ˞stændz ʌnd ʌpɹiʃieɪts ɡʊd mjuzɪk æz hi ʌndɜ˞stændz ʌnd ʌpɹiʃieɪts ɡʊd bɪɹ ju kænɑt ɪmpoʊz ʌpɑn hɪm wɪð æn ɪnfɪɹiɜ˞ ɑɹtʌkʌl
male
moderate pitch
slightly noisy
quite confined sounding
quite monotone
A man with a moderate-pitched, quite monotone voice speaks slightly faster than normal in a somewhat confined space with a faint background noise.
The german band in Germany has to know its business to be listened to by a german audience. The bavarian artisan or shopkeeper understands and appreciates good music as he understands and appreciates good beer. You can not impose upon him with an inferior article.
http://www.archive.org/download/poor_little_rich_girl_su_librivox/poorlittlerichgirl_16_gates_64kb.mp3
1,393.6
1,406
and with that mild advice he beckoned the nurse to follow him whispered with her a moment at the door and was gone gwendolyn's father resumed his place beside the bed
12.4
2,182
1,720
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297,600
12.4
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moderate speed
ʌnd wɪð ðæt maɪld ædvaɪs hi bɛkʌnd ðʌ nɜ˞s tu fɑloʊ hɪm wɪspɜ˞d wɪð hɜ˞ ʌ moʊmʌnt æt ðʌ dɔɹ ʌnd wɑz ɡɔn ɡwɛndʌlɪn'ɛs fɑðɜ˞ ɹɪzumd hɪz pleɪs bɪsaɪd ðʌ bɛd
female
slightly low pitch
moderate ambient sound
very confined sounding
moderate intonation
A female speaker with a slightly low-pitched voice delivers her moderate-pitched words at a moderate speed in a room with moderate ambient sound. The sound is slightly confined.
And with that mild advice he beckoned the nurse to follow him, whispered with her a moment at the door and was gone. Gwendolyn's father resumed his place beside the bed.
http://www.archive.org/download/chief_legatee_1412_librivox/chieflegatee_01_green_64kb.mp3
1,073.59
1,088.38
her hands looked quite disfigured i wondered that so sensible a woman should buy gloves at least two sizes too small for her i think she was ashamed of them herself for she tried to hide them after she saw me looking
14.79
6,671
9,319
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354,960
14.79
6,671
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moderate speed
hɜ˞ hændz lʊkt kwaɪt dɪsfɪɡjɜ˞d aɪ wʌndɜ˞d ðæt soʊ sɛnsʌbʌl ʌ wʊmʌn ʃʊd baɪ ɡlʌvz æt list tu saɪzʌz tu smɔl fɔɹ hɜ˞ aɪ θɪŋk ʃi wɑz ʌʃeɪmd ʌv ðɛm hɜ˞sɛlf fɔɹ ʃi tɹaɪd tu haɪd ðɛm æftɜ˞ ʃi sɔ mi lʊkɪŋ
male
very high pitch
quite clear
very confined sounding
slightly monotone
A male speaker with a very high-pitched voice delivers his words at a moderate speed in a quite confined and clear environment. His tone is slightly monotone.
Her hands looked quite disfigured. I wondered that so sensible a woman should buy gloves at least two sizes too small for her. I think she was ashamed of them herself, for she tried to hide them after she saw me looking.
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_11_loudon_64kb.mp3
1,175.9
1,194.6
innumerable baiges of every kind and description shot swiftly along or glided smoothly over the sparkling water some floated with the tide in large boat-like shoes whilst others reclining on couch shaped cars fotmed of mother of pearl
18.7
8,166
7,583
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448,800
18.7
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slightly slowly
ɪnumɜ˞ʌbʌl ʌv ɛvɜ˞i kaɪnd ʌnd dɪskɹɪpʃʌn ʃɑt swɪftli ʌlɔŋ ɔɹ ɡlaɪdɪd smuðli oʊvɜ˞ ðʌ spɑɹklɪŋ wɔtɜ˞ sʌm floʊtʌd wɪð ðʌ taɪd ɪn lɑɹdʒ boʊt-laɪk ʃuz waɪlst ʌðɜ˞z ɹɪklaɪnɪŋ ɑn kaʊtʃ ʃeɪpt kɑɹz ʌv mʌðɜ˞ ʌv pɜ˞l
female
slightly low pitch
moderate ambient sound
very confined sounding
quite monotone
A female speaker with a slightly low-pitched, quite monotone voice delivers her words at a slightly slow pace in a relatively small, confined space with moderate ambient sound.
Innumerable baiges of every kind and description shot swiftly along or glided smoothly over the sparkling water, some floated with the tide in large boat- like shoes, whilst others reclining on couch shaped cars fotmed of mother of pearl.
http://www.archive.org/download/iliad_of_homer_1011_librivox/theiliadofhomer_10_homer_64kb.mp3
678.58
689.6
for they were ever turned towards the plain whensoever they heard the trojans advancing but the old man seeing them rejoiced and encouraged them with a speech and addressing them spoke winged words
11.02
4,698
3,965
3520 4012 2662 1599 105 1669 571 2214 3769 1408 96 3571 2750 2413 4016 794 317 334 2059 1163 87 2166 4012 3458 378 3787 2709 2363 3504 4041 940 3968 379 3982 2887 3745 2089 326 2550 1584 3254 2550 2166 1798 3900 3777 1126 60 3407 1803 97 2472 783 2610 2343 3312 4076 119 3705 2398 453 2315 63 2728 406 886 2106 2049 629 ...
264,480
11.02
4,698
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14.235783
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slightly fast
fɔɹ ðeɪ wɜ˞ ɛvɜ˞ tɜ˞nd tʌwɔɹdz ðʌ pleɪn ðeɪ hɜ˞d ðʌ tɹoʊdʒʌnz ʌdvænsɪŋ bʌt ðʌ oʊld mæn siɪŋ ðɛm ɹɪdʒɔɪst ʌnd ɛnkɜ˞ɪdʒd ðɛm wɪð ʌ spitʃ ʌnd ʌdɹɛsɪŋ ðɛm spoʊk wɪŋd wɜ˞dz
male
slightly low pitch
very noisy
very confined sounding
very monotone
A male speaker with a low-pitched, monotone voice delivers his words quickly in a very confined, noisy environment.
For they were ever turned towards the plain. Whensoever they heard the trojans advancing, but the old man, seeing them, rejoiced and encouraged them with a speech and addressing them, spoke winged words.
http://www.archive.org/download/worldaswillandidea_v1_1505_librivox/worldaswillandidea_vol1_43_schopenhauer_64kb.mp3
538.88
554.67
enhance the beauty because they reveal the constitution of space as such but all this is of subordinate value and necessity and by no means the chief concern indeed symmetry is not invariably demanded as ruins are still beautiful
15.79
8,713
9,711
195 2168 2358 3165 3180 1889 3275 660 1684 1539 442 2209 109 1823 2699 3048 2365 169 2919 2387 3311 1543 3801 2337 2859 3180 3500 4006 2699 1130 177 754 3069 2304 2453 2712 1001 3702 839 1001 2560 2725 1926 3801 3613 2337 2285 3443 3271 472 1783 3272 2083 1783 3469 3501 195 2383 1330 3690 1810 2083 3760 435 886 3260 39...
378,960
15.79
8,713
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moderate speed
ɛnhæns ðʌ bjuti bɪkɔz ðeɪ ɹɪvil ðʌ kɑnstʌtuʃʌn ʌv speɪs æz sʌtʃ bʌt ɔl ðɪs ɪz ʌv sʌbɔɹdʌneɪt vælju ʌnd nʌsɛsʌti ʌnd baɪ noʊ minz ðʌ tʃif kʌnsɜ˞n ɪndid sɪmʌtɹi ɪz nɑt ɪnvɛɹiʌbli dɪmændʌd æz ɹuʌnz ɑɹ stɪl bjutʌfʌl
male
slightly high pitch
quite clear
very confined sounding
quite monotone
A male speaker with a slightly high-pitched voice delivers his lines in a quite monotone tone, with a moderate speed and in a quite clear recording environment that has a confined sound.
Enhance the beauty because they reveal the constitution of space as such. But all this is of subordinate value and necessity and by no means the chief concern. Indeed, symmetry is not invariably demanded, as ruins are still beautiful.
http://www.archive.org/download/arctic_seas_pje_1311_librivox/inarcticseas_12_mcclintock_64kb.mp3
250.56
264.35
fifth december cold windy weather with chilling mists from the open water in bellot strait we can seldom leave the shelter of the ship for a walk on shore and when we do rarely see even a ptarmigan
13.79
8,565
8,064
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330,960
13.79
8,565
8,064
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moderate speed
fɪfθ dɪsɛmbɜ˞ koʊld wɪndi wɛðɜ˞ wɪð tʃɪlɪŋ mɪsts fɹʌm ðʌ oʊpʌn wɔtɜ˞ ɪn stɹeɪt wi kæn sɛldʌm liv ðʌ ʃɛltɜ˞ ʌv ðʌ ʃɪp fɔɹ ʌ wɔk ɑn ʃɔɹ ʌnd wɛn wi du ɹɛɹli si ivɪn ʌ
male
moderate pitch
quite clear
very roomy sounding
quite monotone
A male speaker with a moderate pitch and quite monotone tone delivers his words at a moderate speed in a very spacious room, resulting in a quite clear but very roomy sounding recording.
Fifth December: cold, windy weather with chilling mists from the open water. In Bellot Strait we can seldom leave the shelter of the ship for a walk on shore, and when we do, rarely see even a ptarmigan.
http://www.archive.org/download/worldsbestpoetryhome2_1705_librivox/worldsbestpoetryvolume1_2_076_various_64kb.mp3
50.49
67.93
nothing to light in its vividness lightning-like bosom and brain nothing to break life's monotony rippling it o'er with its breath nothing but dulness and lethargy weariness sorrow and death
17.44
10,789
11,906
2322 2948 1034 1311 3694 2918 901 752 2559 1838 355 1723 1434 1051 752 2948 1995 2626 2562 1134 3173 3149 3119 901 2386 1843 2640 2750 1810 680 1527 930 2812 3224 40 3643 914 368 1140 1178 1586 3663 1249 3181 3968 901 2377 3458 1594 536 3428 38 1089 3302 1725 1289 3250 610 955 236 3808 2693 2456 2692 3457 2854 2492 840...
418,560
17.44
10,789
11,906
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slightly slowly
nʌθɪŋ tu laɪt ɪn ɪts vɪvʌdnʌs laɪtnɪŋ-laɪk bʊzʌm ʌnd bɹeɪn nʌθɪŋ tu bɹeɪk laɪf'ɛs mʌnɑtʌni ɹɪpʌlɪŋ ɪt oʊ'ɜ˞ wɪð ɪts bɹɛθ nʌθɪŋ bʌt ʌnd lɛθɜ˞dʒi wɪɹinʌs sɑɹoʊ ʌnd dɛθ
male
moderate pitch
quite clear
quite confined sounding
quite monotone
A male speaker with a moderate-pitched, quite monotone voice delivers his words slightly slowly in a quite confined space with clear audio.
Nothing to light in its vividness, lightning- like bosom and brain, nothing to break life's monotony rippling it o'er with its breath. Nothing but dulness and lethargy, weariness, sorrow and death.
http://www.archive.org/download/the_worlds_story_volume_iv_greece_and_rome_1812_librivox/worldstory_volume04_82_tappan_64kb.mp3
1,590.88
1,609.75
hippias had ceased to flout and dally in spite of the delay that marcus had experienced from the taraxippos rome the space that parted his bays from the black arabs had sensibly diminished round after round and the interest of the race now centered entirely in him and the young christian
18.87
10,801
13,284
2322 857 3684 3384 3477 3404 3404 3197 477 740 1618 2206 3123 399 3197 990 399 196 3047 2434 15 2337 857 2531 2133 663 3452 3251 3051 639 1052 3232 423 1580 1580 3040 521 2550 3452 1604 2431 3614 1595 2562 3642 4008 1847 368 2046 1595 273 146 3463 2157 3254 3418 2184 659 1970 1517 2279 1599 917 3396 4067 874 997 521 16...
452,880
18.87
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moderate speed
hæd sist tu flaʊt ʌnd dæli ɪn spaɪt ʌv ðʌ dɪleɪ ðæt mɑɹkʌs hæd ɪkspɪɹiʌnst fɹʌm ðʌ ɹoʊm ðʌ speɪs ðæt pɑɹtɪd hɪz beɪz fɹʌm ðʌ blæk æɹʌbz hæd sɛnsʌbli dɪmɪnɪʃt ɹaʊnd æftɜ˞ ɹaʊnd ʌnd ðʌ ɪntɹʌst ʌv ðʌ ɹeɪs naʊ sɛntɜ˞d ɪntaɪɜ˞li ɪn hɪm ʌnd ðʌ jʌŋ kɹɪstʃʌn
male
slightly high pitch
moderate ambient sound
slightly confined sounding
quite monotone
A male speaker with a slightly raised pitch delivers his words in a quite monotone tone in a moderately confined space with a moderate amount of ambient sound.
Hippias had ceased to flout and dally. In spite of the delay that Marcus had experienced from the Taraxippos Rome, the space that parted his bays from the black Arabs had sensibly diminished round after round, and the interest of the race now centered entirely in him and the young Christian.
http://www.archive.org/download/whatmenliveby_1305_librivox/whatmenliveby_06_tolstoy_64kb.mp3
682.56
694.74
put a little bag of bread into the breast of his coat and tying a flask of water to his girdle he drew up the tops of his boots took the spade from his man and stood ready to start
12.18
8,169
7,675
2308 857 1467 1391 3975 50 2782 3149 3477 2673 399 2610 1979 2169 1234 2496 2398 3168 4066 1904 4062 3250 1078 436 503 3180 1779 1174 971 3801 2068 1691 854 3919 3284 2692 3048 3184 126 944 2753 801 2692 3462 2154 2987 2285 2361 3350 971 3389 2361 3033 659 740 1616 2186 2168 3102 2831 2144 651 651 3250 2355 2778 1240 3...
292,320
12.18
8,169
7,675
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moderate speed
pʊt ʌ lɪtʌl bæɡ ʌv bɹɛd ɪntu ðʌ bɹɛst ʌv hɪz koʊt ʌnd taɪɪŋ ʌ flæsk ʌv wɔtɜ˞ tu hɪz ɡɜ˞dʌl hi dɹu ʌp ðʌ tɑps ʌv hɪz buts tʊk ðʌ speɪd fɹʌm hɪz mæn ʌnd stʊd ɹɛdi tu stɑɹt
male
slightly high pitch
quite clear
very confined sounding
quite monotone
A male speaker with a slightly high-pitched voice delivers his words at a moderate speed in a confined space with quite clear audio quality and a quite monotone tone.
Put a little bag of bread into the breast of his coat and tying a flask of water to his girdle, he drew up the tops of his boots, took the spade from his man and stood ready to start.
http://www.archive.org/download/sonmiddleborder_1303_librivox/asonofthemiddleborder_21_garland_64kb.mp3
1,658.9
1,673.02
it was the kind of service i had been preparing for during all my years at school but alas our next date was a disaster we attempted to do that which an older and fully established lecturer would not have ventured
14.12
4,438
5,523
2322 990 2413 765 3808 1739 2083 195 1462 1768 1768 240 1578 1578 195 3457 2008 2008 308 1838 317 660 1046 243 2673 2918 822 1924 3149 2651 4094 2782 400 2544 617 3924 3822 1311 2362 1835 3596 1385 3040 741 435 793 3437 2750 1679 2803 455 2317 2504 67 448 1506 160 3760 811 2008 3989 1330 2217 3933 108 3942 1959 3389 17...
338,880
14.12
4,438
5,523
110.71269
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slightly fast
ɪt wɑz ðʌ kaɪnd ʌv sɜ˞vʌs aɪ hæd bɪn pɹipɛɹɪŋ fɔɹ dʊɹɪŋ ɔl maɪ jɪɹz æt skul bʌt ʌlæs aʊɜ˞ nɛkst deɪt wɑz ʌ dɪzæstɜ˞ wi ʌtɛmptɪd tu du ðæt wɪtʃ æn oʊldɜ˞ ʌnd fʊli ɪstæblɪʃt lɛktʃɜ˞ɜ˞ wʊd nɑt hæv vɛntʃɜ˞d
male
slightly low pitch
quite clear
very confined sounding
very monotone
A male speaker with a monotone and slightly low-pitched voice delivers his words in a quite clear and slightly confined sounding environment, speaking at a moderate pace.
It was the kind of service i had been preparing for during all my years at school, but, alas, our next date was a disaster. We attempted to do that which an older and fully established lecturer would not have ventured.
http://www.archive.org/download/tilda_jane_1704_librivox/tildajane_10_saunders_64kb.mp3
1,144.81
1,157.14
who at his fierce word of command threw off their burdens of snow and bent and swayed before his wrath as wildly as the most graceful hardwood saplings
12.33
6,836
11,405
3933 2110 3623 3909 805 1514 1514 717 1685 161 2782 805 2782 2133 717 805 2782 161 1685 161 161 3933 1095 2030 161 1095 2030 2030 3933 1095 2030 2030 1095 1514 2030 3933 1983 161 429 1983 1755 1755 3933 2110 161 1514 1983 2030 1667 3933 1983 1755 161 1095 2030 1514 3933 1095 2030 161 2110 2030 161 98 805 916 2462 1490 ...
295,920
12.33
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slightly slowly
hu æt hɪz fɪɹs wɜ˞d ʌv kʌmænd θɹu ɔf ðɛɹ bɜ˞dʌnz ʌv snoʊ ʌnd bɛnt ʌnd sweɪd bɪfɔɹ hɪz ɹæθ æz waɪldli æz ðʌ moʊst ɡɹeɪsfʌl hɑɹdwʊd sæplɪŋz
male
moderate pitch
quite clear
quite confined sounding
quite monotone
A man speaks with a monotone tone in a confined space, his voice echoing slightly yet still quite clear. His delivery is slightly slower than normal pace.
Who, at his fierce word of command, threw off their burdens of snow and bent and swayed before his wrath as wildly as the most graceful hardwood saplings.
http://www.archive.org/download/lancelot_1311_librivox/lancelot_06_troyes_64kb.mp3
584.65
596.27
and i will give thee this advantage he adds i will fight thee as i stand without changing my present position then the other knight makes ready and they begin the fight again eagerly
11.62
7,679
7,679
117 1983 225 225 1983 953 2133 3838 2918 3928 399 2918 2133 3158 3933 1983 2782 1755 1095 1514 161 717 805 161 1755 3119 2030 2782 260 2332 2133 2673 3679 3684 3706 2322 863 3376 2684 2991 3026 1289 654 2125 4094 872 2310 2868 3461 1475 3679 3325 1073 1170 1810 2876 117 198 499 3272 3761 921 2400 1234 3767 7 861 3985 3...
278,880
11.62
7,679
7,679
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moderate speed
ʌnd aɪ wɪl ɡɪv ði ðɪs ædvæntɪdʒ hi ædz aɪ wɪl faɪt ði æz aɪ stænd wɪθaʊt tʃeɪndʒɪŋ maɪ pɹɛzʌnt pʌzɪʃʌn ðɛn ðʌ ʌðɜ˞ naɪt meɪks ɹɛdi ʌnd ðeɪ bɪɡɪn ðʌ faɪt ʌɡɛn iɡɜ˞li
female
slightly high pitch
very clear
very confined sounding
moderate intonation
A female speaker with a slightly high-pitched voice delivers her speech at a moderate speed with moderate intonation in a confined space resulting in a very clear recording.
And i will give thee this advantage. He adds: i will fight thee as i stand, without changing my present position. Then the other knight makes ready and they begin the fight again eagerly.
http://www.archive.org/download/devolutioniste_1212_librivox/devolutionist_26_flint_64kb.mp3
442.91
455.8
two minutes later rolla sat bolt upright at the same time giving out a sharp cry of amazement and alarm instantly cunora awoke what is it rolla terror-stricken
12.89
5,118
6,668
1176 1354 1381 2462 3047 2531 2531 1234 3850 1401 3253 1563 1134 1595 2322 1982 3319 1920 865 2008 2777 4016 2993 3681 1920 1216 1015 3124 1234 1320 859 2531 2377 3271 1952 752 1354 1163 3684 2373 2777 1234 2214 1829 3039 1888 1675 1596 289 2712 3618 2618 4003 490 785 1872 2670 3028 87 1747 3137 3572 1363 3119 3484 140...
309,360
12.89
5,118
6,668
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slightly slowly
tu mɪnʌts leɪtɜ˞ ɹɑlʌ sæt boʊlt ʌpɹaɪt æt ðʌ seɪm taɪm ɡɪvɪŋ aʊt ʌ ʃɑɹp kɹaɪ ʌv ʌmeɪzmʌnt ʌnd ʌlɑɹm ɪnstʌntli ʌwoʊk wʌt ɪz ɪt ɹɑlʌ tɛɹɜ˞-stɹɪkʌn
male
quite low pitch
slightly clear
very confined sounding
moderate intonation
A male speaker with a moderate intonation and quite low pitch delivers his words slowly and in a somewhat confined space, with only slight ambient sound present.
Two minutes later, Rolla sat bolt upright at the same time giving out a sharp cry of amazement and alarm. Instantly Cunora awoke. What is it? Rolla terror- stricken.
http://www.archive.org/download/history_caliph_vathek_1010_ms_librivox/historycaliphvathek07_64kb.mp3
1,152.33
1,165.14
he was afraid of being snapped at by shaban his tutor a wrinkled old eunuch of a surly disposition for having interrupted the stated walk of nouronihar he dreaded lest the churl should take it amiss
12.81
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4,737
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12.81
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moderate speed
hi wɑz ʌfɹeɪd ʌv biɪŋ snæpt æt baɪ hɪz tutɜ˞ ʌ ɹɪŋkʌld oʊld junʌk ʌv ʌ sɜ˞li dɪspʌzɪʃʌn fɔɹ hævɪŋ ɪntɜ˞ʌptɪd ðʌ steɪtɪd wɔk ʌv hi dɹɛdɪd lɛst ðʌ ʃʊd teɪk ɪt ʌmɪs
female
quite high pitch
slightly clear
very confined sounding
slightly expressive
A female speaker with a slightly high-pitched voice delivers her words at a moderate speed in a fairly confined space, with only a hint of ambient noise present. Her tone is slightly expressive but not particularly emotive.
He was afraid of being snapped at by Shaban, his tutor, a wrinkled old eunuch of a surly disposition, for having interrupted the stated walk of Nouronihar. He dreaded lest the churl should take it amiss.
http://www.archive.org/download/lost_for_love_cm_1812_librivox/lostforlove_11_braddon_64kb.mp3
1,468.61
1,479.58
the custom is convenient when the brokers come in within the first year of the marriage said the doctor placidly it provides something to be seized and gives tone to the statement of the husband's assets
10.97
11,697
13,508
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263,280
10.97
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13,508
144.1271
33.81942
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56.608212
slightly fast
ðʌ kʌstʌm ɪz kʌnvinjʌnt wɛn ðʌ bɹoʊkɜ˞z kʌm ɪn wɪðɪn ðʌ fɜ˞st jɪɹ ʌv ðʌ mɛɹɪdʒ sɛd ðʌ dɑktɜ˞ plæsɪdli ɪt pɹʌvaɪdz sʌmθɪŋ tu bi sizd ʌnd ɡɪvz toʊn tu ðʌ steɪtmʌnt ʌv ðʌ hʌzbʌnd'ɛs æsɛts
female
quite low pitch
quite clear
very confined sounding
quite monotone
A female speaker with a quiet monotone tone delivers her words in a quite confined and clear environment, speaking slightly faster than normal pace, with a quite low pitch voice.
The custom is convenient when the brokers come in within the first year of the marriage, said the doctor placidly. It provides something to be seized and gives tone to the statement of the husband's assets.
http://www.archive.org/download/dwellersinthehills_1310_librivox/dwellersinthehills_14_post_64kb.mp3
875.05
892.4
they wouldn't give out replied the hunchback if we could keep em above the eddy a steer can swim as long as a horse if he ain't crowded if we could keep em goin in a long loop we could cross em if they bunched up it would be good-bye pap
17.35
3,645
8,147
2337 2377 50 3684 944 399 1578 2337 519 571 2531 933 399 917 2337 519 571 243 944 2782 3158 2337 519 1701 571 420 3218 1616 2337 933 3039 2303 436 196 2805 660 2168 399 4040 2168 890 1599 2337 436 2398 3942 2604 2782 399 3788 1604 574 243 1705 3953 2682 3520 1424 1166 498 20 905 1149 937 1140 1056 2934 2471 296 1307 18...
416,400
17.35
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8,147
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moderate speed
ðeɪ 'ti ɡɪv aʊt ɹɪplaɪd ðʌ hʌntʃbæk ɪf wi kʊd kip ɛm ʌbʌv ðʌ ɛdi ʌ stɪɹ kæn swɪm æz lɔŋ æz ʌ hɔɹs ɪf hi 'ti kɹaʊdʌd ɪf wi kʊd kip ɛm ɡɔɪn ɪn ʌ lɔŋ lup wi kʊd kɹɔs ɛm ɪf ðeɪ bʌntʃt ʌp ɪt wʊd bi ɡʊd-baɪ pæp
female
slightly low pitch
moderate ambient sound
very confined sounding
slightly monotone
A female speaker with a slightly low-pitched, slightly monotone voice delivers her words at a moderate speed in a confined space with moderate ambient sound.
They would n't give out, replied the hunchback. If we could keep em above the eddy, a steer can swim as long as a horse if he ai n't crowded. If we could keep em goin in a long loop, we could cross em. If they bunched up, it would be good- bye Pap.
http://www.archive.org/download/great_disasters_and_horrors_1703_librivox/greatdisastersandhorrors_17_godbey_64kb.mp3
394.73
405.94
trees lumber and infinite wreckage were rushed onward to be jammed and piled at the railroad bridge in a maze of ruin fifty feet high and covering forty acres of ground
11.21
3,645
10,721
3590 1604 127 3955 1604 2502 2081 752 1604 2892 2246 1604 543 2920 752 1629 1321 3820 1604 2640 2514 3232 731 442 667 3335 3289 1564 456 1478 1167 12 3439 218 50 3731 3871 2970 1149 485 3740 1714 377 2310 434 206 3297 63 1725 731 1076 3840 1580 1076 1725 1907 472 2675 3542 4053 3768 105 3523 3571 3482 2822 449 1046 214...
269,040
11.21
3,645
10,721
183.99738
31.178545
55.039127
55.780205
moderate speed
tɹiz lʌmbɜ˞ ʌnd ɪnfʌnʌt ɹɛkʌdʒ wɜ˞ ɹʌʃt ɔnwɜ˞d tu bi dʒæmd ʌnd paɪld æt ðʌ ɹeɪlɹoʊd bɹɪdʒ ɪn ʌ meɪz ʌv ɹuʌn fɪfti fit haɪ ʌnd kʌvɜ˞ɪŋ fɔɹti eɪkɜ˞z ʌv ɡɹaʊnd
female
slightly low pitch
slightly clear
very confined sounding
quite monotone
A female speaker with a low-pitched, relatively monotone voice delivers her words at a moderate pace in a confined space with only slight background noise present.
Trees, lumber and infinite wreckage were rushed onward to be jammed and piled at the railroad bridge in a maze of ruin fifty feet high and covering forty acres of ground.
http://www.archive.org/download/historyworldwar_1505_librivox/historyworldwar_06_march_64kb.mp3
558.1
571.86
and hence it would seem to be a simple matter to produce at least convincing evidence that civilians had fired on the soldiers but there is no testimony to that effect beyond that of the soldiers who merely assert it man
13.76
3,645
9,420
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330,240
13.76
3,645
9,420
183.2149
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49.724308
slightly fast
ʌnd hɛns ɪt wʊd sim tu bi ʌ sɪmpʌl mætɜ˞ tu pɹʌdus æt list kʌnvɪnsɪŋ ɛvʌdʌns ðæt sʌvɪljʌnz hæd faɪɜ˞d ɑn ðʌ soʊldʒɜ˞z bʌt ðɛɹ ɪz noʊ tɛstʌmoʊni tu ðæt ɪfɛkt bɪɑnd ðæt ʌv ðʌ soʊldʒɜ˞z hu mɪɹli ʌsɜ˞t ɪt mæn
female
slightly low pitch
slightly clear
slightly confined sounding
slightly monotone
A female speaker with a low-pitched, slightly monotone voice delivers her speech at a slightly brisk pace in a room with a slight echo and minimal background noise.
And hence it would seem to be a simple matter to produce at least convincing evidence that civilians had fired on the soldiers. But there is no testimony to that effect beyond that of the soldiers, who merely assert it. Man.
http://www.archive.org/download/the_stark_munro_letters_1408_librivox/starkmunro_13_doyle_64kb.mp3
1,004.72
1,022.02
the table in his room was nicely laid for dinner and several decanters with a large cold tart lay upon the sideboard on the sofa was stretched our unfortunate host his head back his forked beard pointing to the cornice and a half finished tumbler of whisky upon the chair beside him
17.3
9,156
8,634
1234 2644 161 1381 2644 1363 3603 3149 308 3218 951 461 2525 4031 1234 2644 2918 3597 2644 1913 1527 3838 1604 4031 3974 1604 2169 2442 1234 2644 681 1546 1604 3275 2782 3149 1604 1517 1739 1604 1669 1701 1234 420 2133 3152 1575 1381 745 752 1604 926 1578 2862 1381 588 1234 3249 2427 1726 1829 890 1311 3838 198 3567 68...
415,200
17.3
9,156
8,634
116.286285
35.247845
56.69001
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moderate speed
ðʌ teɪbʌl ɪn hɪz ɹum wɑz naɪsli leɪd fɔɹ dɪnɜ˞ ʌnd sɛvɹʌl wɪð ʌ lɑɹdʒ koʊld tɑɹt leɪ ʌpɑn ðʌ ɑn ðʌ soʊfʌ wɑz stɹɛtʃt aʊɜ˞ ʌnfɔɹtʃʌnʌt hoʊst hɪz hɛd bæk hɪz fɔɹkt bɪɹd pɔɪntɪŋ tu ðʌ ʌnd ʌ hæf fɪnɪʃt tʌmblɜ˞ ʌv wɪski ʌpɑn ðʌ tʃɛɹ bɪsaɪd hɪm
male
moderate pitch
slightly clear
moderate reverberation
slightly monotone
A male speaker with a moderate pitch and slightly monotone tone delivers his words at a moderate speed in a room with a moderate reverberation, producing a relatively clear sound.
The table in his room was nicely laid for dinner and several decanters with a large cold tart lay upon the sideboard. On the sofa was stretched our unfortunate host, his head back, his forked beard pointing to the cornice and a half finished tumbler of whisky upon the chair beside him.
http://www.archive.org/download/mince_pie_1211_librivox/mincepie_15_morley_64kb.mp3
97.42
113.96
and it is in the grasp of the relentless sun that growing things yield up their innermost vitality and emanate their fragrant essence i have seen fields of tobacco under a hot sun that smelt as blithe as a room thick with blue havana smoke
16.54
6,670
7,017
3197 3487 3830 2133 2065 50 2462 3197 434 1926 4040 1095 2818 442 3232 3119 1884 2680 3119 901 3251 1926 3375 2393 1262 2573 2646 2945 1806 1094 473 903 1203 1446 152 695 1207 1090 3394 3273 1626 1745 695 1203 4076 2610 3717 1644 334 1115 2121 859 427 3713 3105 3901 2308 285 4037 204 3754 1678 1725 4016 2939 1318 1631 ...
396,960
16.54
6,670
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moderate speed
ʌnd ɪt ɪz ɪn ðʌ ɡɹæsp ʌv ðʌ ɹɪlɛntlɪs sʌn ðæt ɡɹoʊɪŋ θɪŋz jild ʌp ðɛɹ ɪnɜ˞moʊst vaɪtælʌti ʌnd ɛmʌneɪt ðɛɹ fɹeɪɡɹʌnt ɛsʌns aɪ hæv sin fildz ʌv tʌbækoʊ ʌndɜ˞ ʌ hɑt sʌn ðæt smɛlt æz blaɪð æz ʌ ɹum θɪk wɪð blu hʌvænʌ smoʊk
male
quite high pitch
moderate ambient sound
slightly confined sounding
slightly monotone
A male speaker with a moderately pitched voice delivers his words at a moderate speed in a relatively confined space, with a slight echo effect and some ambient sound in the background. His tone is slightly monotone.
And it is in the grasp of the relentless sun that growing things yield up their innermost vitality and emanate their fragrant essence. I have seen fields of tobacco under a hot sun that smelt as blithe as a room thick with blue Havana smoke.
http://www.archive.org/download/tess_durbervilles_bn_librivox/tessdurbervilles_10_hardy_64kb.mp3
1,709.1
1,721.01
the influence that had passed into clare like an excitation from the sky did not die down resolutions reticences prudences fears fell back like a defeated battalion
11.91
3,912
7,043
3981 426 3909 3977 956 3879 161 1234 730 2389 2627 857 2780 1316 1234 857 1926 1926 857 793 2625 1234 2094 924 1527 1604 1926 2958 1234 3641 192 2850 3641 690 793 3933 1843 211 3638 434 436 1061 3250 843 3669 214 529 544 431 3824 3043 431 3227 959 1377 2209 117 77 195 3596 2204 1725 1374 4076 3802 51 1480 2881 331 628 ...
285,840
11.91
3,912
7,043
143.28763
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63.400505
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slightly slowly
ðʌ ɪnfluʌns ðæt hæd pæst ɪntu klɛɹ laɪk æn ɛksaɪteɪʃʌn fɹʌm ðʌ skaɪ dɪd nɑt daɪ daʊn ɹɛzʌluʃʌnz fɪɹz fɛl bæk laɪk ʌ dɪfitʌd bʌtæljʌn
male
slightly high pitch
quite clear
slightly confined sounding
quite monotone
A male speaker with a slightly raised pitch delivers his words in a quite monotone tone in a slightly confined environment, resulting in a clear and undistorted audio recording. The pace of his speech is slightly slower than usual.
The influence that had passed into Clare like an excitation from the sky did not die down. Resolutions, reticences, prudences, fears fell back like a defeated battalion.
http://www.archive.org/download/othersideofthedoor_1009/othersideofthedoor_08_chamberlain_64kb.mp3
924.05
937.32
the prisoner and another man had come into the shop and looked a long time and bargained for the very best pistol he had in the place it was a mother-of-pearl handle he said with trimmings of steel and quite small
13.27
1,212
4,401
1234 1988 1766 2662 734 3278 2674 3119 641 757 3750 1507 3056 4061 2184 3089 4008 2820 3901 499 2608 1249 933 793 951 893 2788 1631 2147 2143 2970 805 685 3874 3465 1837 3847 1289 243 194 903 2073 16 276 1618 727 2425 903 2662 3039 3656 126 2209 602 496 872 2596 127 778 2054 1877 100 2859 16 1660 1672 3831 3667 3692 19...
318,480
13.27
1,212
4,401
175.41443
45.886497
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slightly fast
ðʌ pɹɪzʌnɜ˞ ʌnd ʌnʌðɜ˞ mæn hæd kʌm ɪntu ðʌ ʃɑp ʌnd lʊkt ʌ lɔŋ taɪm ʌnd bɑɹɡʌnd fɔɹ ðʌ vɛɹi bɛst pɪstʌl hi hæd ɪn ðʌ pleɪs ɪt wɑz ʌ mʌðɜ˞-ʌv-pɜ˞l hændʌl hi sɛd wɪð tɹɪmɪŋz ʌv stil ʌnd kwaɪt smɔl
female
slightly low pitch
slightly clear
very confined sounding
slightly monotone
A female speaker with a low-pitched, slightly monotone voice delivers her words at a slightly faster than average pace in a confined space with only slight background noise.
The prisoner and another man had come into the shop and looked a long time and bargained for the very best pistol he had in the place. It was a mother- of- pearl handle, he said, with trimmings of steel and quite small.
http://www.archive.org/download/thousand_nights_and_a_night_volume_8_1708_librivox/thousandnights8_26_anonymous_64kb.mp3
933.03
952.93
and hubub said to her allah save thee from the evil eye then she began to walk swaying from side to side with gracefullest gait whilst hubub who excelled in verse-making recited in her honour these couplets shamed is the bough of bn by pace of her and harmed are lovers by the gaze of her
19.9
11,614
10,547
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477,600
19.9
11,614
10,547
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moderate speed
ʌnd sɛd tu hɜ˞ ɑlʌ seɪv ði fɹʌm ðʌ ivʌl aɪ ðɛn ʃi bɪɡæn tu wɔk sweɪɪŋ fɹʌm saɪd tu saɪd wɪð ɡeɪt waɪlst hu ɪksɛld ɪn vɜ˞s-meɪkɪŋ ɹʌsaɪtɪd ɪn hɜ˞ ɑnɜ˞ ðiz ʃeɪmd ɪz ðʌ baʊ ʌv baɪ peɪs ʌv hɜ˞ ʌnd hɑɹmd ɑɹ lʌvɜ˞z baɪ ðʌ ɡeɪz ʌv hɜ˞
female
slightly low pitch
very clear
very confined sounding
slightly monotone
A female voice is heard with a subdued intonation and a slightly low pitch, speaking at a moderate speed in a confined environment with minimal ambient noise.
And Hubub said to her: allah, save thee from the evil eye. Then she began to walk, swaying from side to side with gracefullest gait, whilst Hubub, who excelled in verse- making, recited in her honour these couplets: shamed is the Bough of Bn by pace of her and harmed are lovers by the gaze of her.
http://www.archive.org/download/catriona_1906_librivox/catriona_06_stevenson_64kb.mp3
791.57
807.7
then you shall be turned abroad again under the conduct of my misses and until that time repeat to me your promise of secrecy i had done better to have instantly refused but in truth i was beside the power of reasoning
16.13
12,980
13,816
2214 2023 90 4031 944 926 4066 2362 4031 571 399 3671 2674 859 3119 857 3039 3928 2759 2600 2094 1507 1667 1669 2817 2891 1311 1725 3206 1761 146 846 654 2579 3688 925 3581 1105 3684 3958 1655 930 665 3958 3452 2076 3958 2076 829 1826 759 829 2984 674 1872 1578 375 2418 3540 969 2780 364 415 2963 48 39 2688 234 1005 33...
387,120
16.13
12,980
13,816
103.24227
16.449593
47.898224
34.368088
moderate speed
ðɛn ju ʃæl bi tɜ˞nd ʌbɹɔd ʌɡɛn ʌndɜ˞ ðʌ kɑndʌkt ʌv maɪ mɪsʌz ʌnd ʌntɪl ðæt taɪm ɹɪpit tu mi jɔɹ pɹɑmʌs ʌv sikɹʌsi aɪ hæd dʌn bɛtɜ˞ tu hæv ɪnstʌntli ɹʌfjuzd bʌt ɪn tɹuθ aɪ wɑz bɪsaɪd ðʌ paʊɜ˞ ʌv ɹizʌnɪŋ
male
slightly low pitch
moderate ambient sound
very roomy sounding
very monotone
A male speaker with a slightly low-pitched, monotone voice delivers his words at a moderate pace in a very roomy, acoustically expansive environment with a moderate amount of ambient sound.
Then you shall be turned abroad again under the conduct of my misses, and until that time, repeat to me your promise of secrecy. I had done better to have instantly refused, but in truth i was beside the power of reasoning.
http://www.archive.org/download/timesredcrossstorybook_1603_librivox/timesredcross_02_various_64kb.mp3
43.49
59.33
collars said george trying to shut his ears to it handkerchiefs tiesi knew i'd forgotten something ties he pulled open a drawer ties shirtswhere's my list shirts ties
15.84
6,454
10,643
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380,160
15.84
6,454
10,643
118.12488
34.685246
37.782806
58.317013
quite slowly
kɑlɜ˞z sɛd dʒɔɹdʒ tɹaɪɪŋ tu ʃʌt hɪz ɪɹz tu ɪt hæŋkɜ˞tʃʌfs nu aɪ'di fɜ˞ɡɑtʌn sʌmθɪŋ taɪz hi pʊld oʊpʌn ʌ dɹɔɹ taɪz 'ɛs maɪ lɪst ʃɜ˞ts taɪz
male
slightly low pitch
quite noisy
very confined sounding
quite monotone
A male speaker with a low-pitched, monotone voice delivers his words quite slowly in a confined space with a noticeable amount of background noise.
Collars said George trying to shut his ears to it, handkerchiefs: Tiesi knew i'd forgotten something. Ties. He pulled open a drawer. Ties. Shirtswhere's my list? Shirts, ties.
http://www.archive.org/download/mrswarrensdaughter_1510_librivox/mrswarrensdaughter_02_johnston_64kb.mp3
685.91
705.89
she had not only suitors who took her rejection without bitterness but hosts of friends she knew all the nice london people of her day lady feenix who in some ways resembled her diana dombey who did not quite approve of her being a little uncertain yet about welcoming the new woman
19.98
3,967
9,614
2647 2220 568 1219 3250 3008 2624 1925 1427 2525 2008 1427 3521 3039 1234 4016 2304 4031 2094 1566 1219 1925 3760 2673 2667 458 833 1283 470 3001 1565 3004 1076 2858 1321 1524 617 2689 2089 1611 1046 702 1986 3679 3123 1580 3679 3229 3452 7 1402 2642 3418 2264 2707 793 1774 819 3485 3866 3754 549 1033 7 2913 683 1033 3...
479,520
19.98
3,967
9,614
166.96591
31.712627
53.345924
49.045109
moderate speed
ʃi hæd nɑt oʊnli sutɜ˞z hu tʊk hɜ˞ ɹɪdʒɛkʃʌn wɪθaʊt bɪtɜ˞nʌs bʌt hoʊsts ʌv fɹɛndz ʃi nu ɔl ðʌ naɪs lʌndʌn pipʌl ʌv hɜ˞ deɪ leɪdi hu ɪn sʌm weɪz ɹɪzɛmbʌld hɜ˞ daɪænʌ hu dɪd nɑt kwaɪt ʌpɹuv ʌv hɜ˞ biɪŋ ʌ lɪtʌl ʌnsɜ˞tʌn jɛt ʌbaʊt wɛlkʌmɪŋ ðʌ nu wʊmʌn
female
slightly low pitch
moderate ambient sound
slightly confined sounding
quite monotone
A female speaker with a slightly low-pitched voice delivers her words in a quite monotone tone, with moderate intonation, in a room with moderate ambient sound. The recording is neither very clear nor very noisy, but rather has a slight clarity to it.
She had not only suitors who took her rejection without bitterness, but hosts of friends. She knew all the nice London people of her day: Lady Feenix, who in some ways resembled her Diana Dombey, who did not quite approve of her being a little uncertain yet about welcoming the new woman.
http://www.archive.org/download/night_club_ls_1701_librivox/nightclub_02_jenkins_64kb.mp3
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240.08
i did not even know that she desired a car probably her brother jack who gives her everything but the good advice she so sadly needs was as ignorant as i
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moderate speed
aɪ dɪd nɑt ivɪn noʊ ðæt ʃi dɪzaɪɜ˞d ʌ kɑɹ pɹɑbʌbli hɜ˞ bɹʌðɜ˞ dʒæk hu ɡɪvz hɜ˞ ɛvɹiθɪŋ bʌt ðʌ ɡʊd ædvaɪs ʃi soʊ sædli nidz wɑz æz ɪɡnɜ˞ʌnt æz aɪ
male
moderate pitch
quite clear
very confined sounding
slightly monotone
A male speaker with a moderate pitch and slightly monotone tone delivers his words at a moderate speed in a confined environment, resulting in a quite clear speech with minimal reverberation.
I did not even know that she desired a car- probably her brother Jack, who gives her everything. But the good advice she so sadly needs was as ignorant as i.
http://www.archive.org/download/summatheologica06_1507_librivox/summa_theologica2_06_17_aquinas_64kb.mp3
191.07
207.63
in so far as it takes complacency in it hence it is written wisdom chapter one verse one think of sentite the lord in goodness and on these grounds consent is an act of the appetitive power
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slightly slowly
ɪn soʊ fɑɹ æz ɪt teɪks kʌmpleɪsʌnsi ɪn ɪt hɛns ɪt ɪz ɹɪtʌn wɪzdʌm tʃæptɜ˞ wʌn vɜ˞s wʌn θɪŋk ʌv ðʌ lɔɹd ɪn ɡʊdnʌs ʌnd ɑn ðiz ɡɹaʊndz kʌnsɛnt ɪz æn ækt ʌv ðʌ paʊɜ˞
female
slightly high pitch
quite clear
very confined sounding
moderate intonation
A female speaker with a slightly high-pitched voice delivers her words at a slightly slow pace. The recording has a moderate amount of intonation and a quite clear sound, while the environment is quite confined.
In so far as it takes complacency in it. Hence it is written: wisdom, chapter one, verse one: think of Sentite, the Lord in goodness. And on these grounds, consent is an act of the appetitive power.
http://www.archive.org/download/chief_legatee_1412_librivox/chieflegatee_18_green_64kb.mp3
229.88
247.42
but of the difference between the woods and a forest of brick and stone i never thought of night with no shelter but the wall of some blind alley of hunger in the sight of food and wild beasts in the shape of men
17.54
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slightly slowly
bʌt ʌv ðʌ dɪfɜ˞ʌns bɪtwin ðʌ wʊdz ʌnd ʌ fɔɹʌst ʌv bɹɪk ʌnd stoʊn aɪ nɛvɜ˞ θɔt ʌv naɪt wɪð noʊ ʃɛltɜ˞ bʌt ðʌ wɔl ʌv sʌm blaɪnd æli ʌv hʌŋɡɜ˞ ɪn ðʌ saɪt ʌv fud ʌnd waɪld bists ɪn ðʌ ʃeɪp ʌv mɛn
male
very high pitch
quite clear
very confined sounding
slightly monotone
A man with a high-pitched voice speaks in a monotone tone with a slight delay in the sound, giving the impression of a small, confined space, yet the recording is quite clear.
But of the difference between the woods and a forest of brick and stone. I never thought of night with no shelter but the wall of some blind alley of hunger in the sight of food and wild beasts in the shape of men.
http://www.archive.org/download/girl_golden_atom_1201_librivox/girlgoldenatom_11_cummings_64kb.mp3
69.73
83.92
that's tough on her well i'm glad i'm an orphan anyway the actual necessities of the trip needed a little discussion for what they could take with them amounted to practically nothing
14.19
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6,038
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moderate speed
ðæt'ɛs tʌf ɑn hɜ˞ wɛl aɪ'ɛm ɡlæd aɪ'ɛm æn ɔɹfʌn ɛniweɪ ðʌ æktʃʌwʌl nʌsɛsɪtiz ʌv ðʌ tɹɪp nidʌd ʌ lɪtʌl dɪskʌʃʌn fɔɹ wʌt ðeɪ kʊd teɪk wɪð ðɛm ʌmaʊntɪd tu pɹæktɪkli nʌθɪŋ
male
slightly low pitch
moderate ambient sound
quite confined sounding
quite monotone
A male speaker with a slightly low-pitched, quite monotone voice delivers his words at a moderate speed in a somewhat confined space with a moderate amount of ambient sound.
That's tough on her. Well, i'm glad i'm an orphan anyway. The actual necessities of the trip needed a little discussion, for what they could take with them amounted to practically nothing.
http://www.archive.org/download/eustace_diamonds_0901_libribox1/eustacediamonds_66_trollope_64kb.mp3
48.67
59.48
but she had not as yet paid the money and mr emilius was well aware that if his tickets were not paid for in advance there would be considerable defalcations in his income
10.81
3,157
2,120
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10.81
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moderate speed
bʌt ʃi hæd nɑt æz jɛt peɪd ðʌ mʌni ʌnd mɪstɜ˞ wɑz wɛl ʌwɛɹ ðæt ɪf hɪz tɪkʌts wɜ˞ nɑt peɪd fɔɹ ɪn ʌdvæns ðɛɹ wʊd bi kʌnsɪdɜ˞ʌbʌl ɪn hɪz ɪnkʌm
female
moderate pitch
slightly clear
very confined sounding
moderate intonation
A female speaker with a moderate pitch and intonation delivers her words at a moderate speed in a confined space, resulting in a slightly muffled yet clear sound.
But she had not as yet paid the money, and Mr Emilius was well aware that if his tickets were not paid for in advance, there would be considerable defalcations in his income.
http://www.archive.org/download/eric_brighteyes_1010_librivox/ericbrighteyes_03_haggard_64kb.mp3
697.65
715.2
it is not thy will lord said eric that i should come to thy yule-feast as thou hast asked me these ten years past now asmund grew wroth and pointed with his hand towards the great golden falls that thunder down the mountain named stonefell that is behind middalhof and there are no greater water-falls in iceland
17.55
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17.55
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slightly fast
ɪt ɪz nɑt ðaɪ wɪl lɔɹd sɛd ɛɹɪk ðæt aɪ ʃʊd kʌm tu ðaɪ jul-fist æz ðaʊ hæst æskt mi ðiz tɛn jɪɹz pæst naʊ ɡɹu ʌnd pɔɪntɪd wɪð hɪz hænd tʌwɔɹdz ðʌ ɡɹeɪt ɡoʊldʌn fɔlz ðæt θʌndɜ˞ daʊn ðʌ maʊntʌn neɪmd ðæt ɪz bɪhaɪnd ʌnd ðɛɹ ɑɹ noʊ ɡɹeɪtɜ˞ wɔtɜ˞-fɔlz ɪn aɪslʌnd
male
very high pitch
quite clear
very confined sounding
quite monotone
A male speaker with a high-pitched voice delivers his words quite monotonously and at a slightly faster than average pace in a quite confined space with clear audibility.
It is not thy will, Lord, said Eric, that i should come to thy yule- feast, as thou hast asked me these ten years past now. Asmund grew wroth and pointed with his hand towards the great golden falls that thunder down the mountain named Stonefell that is behind Middalhof, and there are no greater water- falls in Iceland...
http://www.archive.org/download/ruthfieldingbriarwood_1309_librivox/ruthatbriarwoodhall_13_emerson_64kb.mp3
136.42
149.4
be or all he thought he was he delved in histories ate slept and seemed to draw the breath of his nostrils from histories
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quite slowly
bi ɔɹ ɔl hi θɔt hi wɑz hi dɛlvd ɪn hɪstɜ˞iz eɪt slɛpt ʌnd simd tu dɹɔ ðʌ bɹɛθ ʌv hɪz nɑstɹʌlz fɹʌm hɪstɜ˞iz
female
slightly low pitch
slightly clear
very confined sounding
moderate intonation
A female speaker with a low-pitched voice delivers her words quite slowly in a confined environment with only slight background noise present and moderate intonation.
Be, or all he thought he was. He delved in histories, ate, slept and seemed to draw the breath of his nostrils from histories.
http://www.archive.org/download/swannsway_1408_librivox/swannsway_48_proust_64kb.mp3
893.78
909.79
and so when she reached her cousin mme de gallardon with a stern countenance and one hand thrust out as though she were trying to force a card began with how is your husband in the same anxious tone that she would have used if the prince had been seriously ill
16.01
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moderate speed
ʌnd soʊ wɛn ʃi ɹitʃt hɜ˞ kʌzʌn ɛmɛmi di wɪð ʌ stɜ˞n kaʊntʌnʌns ʌnd wʌn hænd θɹʌst aʊt æz ðoʊ ʃi wɜ˞ tɹaɪɪŋ tu fɔɹs ʌ kɑɹd bɪɡæn wɪð haʊ ɪz jɔɹ hʌzbʌnd ɪn ðʌ seɪm æŋkʃʌs toʊn ðæt ʃi wʊd hæv juzd ɪf ðʌ pɹɪns hæd bɪn sɪɹiʌsli ɪl
male
slightly high pitch
quite noisy
slightly confined sounding
quite monotone
A man speaks with a monotone tone in a somewhat confined space, producing a slightly muffled sound, while the background is filled with moderate levels of ambient noise. His voice pitch is slightly higher than average. His delivery is neither particularly slow nor fast.
And so, when she reached her cousin, Mme De Gallardon, with a stern countenance and one hand thrust out as though she were trying to force a card, began with: how is your husband? in the same anxious tone that she would have used if the prince had been seriously ill,
http://www.archive.org/download/antiquities_of_jews2_1007_librivox/antiquitiesofthejews2_08_josephus_64kb.mp3
219.09
231.47
he also sent men to seek for david and to search the wilderness wherein he was and he promised that he himself would follow them accordingly they went before the king to hunt for and to catch david
12.38
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12.38
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slightly fast
hi ɔlsoʊ sɛnt mɛn tu sik fɔɹ deɪvɪd ʌnd tu sɜ˞tʃ ðʌ wɪldɜ˞nʌs wɛɹɪn hi wɑz ʌnd hi pɹɑmʌst ðæt hi hɪmsɛlf wʊd fɑloʊ ðɛm ʌkɔɹdɪŋli ðeɪ wɛnt bɪfɔɹ ðʌ kɪŋ tu hʌnt fɔɹ ʌnd tu kætʃ deɪvɪd
female
moderate pitch
slightly noisy
quite confined sounding
slightly monotone
A female speaker with a moderate pitch and slightly monotone tone delivers her words quickly yet with a subtle monotone in a confined space, producing a slightly echoic yet muffled sound with a touch of background noise.
He also sent men to seek for David and to search the wilderness wherein he was, and he promised that he himself would follow them. Accordingly, they went before the king to hunt for and to catch David.
http://www.archive.org/download/dream_red_chamber_1_1603_librivox/dreamredchamber1_02_cao_64kb.mp3
1,093.38
1,112.63
this waiting-maid belonging to the chen family had done picking flowers and was on the point of going in when she of a sudden raised her eyes and became aware of the presence of some person inside the window whose head-gear consisted of a turban in tatters while his clothes were the worse for wear
19.25
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moderate speed
ðɪs weɪtɪŋ-meɪd bɪlɔŋɪŋ tu ðʌ tʃɛn fæmʌli hæd dʌn pɪkɪŋ flaʊɜ˞z ʌnd wɑz ɑn ðʌ pɔɪnt ʌv ɡoʊɪŋ ɪn wɛn ʃi ʌv ʌ sʌdʌn ɹeɪzd hɜ˞ aɪz ʌnd bɪkeɪm ʌwɛɹ ʌv ðʌ pɹɛzʌns ʌv sʌm pɜ˞sʌn ɪnsaɪd ðʌ wɪndoʊ huz hɛd-ɡɪɹ kʌnsɪstʌd ʌv ʌ tɜ˞bʌn ɪn tætɜ˞z waɪl hɪz kloʊðz wɜ˞ ðʌ wɜ˞s fɔɹ wɛɹ
female
moderate pitch
slightly clear
very confined sounding
quite monotone
A female speaker with a moderate pitch and quite monotone tone delivers her words at a moderate speed in a confined environment, resulting in slightly clear but not echoey or reverberant sound.
This waiting- maid, belonging to the Chen family, had done picking flowers and was on the point of going in when she of a sudden raised her eyes and became aware of the presence of some person inside the window whose head- gear consisted of a turban in tatters, while his clothes were the worse for wear.
http://www.archive.org/download/great_birthdays_1804_librivox/greatbirthdays_09_olcott_64kb.mp3
209.85
222.75
that the people were certain some writer of note must have been among them without their knowledge and when they learned that the account was written by alexander hamilton and he a mere boy they were greatly astonished
12.9
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309,600
12.9
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slightly fast
ðæt ðʌ pipʌl wɜ˞ sɜ˞tʌn sʌm ɹaɪtɜ˞ ʌv noʊt mʌst hæv bɪn ʌmʌŋ ðɛm wɪθaʊt ðɛɹ nɑlʌdʒ ʌnd wɛn ðeɪ lɜ˞nd ðæt ðʌ ʌkaʊnt wɑz ɹɪtʌn baɪ ælʌɡzændɜ˞ hæmʌltʌn ʌnd hi ʌ mɪɹ bɔɪ ðeɪ wɜ˞ ɡɹeɪtli ʌstɑnɪʃt
female
slightly low pitch
quite clear
quite roomy sounding
quite monotone
A female speaker with a slightly low-pitched, quite monotone voice delivers her words in a quite roomy, yet clear acoustic environment at a slightly faster than average pace.
That the people were certain some writer of note must have been among them without their knowledge. And when they learned that the account was written by Alexander Hamilton, and he a mere boy, they were greatly astonished.
http://www.archive.org/download/interpretation_keatss_endymion_1711_librivox/interpkeatssendymion_02_notcutt_64kb.mp3
2,477.69
2,488.66
the essence of them is contained in the first seven lines tion to the second book and the remainder of the passage is merely expansion and illustration of the one idea stated at the beginning
10.97
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263,280
10.97
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slightly fast
ðʌ ɛsʌns ʌv ðɛm ɪz kʌnteɪnd ɪn ðʌ fɜ˞st sɛvʌn laɪnz tu ðʌ sɛkʌnd bʊk ʌnd ðʌ ɹɪmeɪndɜ˞ ʌv ðʌ pæsʌdʒ ɪz mɪɹli ɪkspænʃʌn ʌnd ɪlʌstɹeɪʃʌn ʌv ðʌ wʌn aɪdiʌ steɪtɪd æt ðʌ bɪɡɪnɪŋ
male
moderate pitch
slightly clear
very confined sounding
very monotone
A male speaker with a monotone voice delivers his words at a slightly quick pace in a confined environment, resulting in a slightly echoic yet clear sound.
The essence of them is contained in the first seven lines tion to the second book, and the remainder of the passage is merely expansion and illustration of the one idea stated at the beginning.
http://www.archive.org/download/invasion_1106_librivox/invasion_13_lequeux_64kb.mp3
1,063.24
1,078.28
taking their attack in flank with the big six inch and seven point five inch projectiles cheers arose all along our lines as shell after shell fired by gunners who knew to an inch the distances to every house and conspicuous tree
15.04
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5,554
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360,960
15.04
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moderate speed
teɪkɪŋ ðɛɹ ʌtæk ɪn flæŋk wɪð ðʌ bɪɡ sɪks ɪntʃ ʌnd sɛvʌn pɔɪnt faɪv ɪntʃ pɹʌdʒɛktʌlz tʃɪɹz ɜ˞oʊz ɔl ʌlɔŋ aʊɜ˞ laɪnz æz ʃɛl æftɜ˞ ʃɛl faɪɜ˞d baɪ ɡʌnɜ˞z hu nu tu æn ɪntʃ ðʌ dɪstʌnsʌz tu ɛvɜ˞i haʊs ʌnd kʌnspɪkjuʌs tɹi
male
very high pitch
moderate ambient sound
very confined sounding
slightly expressive
A male speaker with a slightly expressive tone delivers his words at a moderate speed in a confined space, with moderate ambient sound present in the background. His voice has a very high pitch.
Taking their attack in flank with the big six inch and seven point five inch projectiles. Cheers arose all along our lines as shell after shell fired by gunners who knew to an inch the distances to every house and conspicuous tree.
http://www.archive.org/download/octopus_dhd_librivox/octopus_15_norris_64kb.mp3
106.32
121.79
but when this had been done he continued to sit stupidly on the edge of the bed curling his toes away from the cold of the floor his half-shut eyes heavy with sleep fixed and vacant closing and opening by turns
15.47
6,482
6,401
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371,280
15.47
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moderate speed
bʌt wɛn ðɪs hæd bɪn dʌn hi kʌntɪnjud tu sɪt stupʌdli ɑn ðʌ ɛdʒ ʌv ðʌ bɛd kɜ˞lɪŋ hɪz toʊz ʌweɪ fɹʌm ðʌ koʊld ʌv ðʌ flɔɹ hɪz hæf-ʃʌt aɪz hɛvi wɪð slip fɪkst ʌnd veɪkʌnt kloʊzɪŋ ʌnd oʊpʌnɪŋ baɪ tɜ˞nz
male
very high pitch
moderate ambient sound
very confined sounding
moderate intonation
A man speaks with a moderate tone and pace in a relatively small, confined space with a moderate level of ambient sound. His voice has a high pitch.
But when this had been done, he continued to sit stupidly on the edge of the bed, curling his toes away from the cold of the floor, his half- shut eyes heavy with sleep, fixed and vacant. Closing and opening by turns.
http://www.archive.org/download/heavenly_twins_2001_librivox/heavenlytwins_34_grand_64kb.mp3
118.37
133.49
worse still it was observed that she was serenely happy on these occasions listening to mr austin b price with a smile on her lips or even and actually talking herself why they declared she wasn't womanly she couldn't be
15.12
12,276
12,446
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362,880
15.12
12,276
12,446
219.54129
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59.367226
moderate speed
wɜ˞s stɪl ɪt wɑz ʌbzɜ˞vd ðæt ʃi wɑz sɜ˞inʌli hæpi ɑn ðiz ʌkeɪʒʌnz lɪsʌnɪŋ tu mɪstɜ˞ ɔstʌn bi pɹaɪs wɪð ʌ smaɪl ɑn hɜ˞ lɪps ɔɹ ivɪn ʌnd æktʃuʌli tɔkɪŋ hɜ˞sɛlf waɪ ðeɪ dɪklɛɹd ʃi 'ti ʃi 'ti bi
female
slightly high pitch
slightly clear
very confined sounding
slightly monotone
A female speaker with a slightly high-pitched voice delivers her words at a moderate speed in a confined space, resulting in a quite clear, yet slightly echoic sound. Her tone is slightly monotone.
Worse still, it was observed that she was serenely happy on these occasions listening to Mr Austin B price with a smile on her lips, or even and actually talking herself why they declared she was n't womanly, she could n't be.
http://www.archive.org/download/historyofprostitution_1504_librivox/historyofprostitution_39_sanger_64kb.mp3
1,507.14
1,525.17
they were subject to the same control by parents and kinsmen they were disposed of in marriage as matter of right and were often betrothed from infancy in which case they were tapu or taboo to other persons than the young chief or warrior who had purchased the reversion
18.03
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7,430
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432,720
18.03
9,000
7,430
120.61085
35.665688
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moderate speed
ðeɪ wɜ˞ sʌbdʒɛkt tu ðʌ seɪm kʌntɹoʊl baɪ pɛɹʌnts ʌnd ðeɪ wɜ˞ dɪspoʊzd ʌv ɪn mɛɹɪdʒ æz mætɜ˞ ʌv ɹaɪt ʌnd wɜ˞ ɔfʌn fɹʌm ɪnfʌnsi ɪn wɪtʃ keɪs ðeɪ wɜ˞ ɔɹ tæbu tu ʌðɜ˞ pɜ˞sʌnz ðæn ðʌ jʌŋ tʃif ɔɹ wɔɹiɜ˞ hu hæd pɜ˞tʃʌst ðʌ ɹɪvɜ˞ʒʌn
male
slightly low pitch
quite clear
very confined sounding
slightly monotone
A male speaker with a low-pitched, slightly monotone voice delivers his words at a moderate speed in a confined space, resulting in a quite clear and focused sound.
They were subject to the same control by parents and kinsmen. They were disposed of in marriage as matter of right and were often betrothed from infancy, in which case they were tapu or taboo to other persons than the young chief or warrior who had purchased the reversion.
http://www.archive.org/download/brann_volume_1_1906_librivox/iconoclast1_08_brann_64kb.mp3
84.83
95.92
oh love thou art at once the sweetest blossom that ever perfumed the bowers of paradise and the most poignant thorn that grows in the empoisoned shadows of everlasting pain
11.09
12,732
13,919
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266,160
11.09
12,732
13,919
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18.154068
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moderate speed
oʊ lʌv ðaʊ ɑɹt æt wʌns ðʌ switʌst blɑsʌm ðæt ɛvɜ˞ pɜ˞fjumd ðʌ baʊɜ˞z ʌv pɛɹʌdaɪs ʌnd ðʌ moʊst pɔɪnjʌnt θɔɹn ðæt ɡɹoʊz ɪn ðʌ ʃædoʊz ʌv ɛvɜ˞læstɪŋ peɪn
male
very low pitch
moderate ambient sound
very confined sounding
quite monotone
A male speaker with a deep, monotone voice delivers his words at a moderate pace in a quite confined space with moderate ambient sound.
Oh, love. Thou art at once the sweetest blossom that ever perfumed the bowers of Paradise and the most poignant thorn that grows in the empoisoned shadows of everlasting pain.
http://www.archive.org/download/legend_of_montrose_1807_librivox/montrose_23_scott_64kb.mp3
1,270.97
1,289.56
but like horam the son of asmar and all other imaginary story-tellers jedediah has melted into thin air mr cleishbotham bore the same resemblance to ariel as he at whose voice he rose doth to the sage
18.59
7,879
12,904
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446,160
18.59
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quite slowly
bʌt laɪk ðʌ sʌn ʌv ʌnd ɔl ʌðɜ˞ ɪmædʒʌnɛɹi stɔɹi-tɛlɜ˞z hæz mɛltʌd ɪntu θɪn ɛɹ mɪstɜ˞ bɔɹ ðʌ seɪm ɹɪzɛmblʌns tu ɛɹiʌl æz hi æt huz vɔɪs hi ɹoʊz dɔθ tu ðʌ seɪdʒ
female
slightly high pitch
moderate ambient sound
very confined sounding
quite monotone
A female speaker with a slightly high-pitched voice delivers her words quite slowly in a confined environment, with moderate ambient sound present. Her tone is quite monotone.
But like Horam, the son of Asmar, and all other imaginary story- tellers, Jedediah has melted into thin air. Mr Cleishbotham bore the same resemblance to Ariel as he, at whose voice he rose. Doth to the Sage.
http://www.archive.org/download/sylvias_lovers_1011_librivox/sylviaslovers_17_gaskell_64kb.mp3
546.38
561.63
kinraid had turned his steps towards haytersbank farm as soon as ever he had completed his purchases he had only come that afternoon to monkshaven and for the sole purpose of seeing sylvia once more before he went to fulfil his engagement as specksioneer in the urania
15.25
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3,503
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366,000
15.25
5,339
3,503
167.03323
30.619371
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moderate speed
hæd tɜ˞nd hɪz stɛps tʌwɔɹdz fɑɹm æz sun æz ɛvɜ˞ hi hæd kʌmplitʌd hɪz pɜ˞tʃʌsʌz hi hæd oʊnli kʌm ðæt æftɜ˞nun tu ʌnd fɔɹ ðʌ soʊl pɜ˞pʌs ʌv siɪŋ sɪlviʌ wʌns mɔɹ bɪfɔɹ hi wɛnt tu fʊlfɪl hɪz ɛnɡeɪdʒmʌnt æz ɪn ðʌ
female
quite low pitch
quite clear
very confined sounding
quite monotone
A female speaker with a quiet monotone voice delivers her words at a moderate speed in a rather confined and clear acoustic environment. The pitch of her voice is quite low.
Kinraid had turned his steps towards Haytersbank Farm as soon as ever he had completed his purchases. He had only come that afternoon to Monkshaven, and for the sole purpose of seeing Sylvia once more before he went to fulfil his engagement as Specksioneer in the Urania.
http://www.archive.org/download/no_name_1002_librivox/noname_41_collins_64kb.mp3
1,998.11
2,012.78
possible it follows clearly that he was in the secret of mr vanstone's address after the removal of the fourth of september and if you can do nothing on your side it may be desirable to have the lawyer watched on ours
14.67
4,484
3,185
2322 857 1326 204 1215 3603 3415 1234 1795 1041 2673 1786 2584 2671 752 944 2788 3907 3477 2750 289 2692 988 3030 667 3765 2131 1159 1810 1094 598 263 2435 2984 237 4016 3409 317 317 1440 2662 1061 3845 2133 4009 11 3001 404 910 3396 1493 1806 2925 2400 1819 7 2383 3847 3793 1650 3739 3816 939 456 3979 2023 1566 2924 5...
352,080
14.67
4,484
3,185
136.82341
24.418676
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59.72448
moderate speed
pɑsʌbʌl ɪt fɑloʊz klɪɹli ðæt hi wɑz ɪn ðʌ sikɹʌt ʌv mɪstɜ˞ vænstoʊn'ɛs ædɹɛs æftɜ˞ ðʌ ɹɪmuvʌl ʌv ðʌ fɔɹθ ʌv sɛptɛmbɜ˞ ʌnd ɪf ju kæn du nʌθɪŋ ɑn jɔɹ saɪd ɪt meɪ bi dɪzaɪɹʌbʌl tu hæv ðʌ lɔjɜ˞ wɑtʃt ɑn aʊɜ˞z
male
slightly high pitch
quite clear
very confined sounding
quite monotone
A man with a slightly husky voice speaks in a monotone tone at a moderate speed in a confined space with clear audio.
Possible. It follows clearly that he was in the secret of Mr Vanstone's address after the removal of the fourth of September, and if you can do nothing on your side, it may be desirable to have the lawyer watched on ours.
http://www.archive.org/download/walpolesletters_1609_librivox/selectedletters_15_walpole_64kb.mp3
636.13
655.36
it consists of two small rooms a library and a very small chamber the same in which the czar saw her and in which she died the bed is taken away and the room covered now with bad piclures of the royal family which destroys the gravity and simplicity
19.23
7,514
10,910
1843 3437 50 2750 857 2750 890 2943 2094 3928 3039 477 442 2259 968 477 2531 1310 3645 3253 2859 660 244 4046 1488 244 3400 3585 98 244 200 200 3437 3404 1942 52 2332 681 681 420 1527 2673 2184 2094 3415 1763 1347 1492 1094 1507 2094 1112 2320 857 3896 3236 1926 1046 2850 132 571 283 3544 3481 2975 983 1912 992 2342 25...
461,520
19.23
7,514
10,910
159.38176
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moderate speed
ɪt kʌnsɪsts ʌv tu smɔl ɹumz ʌ laɪbɹɛɹi ʌnd ʌ vɛɹi smɔl tʃeɪmbɜ˞ ðʌ seɪm ɪn wɪtʃ ðʌ zɑɹ sɔ hɜ˞ ʌnd ɪn wɪtʃ ʃi daɪd ðʌ bɛd ɪz teɪkʌn ʌweɪ ʌnd ðʌ ɹum kʌvɜ˞d naʊ wɪð bæd ʌv ðʌ ɹɔɪʌl fæmʌli wɪtʃ dɪstɹɔɪz ðʌ ɡɹævʌti ʌnd sɪmplɪsʌti
female
quite low pitch
slightly clear
very confined sounding
quite monotone
A female speaker with a quiet, monotone voice delivers her words at a moderate pace in a confined space with only slight background noise. Her tone is consistent in intonation, and her voice carries a quite low pitch.
It consists of two small rooms, a library and a very small chamber, the same in which the czar saw her and in which she died. The bed is taken away and the room covered now with bad piclures of the royal family, which destroys the gravity and simplicity.
http://www.archive.org/download/romance_of_california_dw_1707_librivox/romancecalifornia_27_habberton_64kb.mp3
127.79
144.45
in fact mr putchett was very busy and as in his case business invariably indicated profit it was not wonderful that his rather unattractive face lightened and expressed its owner's satisfaction at the amount of business he was doing
16.66
6,454
12,038
2322 3808 574 50 990 3384 85 2322 990 1374 1374 990 2818 793 3232 2416 263 2673 2094 874 3318 2322 2839 1356 1538 1857 3404 3778 4076 1471 1818 2511 540 2561 1312 1733 742 2182 2228 2232 1968 799 925 2878 152 448 808 217 2428 3648 3816 205 2945 1966 4069 3278 3879 3019 1139 2076 794 983 2398 4076 750 3199 1934 2624 288...
399,840
16.66
6,454
12,038
108.5738
29.44449
51.114273
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moderate speed
ɪn fækt mɪstɜ˞ wɑz vɛɹi bɪzi ʌnd æz ɪn hɪz keɪs bɪznʌs ɪnvɛɹiʌbli ɪndʌkeɪtʌd pɹɑfʌt ɪt wɑz nɑt wʌndɜ˞fʌl ðæt hɪz ɹæðɜ˞ ʌnʌtɹæktɪv feɪs laɪtʌnd ʌnd ɪkspɹɛst ɪts oʊnɜ˞'ɛs sætʌsfækʃʌn æt ðʌ ʌmaʊnt ʌv bɪznʌs hi wɑz duɪŋ
male
slightly low pitch
moderate ambient sound
very confined sounding
quite monotone
A man with a quiet, monotone voice speaks at a moderate pace in a confined space with a moderate amount of ambient sound.
In fact, Mr Putchett was very busy and, as in his case, business invariably indicated profit. It was not wonderful that his rather unattractive face lightened and expressed its owner's satisfaction at the amount of business he was doing.
http://www.archive.org/download/trial_callista_blake_1208_librivox/trialofcallistablake_24_pangborn_64kb.mp3
621.97
632.26
in other words we act as if those principles were absolutes whether we can justify it logically or not so let me put it this way
10.29
2,156
6,755
752 1604 2320 225 1604 2673 1363 660 1575 1381 748 2644 793 2187 752 576 3183 3404 1604 3452 3332 752 1604 2818 30 2918 3930 96 752 139 2303 1311 1685 672 3893 2219 2610 436 2493 2330 517 1270 1897 2094 124 3178 3784 930 11 4033 3784 2642 92 3785 1633 696 3091 354 447 3866 1945 1408 1637 222 1438 3820 946 2329 1725 930...
246,960
10.29
2,156
6,755
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moderate speed
ɪn ʌðɜ˞ wɜ˞dz wi ækt æz ɪf ðoʊz pɹɪnsʌpʌlz wɜ˞ æbsʌluts wɛðɜ˞ wi kæn dʒʌstʌfaɪ ɪt lɑdʒɪkli ɔɹ nɑt soʊ lɛt mi pʊt ɪt ðɪs weɪ
male
moderate pitch
slightly clear
very confined sounding
slightly monotone
A man speaks with a moderate pitch and at a moderate speed in a confined space, resulting in a slightly muffled and echo-less sound. The tone of his voice is slightly monotone. The recording is of moderate ambient sound quality.
In other words, we act as if those principles were absolutes, whether we can justify it logically or not. So let me put it this way:
http://www.archive.org/download/reformationsixteenthcentury1_1706_librivox/reformation1_00_daubigne_64kb.mp3
1,414.56
1,427.09
we say not that every kind of catholicism is incapable of giving man what he wants our belief is that a distinction should be carefully drawn between catholicism and the papacy
12.53
7,424
11,437
195 1604 652 1391 1604 2117 793 660 805 502 793 840 2117 1391 3149 3477 793 442 840 1441 2782 3933 1095 161 2133 1095 328 161 98 2918 1889 3203 805 2133 2782 3149 805 225 1356 805 745 2536 1947 3883 2520 100 911 2388 2361 3161 3095 1424 550 1233 2480 2208 2789 225 90 1346 3944 568 3463 3167 2561 3840 776 2787 342 3807 ...
300,720
12.53
7,424
11,437
151.4337
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moderate speed
wi seɪ nɑt ðæt ɛvɜ˞i kaɪnd ʌv kʌθɔlʌsɪzʌm ɪz ɪnkeɪpʌbʌl ʌv ɡɪvɪŋ mæn wʌt hi wɑnts aʊɜ˞ bɪlif ɪz ðæt ʌ dɪstɪŋkʃʌn ʃʊd bi kɛɹfʌli dɹɔn bɪtwin kʌθɔlʌsɪzʌm ʌnd ðʌ peɪpʌsi
male
slightly high pitch
slightly clear
very confined sounding
moderate intonation
A man speaks with a moderate intonation and a slightly high-pitched voice in a confined, almost echo-less environment. The recording is slightly clear, with minimal ambient sounds.
We say not that every kind of catholicism is incapable of giving man what he wants. Our belief is that a distinction should be carefully drawn between catholicism and the papacy.
http://www.archive.org/download/frompillartopost_1611_librivox/frompillartopost_02_bangs_64kb.mp3
284.65
301.41
glad you like em said the judge helping himself to a generous mouthful of tobacco well you see said i i come from maine judge and i am particularly fond of the spring and we don't get ours until late i guess i added that in respect to that we are about a month and a half behind you people down here
16.76
10,436
11,076
3838 2918 2284 2971 1404 2030 1514 3933 1095 2030 161 1983 1855 2030 3933 1983 1755 2030 1983 3909 1667 3149 741 2531 857 400 111 586 3692 2796 4040 2227 2124 918 2434 2803 913 1970 2235 3519 4076 3508 4076 2571 3168 1420 731 3528 2189 2692 3415 96 2434 2067 3604 802 3091 3666 1660 727 375 683 4064 3879 4085 4062 100 3...
402,240
16.76
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quite fast
ɡlæd ju laɪk ɛm sɛd ðʌ dʒʌdʒ hɛlpɪŋ hɪmsɛlf tu ʌ dʒɛnɜ˞ʌs maʊθfʊl ʌv tʌbækoʊ wɛl ju si sɛd aɪ aɪ kʌm fɹʌm meɪn dʒʌdʒ ʌnd aɪ æm pɑɹtɪkjʌlɜ˞li fɑnd ʌv ðʌ spɹɪŋ ʌnd wi dɑn'ti ɡɛt aʊɜ˞z ʌntɪl leɪt aɪ ɡɛs aɪ ædʌd ðæt ɪn ɹɪspɛkt tu ðæt wi ɑɹ ʌbaʊt ʌ mʌnθ ʌnd ʌ hæf bɪhaɪnd ju pipʌl daʊn hiɹ
male
moderate pitch
quite clear
very confined sounding
quite monotone
A male speaker with a moderate-pitched, quite monotone voice delivers his words quite fast in a fairly confined space, resulting in a clear and focused audio recording.
Glad you like em, said the judge, helping himself to a generous mouthful of tobacco. Well, you see, said i. I come from Maine, judge, and i am particularly fond of the spring and we do n't get ours until late. I guess i added that in respect to that. We are about a month and a half behind you people down here.
http://www.archive.org/download/six_years_prison_librivox/sixyearsintheprisonsofengland_19_merchant_64kb.mp3
835.61
853
who was once admitted to the communion and it happened to be his turn to get the wine first and by the piper if he didn't drink every drop that was in the cup and cried oh that's fine i do love this i do love this
17.39
6,292
5,528
2322 3107 1882 2520 2154 1882 225 717 805 225 225 805 2133 225 968 3418 1514 2532 2807 2753 3051 1212 3047 3662 3114 1004 755 2286 2166 278 3716 2174 2371 452 3114 1802 3575 1804 4067 308 1436 3039 2206 1076 1030 1289 2204 3585 2491 447 2842 206 2497 1420 3592 1793 3714 3973 979 1748 3808 322 1216 2891 2604 3133 935 36...
417,360
17.39
6,292
5,528
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moderate speed
hu wɑz wʌns ʌdmɪtɪd tu ðʌ kʌmjunjʌn ʌnd ɪt hæpʌnd tu bi hɪz tɜ˞n tu ɡɛt ðʌ waɪn fɜ˞st ʌnd baɪ ðʌ paɪpɜ˞ ɪf hi 'ti dɹɪŋk ɛvɜ˞i dɹɑp ðæt wɑz ɪn ðʌ kʌp ʌnd kɹaɪd oʊ ðæt'ɛs faɪn aɪ du lʌv ðɪs aɪ du lʌv ðɪs
female
very high pitch
very clear
very confined sounding
quite expressive
A female speaker delivers her words with quite expressive tone in a recording that sounds very clear and quite confined. Her voice has a high pitch. She speaks at a moderate speed.
Who was once admitted to the communion and it happened to be his turn to get the wine first, and by the piper, if he did n't drink every drop that was in the cup, and cried: oh, that's fine, i do love this. I do love this.
http://www.archive.org/download/janofthewindmill_1811_librivox/janofthewindmill_10_ewing_64kb.mp3
765.61
777.69
warned by the latest cracked jug or the sugar-basin which after three-quarters of an hour wasted in chaffering she had beaten down to three-halfpence
12.08
6,735
13,077
1225 510 3199 3039 1684 1669 2398 2399 3487 2511 4066 3048 1248 1593 358 815 188 2379 1607 2885 1519 117 3794 598 1424 3778 3092 3092 1237 3765 1488 39 3749 748 2073 3197 2195 933 146 1336 1424 160 2337 68 251 930 3221 792 3514 3040 2919 2981 3232 2496 1970 890 1234 775 3146 503 948 803 3436 925 1268 2773 703 1985 1966...
289,920
12.08
6,735
13,077
153.26024
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slightly slowly
wɔɹnd baɪ ðʌ leɪtʌst kɹækt dʒʌɡ ɔɹ ðʌ ʃʊɡɜ˞-beɪsʌn wɪtʃ æftɜ˞ θɹi-kwɔɹtɜ˞z ʌv æn aʊɜ˞ weɪstɪd ɪn ʃi hæd bitʌn daʊn tu θɹi-
female
quite low pitch
slightly clear
very confined sounding
slightly monotone
A female speaker with a quietly monotone voice delivers her words at a slightly slow pace in a confined space with minimal background noise and a moderate echo. Her tone is understated and her pitch is relatively low.
Warned by the latest cracked jug or the sugar- basin which, after three- quarters of an hour wasted in chaffering, she had beaten down to three- halfpence.
http://www.archive.org/download/totos_merry_winter_js_1508_librivox/totosmerrywinter_07_richards_64kb.mp3
794.67
807.26
uncle munkle a sedate and portly chipmunk looked very grave as he heard of all the doings at the cottage and presently he beckoned cracker to one side and addressed him in a low tone
12.59
8,591
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12.59
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moderate speed
ʌŋkʌl ʌ sɪdeɪt ʌnd pɔɹtli tʃɪpmʌŋk lʊkt vɛɹi ɡɹeɪv æz hi hɜ˞d ʌv ɔl ðʌ duɪŋz æt ðʌ kɑtʌdʒ ʌnd pɹɛzʌntli hi bɛkʌnd kɹækɜ˞ tu wʌn saɪd ʌnd ʌdɹɛst hɪm ɪn ʌ loʊ toʊn
female
slightly low pitch
slightly noisy
moderate reverberation
slightly monotone
A female speaker with a slightly monotone tone delivers her words at a moderate speed in a room with a moderate amount of reverberation. The background includes some faint noise. Her voice has a slightly low pitch.
Uncle Munkle, a sedate and portly chipmunk, looked very grave as he heard of all the doings at the cottage, and presently he beckoned cracker to one side and addressed him in a low tone.
http://www.archive.org/download/mystery_hasty_arrow_1209/mysteryofhastyarrow_14_green_64kb.mp3
614.52
624.64
perhaps he has no temptation to go further until one unfortunate day he comes upon an idle bow rotting away in the cellar
10.12
4,078
6,911
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242,880
10.12
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moderate speed
pɜ˞hæps hi hæz noʊ tɛmteɪʃʌn tu ɡoʊ fɜ˞ðɜ˞ ʌntɪl wʌn ʌnfɔɹtʃʌnʌt deɪ hi kʌmz ʌpɑn æn aɪdʌl baʊ ɹɑtɪŋ ʌweɪ ɪn ðʌ sɛlɜ˞
male
slightly low pitch
very clear
very confined sounding
quite monotone
A male speaker with a quiet monotone voice delivers his words in a moderately confined environment, resulting in a clear and distinct audio recording.
Perhaps he has no temptation to go further until one unfortunate day he comes upon an idle bow rotting away in the cellar.
http://www.archive.org/download/genealogy_of_morals_1507_librivox/genealogyofmorals_03_nietzsche_64kb.mp3
2,676.66
2,693.04
it is necessary to make an even more serious confession viewed from the most advanced biological standpoint conditions of legality can be only exceptional conditions in that they are partial restrictions of the real life-will which makes for power
16.38
10,140
9,854
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393,120
16.38
10,140
9,854
114.2495
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moderate speed
ɪt ɪz nɛsʌsɛɹi tu meɪk æn ivɪn mɔɹ sɪɹiʌs kʌnfɛʃʌn vjud fɹʌm ðʌ moʊst ʌdvænst baɪʌlɑdʒɪkʌl stændpɔɪnt kʌndɪʃʌnz ʌv liɡælʌti kæn bi oʊnli ɪksɛpʃʌnʌl kʌndɪʃʌnz ɪn ðæt ðeɪ ɑɹ pɑɹʃʌl ɹistɹɪkʃʌnz ʌv ðʌ ɹil laɪf-wɪl wɪtʃ meɪks fɔɹ paʊɜ˞
male
slightly low pitch
slightly clear
very confined sounding
quite monotone
A man with a low-pitched, monotone voice speaks at a moderate speed in a quite confined space with minimal background noise.
It is necessary to make an even more serious confession. Viewed from the most advanced biological standpoint, conditions of legality can be only exceptional conditions in that they are partial restrictions of the real life- will which makes for power.
http://www.archive.org/download/modernutopia_1207_librivox/amodernutopia_08_wells_64kb.mp3
897.19
915.33
but suppose we do not assume that government is necessarily bad and the individual necessarily good-and the hypothesis upon which we are working practically abolishes either alternative then we alter the case altogether the government of a modern utopia will be no perfection of intentions ignorantly ruling the world
18.14
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5,290
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435,360
18.14
6,294
5,290
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slightly fast
bʌt sʌpoʊz wi du nɑt ʌsum ðæt ɡʌvɜ˞mʌnt ɪz nɛsʌsɛɹʌli bæd ʌnd ðʌ ɪndʌvɪdʒʌwʌl nɛsʌsɛɹʌli ɡʊd-ʌnd ðʌ haɪpɑθʌsʌs ʌpɑn wɪtʃ wi ɑɹ wɜ˞kɪŋ pɹæktɪkli ʌbɑlɪʃɪz iðɜ˞ ɔltɜ˞nʌtɪv ðɛn wi ɔltɜ˞ ðʌ keɪs ɔltʌɡɛðɜ˞ ðʌ ɡʌvɜ˞mʌnt ʌv ʌ mɑdɜ˞n jutoʊpiʌ wɪl bi noʊ pɜ˞fɛkʃʌn ʌv ɪntɛntʃʌnz ɹulɪŋ ðʌ wɜ˞ld
male
slightly low pitch
quite clear
very confined sounding
quite monotone
A male speaker with a slightly low-pitched, quite monotone voice delivers his words quite clearly in a confined acoustic environment with only mild background noise, speaking at a slightly faster than average pace.
But suppose we do not assume that government is necessarily bad and the individual necessarily good- and the hypothesis upon which we are working practically abolishes either alternative, then we alter the case altogether. The government of a modern utopia will be no perfection of intentions ignorantly ruling the world...
http://www.archive.org/download/enemies_of_books_1812_librivox/enemiesofbooks_02_blades_64kb.mp3
189.86
204.08
i could mention many instances one especially where a window having been left broken for a long time the ivy had pushed through and crept over a row of books each of which was worth hundreds of pounds
14.22
8,051
13,415
752 1604 3384 2442 3487 215 890 752 1604 571 1408 1604 2837 1701 752 1667 2797 3764 1604 3968 571 1234 3017 3039 1269 2445 175 3551 1234 161 3760 85 1567 4040 3901 2647 415 2459 228 728 63 3329 4076 436 2073 1043 1506 2462 1701 2647 342 3534 706 3316 2682 890 2308 2144 931 3968 2769 48 3013 3161 165 204 1848 1033 3901 ...
341,280
14.22
8,051
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moderate speed
aɪ kʊd mɛnʃʌn mɛni ɪnstʌnsʌz wʌn ʌspɛʃli wɛɹ ʌ wɪndoʊ hævɪŋ bɪn lɛft bɹoʊkʌn fɔɹ ʌ lɔŋ taɪm ðʌ aɪvi hæd pʊʃt θɹu ʌnd kɹɛpt oʊvɜ˞ ʌ ɹoʊ ʌv bʊks itʃ ʌv wɪtʃ wɑz wɜ˞θ hʌndɹʌdz ʌv paʊndz
female
slightly high pitch
moderate ambient sound
very confined sounding
quite monotone
A female speaker with a slightly high-pitched voice delivers her words at a moderate speed in a confined space, with moderate ambient sound present. Her tone is quite monotone.
I could mention many instances, one especially where, a window having been left broken for a long time, the ivy had pushed through and crept over a row of books, each of which was worth hundreds of pounds.
http://www.archive.org/download/jonathan_oldstyle_1208_librivox/jonathanoldstyle_03_irving_64kb.mp3
299.88
315.21
these are the beaux of the present day who meet here to lounge away an idle hour and play off their little impertinences for the entertainment of the public they no more regard the merits of the play nor of the actors than my cane
15.33
5,985
6,967
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367,920
15.33
5,985
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moderate speed
ðiz ɑɹ ðʌ boʊ ʌv ðʌ pɹɛzʌnt deɪ hu mit hiɹ tu laʊndʒ ʌweɪ æn aɪdʌl aʊɜ˞ ʌnd pleɪ ɔf ðɛɹ lɪtʌl fɔɹ ðʌ ɛntɜ˞teɪnmʌnt ʌv ðʌ pʌblɪk ðeɪ noʊ mɔɹ ɹɪɡɑɹd ðʌ mɛɹʌts ʌv ðʌ pleɪ nɔɹ ʌv ðʌ æktɜ˞z ðæn maɪ keɪn
male
slightly low pitch
quite clear
very confined sounding
slightly monotone
A man with a low-pitched, slightly monotone voice speaks at a moderate speed in a confined space with clear audio.
These are the beaux of the present day, who meet here to lounge away an idle hour and play off their little impertinences for the entertainment of the public. They no more regard the merits of the play, nor of the actors, than my cane.
http://www.archive.org/download/martin_schuler_1405_librivox/martinschueler_33_wilson_64kb.mp3
16.05
29.37
countess von sebaltz took a house in munich and at this house she determined to make martin pass the winter she utterly refused to live at tittersee cut off from the world in a forest of snow
13.32
8,713
8,881
3933 2918 1889 2782 1604 1889 3275 3149 1604 609 1669 1604 3082 2304 3149 3119 399 399 1604 2021 2021 3149 1604 1365 399 1604 1312 1669 3149 1604 1669 3082 1604 874 196 3149 3119 399 50 1604 1924 1669 3933 318 2782 2782 1604 3567 1889 3149 805 4040 4040 805 4040 2531 3805 2562 1991 3051 4050 679 4062 2712 1601 2462 349...
319,680
13.32
8,713
8,881
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moderate speed
kaʊntʌs vɔn tʊk ʌ haʊs ɪn mjunɪk ʌnd æt ðɪs haʊs ʃi dɪtɜ˞mʌnd tu meɪk mɑɹtʌn pæs ðʌ wɪntɜ˞ ʃi ʌtɜ˞li ɹʌfjuzd tu laɪv æt kʌt ɔf fɹʌm ðʌ wɜ˞ld ɪn ʌ fɔɹʌst ʌv snoʊ
male
slightly high pitch
slightly clear
very confined sounding
moderate intonation
A man speaks with a moderate tone and pitch, his voice slightly high, in a confined environment with only slight ambient sound.
Countess Von Sebaltz took a house in Munich and at this house she determined to make Martin pass the winter. She utterly refused to live at Tittersee, cut off from the world in a forest of snow.
http://www.archive.org/download/angel_of_terror_ah_librivox2/angelofterror_10_wallace_64kb.mp3
327.32
345.65
you are lucky to have a beautiful home like this mrs cole mortimer she said it must be heavenly living here the habit of wealth had not been so well acquired that she could realise that she also could have a beautiful house if she wished she thought of that later
18.33
1,901
1,716
1083 2002 2365 2399 436 951 1871 1083 519 2306 3362 3250 3383 2887 3481 434 1371 4020 1684 3278 2843 752 2501 1545 219 3478 2514 434 1806 1354 3236 929 2144 2742 496 3872 3330 606 506 3976 451 3502 1689 2948 2970 1173 1962 3715 2057 222 862 146 3284 339 2998 117 2160 3969 397 2483 3969 716 198 3731 3969 2983 236 3478 6...
439,920
18.33
1,901
1,716
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moderate speed
ju ɑɹ lʌki tu hæv ʌ bjutʌfʌl hoʊm laɪk ðɪs mɪsɪz koʊl mɔɹtɪmɜ˞ ʃi sɛd ɪt mʌst bi hɛvʌnli lɪvɪŋ hiɹ ðʌ hæbʌt ʌv wɛlθ hæd nɑt bɪn soʊ wɛl ʌkwaɪɜ˞d ðæt ʃi kʊd ɹiʌlaɪz ðæt ʃi ɔlsoʊ kʊd hæv ʌ bjutʌfʌl haʊs ɪf ʃi wɪʃt ʃi θɔt ʌv ðæt leɪtɜ˞
female
slightly high pitch
moderate ambient sound
slightly confined sounding
quite expressive
A female speaker with a slightly raised pitch delivers her words in a quite expressive manner in a room with moderate ambient sound.
You are lucky to have a beautiful home like this, Mrs Cole Mortimer. She said it must be heavenly living here. The habit of wealth had not been so well acquired that she could realise that she also could have a beautiful house if she wished. She thought of that later.
http://www.archive.org/download/cousinpons_1512_librivox/cousinpons_01_balzac_64kb.mp3
186.28
196.32
the elderly person a thin spare man wore a nut-brown spencer over a coat of uncertain green with white metal buttons
10.04
3,699
10,231
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240,960
10.04
3,699
10,231
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slightly slowly
ðʌ ɛldɜ˞li pɜ˞sʌn ʌ θɪn spɛɹ mæn wɔɹ ʌ nʌt-bɹaʊn spɛnsɜ˞ oʊvɜ˞ ʌ koʊt ʌv ʌnsɜ˞tʌn ɡɹin wɪð waɪt mɛtʌl bʌtʌnz
male
slightly low pitch
moderate ambient sound
very confined sounding
quite monotone
A male speaker with a slightly low-pitched, quite monotone voice delivers his words at a slightly slow pace in a confined space with moderate ambient sound.
The elderly person. A thin spare man wore a nut- brown spencer over a coat of uncertain green with white metal buttons.
http://www.archive.org/download/after_dark_1706_librivox/afterdark_30_collins_64kb.mp3
1,017.27
1,035.07
and knelt down at the low dusky irregular entrance of the hollow place under the stones his heart throbbed violently his breath almost failed him but he forced himself to crawl a few feet into the cavity and then groped with his hand on the ground about him
17.8
11,287
11,404
2322 2562 295 571 1604 196 571 1234 519 1566 2536 519 1669 3480 2322 1907 3404 2673 2555 399 427 3396 1671 780 3822 3066 3702 2183 1234 1160 2361 2837 3468 1669 3232 3396 639 1701 543 4020 1904 963 4078 3855 237 252 800 146 414 3119 1294 1895 2054 3547 105 96 4076 2496 2818 2386 726 2068 3375 1249 3417 1021 4076 2805 2...
427,200
17.8
11,287
11,404
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moderate speed
ʌnd nɛlt daʊn æt ðʌ loʊ ɪɹɛɡjʌlɜ˞ ɛntɹʌns ʌv ðʌ hɑloʊ pleɪs ʌndɜ˞ ðʌ stoʊnz hɪz hɑɹt vaɪʌlʌntli hɪz bɹɛθ ɔlmoʊst feɪld hɪm bʌt hi fɔɹst hɪmsɛlf tu kɹɔl ʌ fju fit ɪntu ðʌ kævʌti ʌnd ðɛn ɡɹoʊpt wɪð hɪz hænd ɑn ðʌ ɡɹaʊnd ʌbaʊt hɪm
female
quite low pitch
moderate ambient sound
slightly confined sounding
quite monotone
A female speaker with a moderate pitch and a quite monotone tone delivers her words at a moderate speed in a confined space with a moderate amount of ambient sound.
And knelt down at the low, dusky, irregular entrance of the hollow place under the stones. His heart throbbed violently, his breath almost failed him, but he forced himself to crawl a few feet into the cavity and then groped with his hand on the ground about him.
http://www.archive.org/download/paulherald_1804_librivox/paul_38_kingsley_64kb.mp3
555.17
574.75
when lysias the chief captain shall come down he said i will know the uttermost of your matter in pursuance of his plans he gave paul in charge to one of his centurions directing him to show the man due consideration and more especially to allow him free communication with his friends
19.58
12,026
10,995
2943 363 2095 3199 2767 1768 196 2337 4031 1052 1669 3671 2786 2452 2337 1604 874 2455 4087 1099 491 2622 3666 2745 940 500 2097 3886 2238 966 1644 2859 1336 440 2859 456 1336 930 2365 1160 1350 3102 2561 1339 321 1485 447 2216 1942 1570 2765 507 1708 97 217 3840 3520 1258 1448 2887 3220 4061 2556 3030 2631 427 3881 27...
469,920
19.58
12,026
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slightly slowly
wɛn ðʌ tʃif kæptʌn ʃæl kʌm daʊn hi sɛd aɪ wɪl noʊ ðʌ ʌv jɔɹ mætɜ˞ ɪn ʌv hɪz plænz hi ɡeɪv pɔl ɪn tʃɑɹdʒ tu wʌn ʌv hɪz dɜ˞ɛktɪŋ hɪm tu ʃoʊ ðʌ mæn du kʌnsɪdɜ˞eɪʃʌn ʌnd mɔɹ ʌspɛʃli tu ʌlaʊ hɪm fɹi kʌmjunʌkeɪʃʌn wɪð hɪz fɹɛndz
male
slightly low pitch
slightly clear
quite confined sounding
slightly monotone
A man speaks with a low-pitched, slightly monotone voice in a confined space with minimal background noise and a moderate echo.
When Lysias, the chief captain, shall come down, he said: i will know the uttermost of your matter. In pursuance of his plans, he gave Paul in charge to one of his centurions, directing him to show the man due consideration and, more especially, to allow him free communication with his friends.
http://www.archive.org/download/diary_of_samuel_pepys_1662_1512_librivox/diaryofsamuelpepys1662_03_pepys_64kb.mp3
1,046.35
1,061.19
the and cozen norton and a gentleman one mr lewin of the king's life-guard by the same token he told us of one of his fellows killed this morning in a duel i had a pretty dinner for them viz a brace of stewed carps six roasted chickens and a jowl of salmon hot for the first course
14.84
6,660
10,393
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356,160
14.84
6,660
10,393
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quite fast
ðʌ ʌnd nɔɹtʌn ʌnd ʌ dʒɛntʌlmʌn wʌn mɪstɜ˞ luɪn ʌv ðʌ kɪŋ'ɛs laɪf-ɡɑɹd baɪ ðʌ seɪm toʊkʌn hi toʊld ʌs ʌv wʌn ʌv hɪz fɛloʊz kɪld ðɪs mɔɹnɪŋ ɪn ʌ duʌl aɪ hæd ʌ pɹɪti dɪnɜ˞ fɔɹ ðɛm ʌ bɹeɪs ʌv stud sɪks ɹoʊstʌd tʃɪkʌnz ʌnd ʌ dʒaʊl ʌv sæmʌn hɑt fɔɹ ðʌ fɜ˞st kɔɹs
female
slightly low pitch
moderate ambient sound
very confined sounding
quite monotone
A female speaker with a low-pitched and quite monotone voice delivers her words quite fast in a relatively small, confined space with moderate ambient sound present.
The and Cozen Norton and a gentleman one, Mr Lewin, of the king's life- guard. By the same token, he told us of one of his fellows killed this morning in a duel. I had a pretty dinner for them, viz a brace of stewed carps, six roasted chickens and a jowl of salmon hot for the first course.
http://www.archive.org/download/naturesmiracles_1104_librivox/familiartalksonscience_17_gray_64kb.mp3
686.11
705.4
hence it is that under certain conditions of atmosphere and cloud formation we see at sunset painted upon the sky those wonderful combinations of colors more beautiful and delicate in shading more various in combination and purer of tone than any artist however cunning his fingers or brilliant his pigments has ever bee...
19.29
5,635
5,227
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462,960
19.29
5,635
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17.009258
41.071728
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quite fast
hɛns ɪt ɪz ðæt ʌndɜ˞ sɜ˞tʌn kʌndɪʃʌnz ʌv ætmʌsfɪɹ ʌnd klaʊd fɔɹmeɪʃʌn wi si æt sʌnsɛt peɪntɪd ʌpɑn ðʌ skaɪ ðoʊz wʌndɜ˞fʌl kɑmbʌneɪʃʌnz ʌv kʌlɜ˞z mɔɹ bjutʌfʌl ʌnd dɛlʌkʌt ɪn ʃeɪdɪŋ mɔɹ vɛɹiʌs ɪn kɑmbʌneɪʃʌn ʌnd pjʊɹɜ˞ ʌv toʊn ðæn ɛni ɑɹtʌst haʊɛvɜ˞ kʌnɪŋ hɪz fɪŋɡɜ˞z ɔɹ bɹɪljʌnt hɪz pɪɡmʌnts hæz ɛvɜ˞ bɪn eɪbʌl tu tɹuθfʌl...
male
moderate pitch
slightly noisy
very confined sounding
very monotone
A male speaker delivers his words quite fast in a confined environment, resulting in a slightly muffled sound with a touch of background noise. His voice tone is very monotone and maintains a moderate pitch throughout the speech.
Hence it is that, under certain conditions of atmosphere and cloud formation, we see at sunset, painted upon the sky, those wonderful combinations of colors, more beautiful and delicate in shading, more various in combination and purer of tone than any artist, however cunning his fingers or brilliant his pigments, has ...
http://www.archive.org/download/aeroplanesanddirigibles_1308_librivox/aeroplanesanddirigiblesofwar_22_talbot_64kb.mp3
249.15
264.35
moreover if approaching under cover of night or during thick weather it will metaphorically hug the ground to attempt to complete its task at a great height is to court failure as the range of vision is necessarily so limited
15.2
6,563
7,920
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15.2
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moderate speed
mɔɹoʊvɜ˞ ɪf ʌpɹoʊtʃɪŋ ʌndɜ˞ kʌvɜ˞ ʌv naɪt ɔɹ dʊɹɪŋ θɪk wɛðɜ˞ ɪt wɪl mɛtʌfɔɹɪkli hʌɡ ðʌ ɡɹaʊnd tu ʌtɛmpt tu kʌmplit ɪts tæsk æt ʌ ɡɹeɪt haɪt ɪz tu kɔɹt feɪljɜ˞ æz ðʌ ɹeɪndʒ ʌv vɪʒʌn ɪz nɛsʌsɛɹʌli soʊ lɪmʌtʌd
male
slightly high pitch
moderate ambient sound
quite confined sounding
quite monotone
A male speaker with a slightly high-pitched voice delivers his words at a moderate speed in a room with moderate ambient sound, maintaining a quite monotone tone.
Moreover, if, approaching under cover of night or during thick weather, it will metaphorically hug the ground, to attempt to complete its task at a great height is to court failure, as the range of vision is necessarily so limited.
http://www.archive.org/download/the_crucifixion_of_philip_strong_1809_librivox/crucifixionofphilipstrong_04_sheldon_64kb.mp3
25.43
42.03
as the first sunday of the next month drew near when he was to speak again on the attitude of christ to some aspect of modern society he determined to select the saloon as one of the prominent features of modern life that would naturally be noticed by christ
16.6
12,633
13,215
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398,400
16.6
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13,215
106.49307
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slightly fast
æz ðʌ fɜ˞st sʌndeɪ ʌv ðʌ nɛkst mʌnθ dɹu nɪɹ wɛn hi wɑz tu spik ʌɡɛn ɑn ðʌ ætʌtud ʌv kɹaɪst tu sʌm æspɛkt ʌv mɑdɜ˞n sʌsaɪʌti hi dɪtɜ˞mʌnd tu sʌlɛkt ðʌ sʌlun æz wʌn ʌv ðʌ pɹɑmʌnʌnt fitʃɜ˞z ʌv mɑdɜ˞n laɪf ðæt wʊd nætʃɜ˞ʌli bi noʊtʌst baɪ kɹaɪst
male
slightly low pitch
moderate ambient sound
very confined sounding
very monotone
A male speaker with a slightly low-pitched, monotone voice delivers his words at a slightly faster than average pace in a confined space with moderate ambient sound.
As the first Sunday of the next month drew near, when he was to speak again on the attitude of Christ to some aspect of modern society, he determined to select the saloon as one of the prominent features of modern life that would naturally be noticed by Christ.
http://www.archive.org/download/james_watt_bb_librivox/jameswatt_09_carnegie_64kb.mp3
1,293.35
1,305.78
in the development of the steam engine we have one purely accidental discovery in the early newcomen engines the head of the piston was covered by a sheet of water to fill the spaces between the circular contour
12.43
4,788
5,877
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12.43
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slightly fast
ɪn ðʌ dɪvɛlʌpmʌnt ʌv ðʌ stim ɛndʒʌn wi hæv wʌn pjʊɹli æksʌdɛntʌl dɪskʌvɜ˞i ɪn ðʌ ɜ˞li ɛndʒʌnz ðʌ hɛd ʌv ðʌ pɪstʌn wɑz kʌvɜ˞d baɪ ʌ ʃit ʌv wɔtɜ˞ tu fɪl ðʌ speɪsʌz bɪtwin ðʌ sɜ˞kjʌlɜ˞ kɑntʊɹ
male
moderate pitch
quite clear
very confined sounding
quite monotone
A male speaker with a moderate pitch and slightly fast delivery has a quite monotone tone in a confined, quite clear acoustic environment.
In the development of the steam engine. We have one purely accidental discovery: in the early Newcomen engines, the head of the piston was covered by a sheet of water to fill the spaces between the circular contour.
http://www.archive.org/download/roxana_eb_librivox/roxana_07_defoe_64kb.mp3
251.12
269.44
interest from the time of his decease to me or my assigns then he willed the payment of my jointure as he called it viz his bond of five hundred pounds after his death also he gave me all my household stuff plate c
18.32
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5,499
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439,680
18.32
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5,499
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slightly slowly
ɪntɹʌst fɹʌm ðʌ taɪm ʌv hɪz dɪsis tu mi ɔɹ maɪ ʌsaɪnz ðɛn hi wɪld ðʌ peɪmʌnt ʌv maɪ æz hi kɔld ɪt hɪz bɑnd ʌv faɪv hʌndɹʌd paʊndz æftɜ˞ hɪz dɛθ ɔlsoʊ hi ɡeɪv mi ɔl maɪ haʊshoʊld stʌf pleɪt si
male
slightly low pitch
moderate ambient sound
quite confined sounding
very monotone
A man with a low-pitched, monotone voice speaks slowly in a slightly confined environment with moderate ambient sound.
Interest from the time of his decease to me or my assigns. Then he willed the payment of my jointure, as he called it, viz his bond of five hundred pounds after his death. Also he gave me all my household stuff, plate c.
http://www.archive.org/download/american_notes_1108_librivox/americannotes_13_dickens_64kb.mp3
328.23
347.82
so that although there is every appearance of a mighty spread there is seldom really more than a joint except for those who fancy slices of beet-root shreds of dried beef complicated entanglements of yellow pickle maize indian corn apple-sauce and pumpkin
19.59
2,990
5,278
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470,160
19.59
2,990
5,278
78.90894
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moderate speed
soʊ ðæt ɔlðoʊ ðɛɹ ɪz ɛvɜ˞i ʌpɪɹʌns ʌv ʌ maɪti spɹɛd ðɛɹ ɪz sɛldʌm ɹɪli mɔɹ ðæn ʌ dʒɔɪnt ɪksɛpt fɔɹ ðoʊz hu fænsi slaɪsʌz ʌv bit-ɹut ʃɹɛdz ʌv dɹaɪd bif kɑmplʌkeɪtʌd ɛntæŋɡʌlmʌnts ʌv jɛloʊ pɪkʌl meɪz ɪndiʌn kɔɹn æpʌl-sɔs ʌnd pʌmpkɪn
male
very low pitch
moderate ambient sound
quite confined sounding
very monotone
A man with a deep, monotone voice speaks at a moderate pace in a somewhat confined space with a moderate level of ambient sound.
So that, although there is every appearance of a mighty spread, there is seldom really more than a joint, except for those who fancy slices of beet- root, shreds of dried beef, complicated entanglements of yellow pickle, maize, indian corn, apple- sauce and pumpkin.
http://www.archive.org/download/herbenny_lp_librivox/herbenny_01_hocking_64kb.mp3
105.85
121.69
and she looked wistfully at the unsold matches lying in her lap then after a pause she went on again i's had desp'rate bad luck to-day i reckon the gen'lmen thinks it too much trouble to take off their gloves to get at the coppers
15.84
7,037
6,253
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380,160
15.84
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moderate speed
ʌnd ʃi lʊkt wɪstfʌli æt ðʌ ʌnsoʊld mætʃʌz laɪɪŋ ɪn hɜ˞ læp ðɛn æftɜ˞ ʌ pɔz ʃi wɛnt ɑn ʌɡɛn aɪ'ɛs hæd 'ɹeɪt bæd lʌk tu-deɪ aɪ ɹɛkʌn ðʌ dʒɛn' θɪŋks ɪt tu mʌtʃ tɹʌbʌl tu teɪk ɔf ðɛɹ ɡlʌvz tu ɡɛt æt ðʌ kɑpɜ˞z
female
moderate pitch
quite clear
very confined sounding
quite monotone
A female speaker with a moderate pitch and quite monotone tone delivers her words at a moderate speed in a confined space, resulting in a quite clear and undistorted recording.
And she looked wistfully at the unsold matches lying in her lap. Then, after a pause, she went on again. I's had desp'rate bad luck to- day. I reckon the Gen'lmen thinks it too much trouble to take off their gloves to get at the coppers.
http://www.archive.org/download/davidandphoenix_0902_librivox/davidandthephoenix_07_ormondroyd_64kb.mp3
674.3
691.2
look above you my boy the telephone pole is simply loaded down with power lines waiting to be tapped the phoenix was evidently set on carrying out the plan and david did not want to wear out the bird's patience with more objections and-well why not
16.9
2,531
2,008
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405,600
16.9
2,531
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moderate speed
lʊk ʌbʌv ju maɪ bɔɪ ðʌ tɛlʌfoʊn poʊl ɪz sɪmpli loʊdɪd daʊn wɪð paʊɜ˞ laɪnz weɪtɪŋ tu bi tæpt ðʌ finɪks wɑz ɛvʌdʌntli sɛt ɑn kæɹiɪŋ aʊt ðʌ plæn ʌnd deɪvɪd dɪd nɑt wɑnt tu wɛɹ aʊt ðʌ bɜ˞d'ɛs peɪʃʌns wɪð mɔɹ ʌbdʒɛkʃʌnz ʌnd-wɛl waɪ nɑt
male
slightly low pitch
slightly clear
very confined sounding
very monotone
A male speaker with a low-pitched, monotone voice delivers his speech at a moderate speed in a confined environment with only slight ambient sound.
Look above you, my boy. The telephone pole is simply loaded down with power lines waiting to be tapped. The phoenix was evidently set on carrying out the plan, and David did not want to wear out the bird's patience with more objections. And- well, why not?
http://www.archive.org/download/decline_fall_roman_empire_5_0810_librivox1/declineandfall_bk5_46_gibbon_64kb.mp3
218.72
229.77
the hermit entered with equal confidence the palace and the cottage and the people for all was people was impetuously moved by his call to repentance and arms
11.05
1,607
1,707
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265,200
11.05
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moderate speed
ðʌ hɜ˞mʌt ɛntɜ˞d wɪð ikwʌl kɑnfʌdʌns ðʌ pælʌs ʌnd ðʌ kɑtʌdʒ ʌnd ðʌ pipʌl fɔɹ ɔl wɑz pipʌl wɑz muvd baɪ hɪz kɔl tu ɹɪpɛntʌns ʌnd ɑɹmz
male
moderate pitch
quite noisy
very confined sounding
quite monotone
A male speaker with a moderate pitch and a quite monotone tone delivers his words at a moderate speed in a confined environment, producing a slightly muffled sound with some background noise present.
The hermit entered with equal confidence the palace and the cottage. And the people- for all was people- was impetuously moved by his call to repentance and arms.
http://www.archive.org/download/round_the_red_lamp_1404_librivox/redlamp_10_doyle_64kb.mp3
468.94
480.13
indeed he had a right to feel well pleased for against the advice of six colleagues he had performed an operation that day of which only two cases were on record
11.19
8,702
8,263
2738 1604 1434 2008 944 263 263 2559 1161 1669 1669 1161 1669 3218 2559 805 2008 289 1161 2304 1669 2559 805 1669 3975 198 289 2151 204 2610 427 3658 3901 2704 1815 3197 741 3629 3008 2622 3130 1800 7 420 646 991 139 1818 2307 3731 852 3990 2679 3760 1637 1450 3824 3452 1958 2876 2807 2744 206 456 1170 1687 633 3866 24...
268,560
11.19
8,702
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moderate speed
ɪndid hi hæd ʌ ɹaɪt tu fil wɛl plizd fɔɹ ʌɡɛnst ðʌ ædvaɪs ʌv sɪks kɑliɡz hi hæd pɜ˞fɔɹmd æn ɑpɜ˞eɪʃʌn ðæt deɪ ʌv wɪtʃ oʊnli tu keɪsʌz wɜ˞ ɑn ɹʌkɔɹd
female
quite high pitch
slightly noisy
very confined sounding
moderate intonation
A female speaker with a moderate-pitched voice delivers her words at a moderate speed in a quite confined space, producing slightly echoic sounds with a hint of ambient noise.
Indeed, he had a right to feel well pleased, for, against the advice of six colleagues, he had performed an operation that day, of which only two cases were on record.
http://www.archive.org/download/tales_lonely_trails_1602_librivox/taleslonely_18_grey_64kb.mp3
2,061.73
2,079.18
a streak of sunlight shone through a small hole in the thinnest part of the roof doyle pointed out the high cave where indians had once lived showing the markings of their fire also he told a story of apaches being driven into the highest cave from which they had never escaped
17.45
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10,588
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418,800
17.45
6,454
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slightly fast
ʌ stɹik ʌv sʌnlaɪt ʃoʊn θɹu ʌ smɔl hoʊl ɪn ðʌ θɪnɪst pɑɹt ʌv ðʌ ɹuf dɔɪl pɔɪntɪd aʊt ðʌ haɪ keɪv wɛɹ ɪndiʌnz hæd wʌns lɪvd ʃoʊɪŋ ðʌ mɑɹkɪŋz ʌv ðɛɹ faɪɜ˞ ɔlsoʊ hi toʊld ʌ stɔɹi ʌv ʌpætʃiz biɪŋ dɹɪvʌn ɪntu ðʌ haɪʌst keɪv fɹʌm wɪtʃ ðeɪ hæd nɛvɜ˞ ɪskeɪpt
male
slightly low pitch
moderate ambient sound
quite confined sounding
quite monotone
A male speaker with a slightly low-pitched, quiet monotone voice delivers his words at a slightly faster than average pace in a room with moderate ambient sound.
A streak of sunlight shone through a small hole in the thinnest part of the roof. Doyle pointed out the high cave where Indians had once lived, showing the markings of their fire. Also, he told a story of apaches being driven into the highest cave, from which they had never escaped.
http://www.archive.org/download/vanityfair_version2_1704_librivox/vanityfair_55_thackeray_64kb.mp3
1,046.08
1,059.97
if she enters it i and my children will leave it she is not worthy to sit down with christian people you-you must choose sir between her and me
13.89
9,136
11,325
117 1983 225 225 2918 161 161 3933 1095 2030 2030 1983 1755 1855 3933 1095 161 1514 1095 2030 161 3933 1095 161 2030 1685 2030 2030 1810 2072 2305 2304 1008 1907 1764 1810 252 2075 3725 2420 1728 1366 2340 4093 3893 189 2134 1756 1756 2153 805 1444 3983 1999 3147 2083 486 3575 3040 3232 2944 2902 206 2276 464 206 1569 ...
333,360
13.89
9,136
11,325
246.00351
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slightly slowly
ɪf ʃi ɛntɜ˞z ɪt aɪ ʌnd maɪ tʃɪldɹʌn wɪl liv ɪt ʃi ɪz nɑt wɜ˞ði tu sɪt daʊn wɪð kɹɪstʃʌn pipʌl ju-ju mʌst tʃuz sɜ˞ bɪtwin hɜ˞ ʌnd mi
female
moderate pitch
very clear
moderate reverberation
slightly monotone
A female speaker with a slightly monotone tone delivers her words at a moderately slow pace, with a clear and well-recorded voice in a room with a moderate amount of reverberation and minimal background noise. Her pitch remains moderate throughout the speech.
If she enters it, i and my children will leave it. She is not worthy to sit down with christian people. You- you must choose, sir, between her and me.
http://www.archive.org/download/littlecolonelschristmas_1309_librivox/littlecolonelschristmas_03_johnston_64kb.mp3
957.51
967.69
you are the pilot so here is my friend's address on this card i've marked the line of cars you're to take and the avenue where you change
10.18
2,234
7,303
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244,320
10.18
2,234
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125.83315
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moderate speed
ju ɑɹ ðʌ paɪlʌt soʊ hiɹ ɪz maɪ fɹɛnd'ɛs ædɹɛs ɑn ðɪs kɑɹd aɪ'vi mɑɹkt ðʌ laɪn ʌv kɑɹz ju'ɹeɪ tu teɪk ʌnd ðʌ ævʌnu wɛɹ ju tʃeɪndʒ
male
moderate pitch
quite clear
very confined sounding
quite monotone
A male speaker with a moderate pitch and quite monotone tone delivers his words at a moderate speed in a confined environment, resulting in a quite clear sound.
You are the pilot, so here is my friend's address. On this card i've marked the line of cars you're to take and the avenue where you change.
http://www.archive.org/download/tea_itsmystery_1905_librivox/tea_01_day_64kb.mp3
311.21
326.44
although they had been trading for many years with the chinese before they made the discovery just about the close of the sixteenth century illustration a tea garden the tea plant flourishes best in the provinces of to kien kiang-su hoonam and hoopels the first crop is gathered in the early spring shortly after tea had...
15.23
10,244
13,959
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365,520
15.23
10,244
13,959
174.04596
28.383413
65.05262
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very fast
ɔlðoʊ ðeɪ hæd bɪn tɹeɪdɪŋ fɔɹ mɛni jɪɹz wɪð ðʌ tʃaɪniz bɪfɔɹ ðeɪ meɪd ðʌ dɪskʌvɜ˞i dʒʌst ʌbaʊt ðʌ kloʊs ʌv ðʌ sɪkstinθ sɛntʃɜ˞i ɪlʌstɹeɪʃʌn ʌ ti ɡɑɹdʌn ðʌ ti plænt flɜ˞ɪʃʌz bɛst ɪn ðʌ pɹɑvʌnsʌz ʌv tu -su ʌnd ðʌ fɜ˞st kɹɑp ɪz ɡæðɜ˞d ɪn ðʌ ɜ˞li spɹɪŋ ʃɔɹtli æftɜ˞ ti hæd bɪkʌm ʌ pɑpjʌlɜ˞ bɛvɜ˞ɪdʒ ɪn tʃaɪnʌ ɪt wɑz ɪkspɔ...
female
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quite clear
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quite monotone
A female speaker with a slightly low-pitched, quite monotone voice delivers her words rapidly in a very roomy, echoing environment. The recording is quite clear, allowing for easy understanding of her speech.
Although they had been trading for many years with the Chinese before they made the discovery, just about the close of the sixteenth century. Illustration: a tea garden. The tea plant flourishes best in the provinces of to Kien, Kiang- Su, Hoonam and Hoopels. The first crop is gathered in the early spring. Shortly afte...
http://www.archive.org/download/right_of_way_1204_librivox/rightofway_11_parker_64kb.mp3
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there was no mistaking her intention footsteps sounded outside the others were coming back to die here before her face to bring her to death with him he was sick with despair
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ðɛɹ wɑz noʊ mɪsteɪkɪŋ hɜ˞ ɪntɛntʃʌn fʊtstɛps saʊndɪd aʊtsaɪd ðʌ ʌðɜ˞z wɜ˞ kʌmɪŋ bæk tu daɪ hiɹ bɪfɔɹ hɜ˞ feɪs tu bɹɪŋ hɜ˞ tu dɛθ wɪð hɪm hi wɑz sɪk wɪð dɪspɛɹ
male
very high pitch
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A man speaks with a slightly elevated pitch and a subdued expression in a small, confined space with only slight ambient sound present.
There was no mistaking her intention. Footsteps sounded outside. The others were coming back to die, here before her face, to bring her to death with him. He was sick with despair.
http://www.archive.org/download/historythirtyyearswar_vol3_1508_librivox/30yearswarvol3_06_schiller_64kb.mp3
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to the northward behind lutzen was wallenstein's right wing and to the south of that town was posted the left wing of the swedes both armies fronted the high road which ran between them and divided their order of battle
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tu ðʌ nɔɹθwɜ˞d bɪhaɪnd wɑz wɔlʌnstaɪn'ɛs ɹaɪt wɪŋ ʌnd tu ðʌ saʊθ ʌv ðæt taʊn wɑz poʊstɪd ðʌ lɛft wɪŋ ʌv ðʌ swidz boʊθ ɑɹmiz fɹʌntɪd ðʌ haɪ ɹoʊd wɪtʃ ɹæn bɪtwin ðɛm ʌnd dɪvaɪdɪd ðɛɹ ɔɹdɜ˞ ʌv bætʌl
male
slightly high pitch
quite clear
very confined sounding
slightly monotone
A male speaker with a slightly high-pitched voice delivers his words quietly and clearly in a confined space, with a slightly monotone intonation and a moderate pace.
To the northward, behind Lutzen, was Wallenstein's right wing, and to the south of that town was posted the left wing of the Swedes. Both armies fronted the high road which ran between them and divided their order of battle.
http://www.archive.org/download/bonaventure_1308_librivox/bonaventure_08_cable_64kb.mp3
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no speck though it is the object they are looking at is far larger than a man afoot or any horse or horse and calche it is a house it is on wheels and is drawn by many yoke of oxen
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noʊ spɛk ðoʊ ɪt ɪz ðʌ ɑbdʒɛkt ðeɪ ɑɹ lʊkɪŋ æt ɪz fɑɹ lɑɹdʒɜ˞ ðæn ʌ mæn ʌfʊt ɔɹ ɛni hɔɹs ɔɹ hɔɹs ʌnd ɪt ɪz ʌ haʊs ɪt ɪz ɑn wilz ʌnd ɪz dɹɔn baɪ mɛni joʊk ʌv ɑksʌn
female
slightly low pitch
moderate ambient sound
very confined sounding
quite monotone
A female speaker with a quiet monotone voice delivers her words at a slightly slow pace in a relatively confined space with moderate ambient sound.
No speck, though it is. The object they are looking at is far larger than a man afoot or any horse or horse and calche. It is a house. It is on wheels and is drawn by many yoke of oxen.
http://www.archive.org/download/thegoldbag_1412_librivox/goldbag_20_wells_64kb.mp3
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when did it happen he asked for though he had read some of the newspaper accounts the date had escaped him i told him and added why i was called here just after i left you at the metropolis hotel that morning
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wɛn dɪd ɪt hæpʌn hi æskt fɔɹ ðoʊ hi hæd ɹɛd sʌm ʌv ðʌ nuzpeɪpɜ˞ ʌkaʊnts ðʌ deɪt hæd ɪskeɪpt hɪm aɪ toʊld hɪm ʌnd ædʌd waɪ aɪ wɑz kɔld hiɹ dʒʌst æftɜ˞ aɪ lɛft ju æt ðʌ mʌtɹɑpʌlʌs hoʊtɛl ðæt mɔɹnɪŋ
male
slightly low pitch
very clear
very confined sounding
quite monotone
A male speaker with a low-pitched, somewhat monotone voice delivers his words at a moderate pace in a confined space with minimal background noise.
When did it happen, he asked for. Though he had read some of the newspaper accounts, the date had escaped him. I told him and added why i was called here just after i left you at the Metropolis hotel that morning.
http://www.archive.org/download/remarks_1610_librivox/remarks_08_nye_64kb.mp3
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broncho sam however made a specialty of doing all the riding himself he wouldn't enter into any compromise and allow the horse to ride him in a reckless moment he offered to bet ten dollars that he could mount and ride a wild texas steer
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moderate speed
sæm haʊɛvɜ˞ meɪd ʌ spɛʃʌlti ʌv duɪŋ ɔl ðʌ ɹaɪdɪŋ hɪmsɛlf hi 'ti ɛntɜ˞ ɪntu ɛni kɑmpɹʌmaɪz ʌnd ʌlaʊ ðʌ hɔɹs tu ɹaɪd hɪm ɪn ʌ ɹɛklʌs moʊmʌnt hi ɔfɜ˞d tu bɛt tɛn dɑlɜ˞z ðæt hi kʊd maʊnt ʌnd ɹaɪd ʌ waɪld tɛksʌs stɪɹ
male
moderate pitch
moderate ambient sound
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A man speaks with a moderately pitched, slightly monotone voice in a room with a moderate amount of ambient sound. The acoustics of the space are quite confined, giving the speech a contained quality.
Broncho Sam, however, made a specialty of doing all the riding himself. He would n't enter into any compromise and allow the horse to ride him. In a reckless moment he offered to bet ten dollars that he could mount and ride a wild Texas steer.
http://www.archive.org/download/one_of_28th_1008_librivox/oneofthe28th_06_henty_64kb.mp3
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the next morning the work of shipping the contents of the storehouses commenced but so large was the quantity of goods stored up that it took six days of hard work before all was safely on board the sailors however did not grudge the trouble for they knew that every box and bale meant so much prize-money
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ðʌ nɛkst mɔɹnɪŋ ðʌ wɜ˞k ʌv ʃɪpɪŋ ðʌ kɑntɛnts ʌv ðʌ stɔɹhaʊzʌz kʌmɛnst bʌt soʊ lɑɹdʒ wɑz ðʌ kwɑntʌti ʌv ɡʊdz stɔɹd ʌp ðæt ɪt tʊk sɪks deɪz ʌv hɑɹd wɜ˞k bɪfɔɹ ɔl wɑz seɪfli ɑn bɔɹd ðʌ seɪlɜ˞z haʊɛvɜ˞ dɪd nɑt ɡɹʌdʒ ðʌ tɹʌbʌl fɔɹ ðeɪ nu ðæt ɛvɜ˞i bɑks ʌnd beɪl mɛnt soʊ mʌtʃ pɹaɪz-mʌni
male
quite low pitch
slightly clear
very confined sounding
slightly monotone
A man with a low-pitched, monotone voice speaks quite rapidly in a confined space with only slight ambient sound.
The next morning, the work of shipping the contents of the storehouses commenced, but so large was the quantity of goods stored up that it took six days of hard work before all was safely on board. The sailors, however, did not grudge the trouble, for they knew that every box and bale meant so much prize- money.
http://www.archive.org/download/earthspirit_1302_librivox/earthspirit_4_wedekind_64kb.mp3
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schn cocks the revolver and takes aim rodrigo draws back behind the curtains lulu sees him draw back sees schn sitting in the gallery and gets up his father schn rises lets the hangings fall before him alva remains motionless on his knees
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kɑks ðʌ ɹɪvɑlvɜ˞ ʌnd teɪks eɪm ɹʌdɹiɡoʊ dɹɔz bæk bɪhaɪnd ðʌ kɜ˞tʌnz lulu siz hɪm dɹɔ bæk siz sɪtɪŋ ɪn ðʌ ɡælɜ˞i ʌnd ɡɛts ʌp hɪz fɑðɜ˞ ɹaɪzʌz lɛts ðʌ hæŋɡɪŋz fɔl bɪfɔɹ hɪm ælvʌ ɹɪmeɪnz moʊʃʌnlʌs ɑn hɪz niz
female
very high pitch
moderate ambient sound
very confined sounding
slightly monotone
A female speaker with a very high-pitched voice delivers her words slightly slowly in a quite confined environment, with moderate ambient sound present. Her tone is slightly monotone.
Schn cocks the revolver and takes aim. Rodrigo draws back behind the curtains. Lulu sees him draw back, sees Schn sitting in the gallery and gets up. His father Schn rises, lets the hangings fall before him. Alva remains motionless on his knees.