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http://www.archive.org/download/tobit_kjv_1512_librivox/tobit_01_kjv_64kb.mp3 | 93.34 | 106.34 | 13 | 8862 | 10456 | 136.135315 | 24.845755 | 55.724274 | 59.020397 | moderate speed | bʌt aɪ ʌloʊn wɛnt ɔfʌn tu dʒɜ˞usʌlʌm æt ðʌ fists æz wɑz ɔɹdeɪnd ʌntu ɔl ðʌ pipʌl ʌv ɪzɹiʌl baɪ æn ɛvɜ˞læstɪŋ dɪkɹi hævɪŋ ðʌ fɜ˞st fɹuts ʌnd tɛnθs ʌv ɪnkɹis wɪð ðæt wɪtʃ wɑz fɜ˞st ʃoʊn | male | but i alone went often to jerusalem at the feasts as was ordained unto all the people of israel by an everlasting decree having the first fruits and tenths of increase with that which was first shown | But i alone went often to Jerusalem at the feasts, as was ordained unto all the people of Israel by an everlasting decree, having the first fruits and tenths of increase with that which was first shown. | slightly high-pitch | quite noisy | very close-sounding | slightly monotone | A male speaker delivers his speech with a slightly monotone and slightly high-pitched voice, moderately close-sounding in a setting with some background noise.
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In a somewhat noisy environment, a male speaker presents his ideas with a slight monotone tone and a slightly higher-than-average pitch, speaking with a moderate speed and quite close to the microphone. |
http://www.archive.org/download/dutchfairytalesforyoungfolks_1604_librivox/dutchfairytalesforyoungfolks_12_griffis_64kb.mp3 | 1,107.04 | 1,125.39 | 18.35 | 10218 | 10173 | 200.559723 | 29.207327 | 47.351406 | 59.697613 | slightly slowly | jɛt sun ðɛɹ ɹoʊz lɑɹdʒ sɪtiz wɪð splɛndɪd mæntʃʌnz ʌnd taʊn hɔlz æz haɪ tʌwɔɹdz hɛvʌn æz ðʌ kʌθidɹʌlz ʌnd taʊɜ˞z ɪn ðʌ ʌðɜ˞ lændz wɪtʃ hæd ɹɑk fɔɹ faʊndeɪʃʌn hɜ˞ bɹɪk tʃɜ˞tʃɪz ɹoʊz ɪn ðʌ ɛɹ | female | yet soon there rose large cities with splendid mansions and town halls as high towards heaven as the cathedrals and towers in the other lands which had rock for foundation her brick churches rose in the air | Yet soon there rose large cities with splendid mansions and town halls as high towards Heaven as the cathedrals and towers in the other lands which had rock for foundation. Her brick churches rose in the air. | moderate pitch | very noisy | very close-sounding | slightly monotone | A female speaker with a moderate pitch voice delivers a monotone but slightly expressive speech in a room with very loud background noise, her voice sounding quite close. |
http://www.archive.org/download/principles_of_geology_1909_librivox/principlesofgeology_020_lyell_64kb.mp3 | 652.89 | 666.83 | 13.94 | 12674 | 10961 | 139.151001 | 16.614985 | 55.485367 | 52.458694 | slightly slowly | ʌnd ɪn ðʌ wɔtɜ˞z æt ʌ taɪm wɛn wɜ˞ skɛɹs ðɪs ɪɡzæmpʌl ðɛɹfɔɹ wʊd ʌfɔɹd ʌ vɛɹi ɪmpɜ˞fɪkt pɛɹʌlɛl tu ðʌ steɪt ʌv ðʌ ænʌmʌl kɪŋdʌm sʌpoʊzd tu hæv pɹɪveɪld | female | and in the waters at a time when mammalia were scarce this example therefore would afford a very imperfect parallel to the state of the animal kingdom supposed to have prevailed | And in the waters at a time when mammalia were scarce. This example, therefore, would afford a very imperfect parallel to the state of the animal kingdom supposed to have prevailed. | very low-pitch | quite noisy | very close-sounding | quite monotone | A female speaker with a very low-pitch voice delivers a quite monotone and slightly slowly paced speech in a quite noisy and very close-sounding environment. |
http://www.archive.org/download/arabiannights10_1907_librivox/arabiannightsvolume10_15_anonymous_64kb.mp3 | 662.55 | 680.54 | 17.99 | 13033 | 13527 | 209.874268 | 44.361004 | 54.095642 | 59.651718 | slightly slowly | ðæt kɪŋ hæd ɔlsoʊ ʌ nɜ˞s ʌnd nɑt haɪt hu eɪdʌd ðʌ waɪf ɪn hɪz ɑɹtʌfɪs ɪt ɪz ɔlsoʊ sɛd ðæt ðɪs bʊk wɑz kʌmpoʊzd fɔɹ ɔɹ baɪ hjumi dɔtɜ˞ ʌv bɑmʌn | female | that king had also a kahramnah nurse and duenna not entremetteuse hight dunyazad who aided the wife in his artifice it is also said that this book was composed for or by humi daughter of bahman | That king had also a Kahramnah nurse and duenna, not entremetteuse, Hight Dunyazad, who aided the wife in his artifice. It is also said that this book was composed for or by Humi, daughter of Bahman. | moderate pitch | quite noisy | very close-sounding | moderately dynamic | A female speaker with a moderate pitch delivers her speech in a quite noisy environment, but her voice sounds quite close-up and moderately dynamic. She speaks slightly slower than normal pace. |
http://www.archive.org/download/taras_bulba_1703_librivox/tarasbulba_26_gogol_64kb.mp3 | 978.39 | 993.34 | 14.95 | 11252 | 11245 | 176.178345 | 83.373253 | 52.765282 | 38.604507 | slightly fast | ʌ vɛɹi staʊt dʒɛntʌlmʌn huz ɑɹmz wɜ˞ soʊ ʃɔɹt ðæt ðeɪ lʊkt laɪk tu pʌteɪtoʊz hæŋɪŋ baɪ hɪz saɪdz lɪsʌnd tu hɪm wɪð ʌ vɛɹi sætʌsfaɪd ɪkspɹɛʃʌn ʌnd fɹʌm taɪm tu taɪm ɪɡzɜ˞tɪd hɪmsɛlf tu pʊl hɪz tʌbækoʊ-paʊtʃ aʊt ʌv hɪz koʊt-teɪl pɑkʌt | male | a very stout gentleman whose arms were so short that they looked like two potatoes hanging by his sides listened to him with a very satisfied expression and from time to time exerted himself to pull his tobacco-pouch out of his coat-tail pocket | A very stout gentleman whose arms were so short that they looked like two potatoes hanging by his sides, listened to him with a very satisfied expression and from time to time exerted himself to pull his tobacco- pouch out of his coat- tail pocket. | very high-pitch | very noisy | slightly close-sounding | very expressive and animated | A male speaker delivers a very expressive and animated speech with a high-pitched voice. The recording is quite noisy and the speaker's voice is only slightly close-sounding. |
http://www.archive.org/download/fairmargaret_1611_librivox/fairmargaret_02_haggard_64kb.mp3 | 1,187 | 1,197.37 | 10.37 | 9679 | 10228 | 106.574486 | 16.65023 | 60.258404 | 50.308064 | moderate speed | ɔlsoʊ ɪt ɪz lɛnt ʌnd ʌ fæst deɪ ʌnd baɪ ɪl fɔɹtʃʌn ɔlðoʊ nʌn ʌv ʌs eɪt ʌv ɪt ðɛɹ wɑz mit ɑn ðʌ teɪbʌl fɔɹ æz ju noʊ hi ædʌd hɜ˞idli | male | also it is lent and a fast day and by ill fortune although none of us ate of it there was meat on the table for as you know he added hurriedly | Also, it is lent and a fast day and, by ill fortune, although none of us ate of it, there was meat on the table for, as you know, he added hurriedly. | slightly low-pitch | slightly noisy | quite close-sounding | quite monotone | A male speaker with a slightly low-pitch voice delivers a quite monotone speech at a moderate speed in a recording that is quite close-sounding but has some background noise. |
http://www.archive.org/download/tobit_kjv_1512_librivox/tobit_08_kjv_64kb.mp3 | 134.67 | 149.48 | 14.81 | 8862 | 10456 | 137.227707 | 15.587681 | 51.894283 | 59.10532 | moderate speed | ʌnd ðæt ɪz nɑt kʌm tu mi wɪtʃ aɪ sʌspɛktɪd bʌt ðaʊ hæst dɛlt wɪð ʌs ʌkɔɹdɪŋ tu ðaɪ ɡɹeɪt mɜ˞si ðaʊ ɑɹt tu bi pɹeɪzd bɪkɔz ðaʊ hæst hæd mɜ˞si ʌv tu ðæt wɜ˞ ðʌ oʊnli biɡɔtɪn tʃɪldɹʌn ʌv ðɛɹ fɑðɜ˞z | male | and that is not come to me which i suspected but thou hast dealt with us according to thy great mercy thou art to be praised because thou hast had mercy of two that were the only begotten children of their fathers | And that is not come to me, which i suspected, but thou hast dealt with us according to thy great mercy. Thou art to be praised because thou hast had mercy of two that were the only begotten children of their fathers. | slightly high-pitch | very noisy | very close-sounding | quite monotone | A male speaker with a slightly high-pitched voice delivers a quite monotone and fairly monotonous speech at a moderate speed. His voice is very close-sounding, yet quite noisy, indicating a suboptimal recording environment. |
http://www.archive.org/download/hawaiian_legends_of_ghosts_1811_librivox/hawaiianlegends_15_westervelt_64kb.mp3 | 1,255.29 | 1,271.46 | 16.17 | 12659 | 12930 | 105.020538 | 24.565271 | 58.605782 | 57.759007 | moderate speed | soʊ ʃi wɛnt tu hʌwaɪi tu eɪd hɜ˞ sɪstɜ˞ wɛn moʊ oʊ hæd teɪkʌn ðʌ tʃaɪld fɹʌm ðʌ hɛd ʌv ku ʌnd wɜ˞ ɜ˞aʊzd ku wɛnt aʊt ʌnd sɔ ðʌ wʌndɜ˞fʌl klaʊd ɪmʌdʒʌz stændɪŋ nɪɹ ðʌ haʊs laɪk mɛn | male | so she went to hawaii to aid her sister paliula when mo o inanea had taken the child from the head of hina ku and hina were aroused ku went out and saw the wonderful cloud images standing near the house like men | So she went to Hawaii to aid her sister Paliula. When Mo O Inanea had taken the child from the head of Hina, Ku and Hina were aroused. Ku went out and saw the wonderful cloud images standing near the house like men. | slightly low-pitch | slightly noisy | very close-sounding | slightly monotone | A male speaker with a slightly low-pitch voice delivers his slightly monotone speech with a moderate speed in a recording that is quite clean but with some subtle background noise and a close-sounding acoustic. |
http://www.archive.org/download/french_revolution1_1508_librivox/french_revolution1_50_carlyle_64kb.mp3 | 701.24 | 716.5 | 15.26 | 10118 | 7704 | 166.080872 | 58.65192 | 64.47744 | 32.634281 | slightly slowly | swipɪŋ ðʌ pælʌs klɪɹ ðʌ mæŋɡʌld kɑɹnɪdʒ ɪz ɹimuvd dʒɜ˞oʊm'ɛs bɑdi tu ðʌ taʊn hɔl fɔɹ ɪnkwɛst ðʌ faɪɜ˞ ʌv ɪnsɜ˞ɛkʃʌn ɡɛts dæmpt mɔɹ ʌnd mɔɹ ɪntu mɛʒɜ˞ʌbʌl mænɪdʒʌbʌl hit | male | sweeping the palace clear the mangled carnage is removed jerome's body to the town hall for inquest the fire of insurrection gets damped more and more into measurable manageable heat | Sweeping the palace clear. The mangled carnage is removed, Jerome's body to the town hall for inquest. The fire of insurrection gets damped more and more into measurable, manageable heat. | very high-pitch | slightly clean | moderately balanced reverberation | quite expressive and animated | A male speaker delivers a quite expressive and animated speech, with a very high-pitch, in a room with moderately balanced reverberation and slight background noise. His voice is slightly clean and he speaks slightly slowly. |
http://www.archive.org/download/principles_of_geology_1909_librivox/principlesofgeology_019_lyell_64kb.mp3 | 732.25 | 751.28 | 19.03 | 12674 | 10961 | 137.33107 | 18.667179 | 58.019348 | 56.917191 | moderate speed | ɔɹ mɔsʌz jɛt ðɪs leɪtɜ˞ klæs meɪ hæv bɪn æz fʊli ɹɛpɹɪzɛntɪd ðɛn æz naʊ ɪn ðʌ flɔɹʌ ʌv ðʌ sɛkʌndɛɹi ɪɹʌz ɔl bɑtʌnɪsts ʌɡɹi ðæt pɑmz ɪɡzɪstʌd ɔlðoʊ ɪn jʊɹʌp plænts ʌv ðʌ fæmʌli ʌv ʌnd tʌɡɛðɜ˞ wɪð kɑnʌfɜ˞ pɹɪdɑmʌneɪtɪd | female | or mosses yet this later class may have been as fully represented then as now in the flora of the secondary eras all botanists agree that palms existed although in europe plants of the family of zamia and cycas together with conifer predominated | Or mosses. Yet this later class may have been as fully represented then as now in the flora of the secondary eras. All botanists agree that palms existed, although in Europe plants of the family of zamia and cycas, together with conifer, predominated. | very low-pitch | slightly noisy | very close-sounding | quite monotone | A female speaker with a very low-pitch voice delivers a quite monotone speech with moderate speed in a very close-sounding and slightly noisy environment. |
http://www.archive.org/download/miscellaneacuriosa1_1611_librivox/misccuriosa_v1_07_halley_64kb.mp3 | 1,636.97 | 1,650.31 | 13.34 | 10826 | 10341 | 208.355988 | 39.105804 | 66.326141 | 55.12151 | slightly fast | ʌnd haʊ tu meɪk sʌtʃ fɑɹðɜ˞ sɛpɜ˞eɪʃʌnz wɪl skɛɹs bi dɪfʌkʌlt tu ðɛm ðæt kʌnsɪdɜ˞ ðʌ dɪskʌvɜ˞d lɔz ʌv bʌt ɪf tɹaɪʌl ʃæl bi meɪd wɪð kʌlɜ˞z nɑt sɛpɜ˞eɪtɪd ðɛɹ mʌst bi ʌlaʊd tʃeɪndʒʌz tu ðʌ mɪkstʃɜ˞ | female | and how to make such farther separations will scarce be difficult to them that consider the discovered laws of refractions but if trial shall be made with colours not throughly separated there must be allowed changes proportionable to the mixture | And how to make such farther separations will scarce, be difficult to them that consider the discovered laws of refractions. But if trial shall be made with colours not throughly separated, there must be allowed changes proportionable to the mixture. | slightly high-pitch | slightly clean | very close-sounding | moderately dynamic | A female speaker with a slightly high-pitched voice delivers her moderately dynamic speech slightly faster than average in a quite close-sounding environment with just a hint of background noise. |
http://www.archive.org/download/principles_of_geology_1909_librivox/principlesofgeology_020_lyell_64kb.mp3 | 1,529.32 | 1,540.26 | 10.94 | 12674 | 10961 | 137.669785 | 17.290159 | 45.42477 | 52.8475 | slightly slowly | ðʌ iʌsin wɑz wɔɹm ʌnd nɪɹli tɹɑpɪkʌl sʌm jɪɹz leɪtɜ˞ ɪn eɪtin fɔɹti-sɪks ðʌ dʒɔ ʌv ʌnʌðɜ˞ bɹɪtɪʃ spiʃiz ʌv fɑsʌl mɑnɑɹki | female | the eocene was warm and nearly tropical some years later in eighteen forty-six the jaw of another british species of fossil monarchy | The eocene was warm and nearly tropical. Some years later, in eighteen, forty- six, the jaw of another british species of fossil monarchy. | very low-pitch | very noisy | very close-sounding | quite monotone | In a confined space, a female speaker with a very low-pitch voice delivers quite monotone speech, with some background noise impeding clarity. The recording quality is very poor. |
http://www.archive.org/download/fairyandfolktales_irishpeasantry_1612_librivox/fairytalesoftheirish_26_yeats_64kb.mp3 | 562.17 | 581.66 | 19.49 | 10644 | 9753 | 265.167053 | 68.421432 | 48.777256 | 53.914829 | moderate speed | ðæt bɹɔt ʌbaʊt ðʌ hɔɹnpaɪp bi ðʌ hoʊl oʊ maɪ koʊt ʃaʊtɪd dʒæk ðɛɹ'ɛs sʌmθɪŋ ʌlaɪv ɪn ɪt ɔɹ ɪt wʊd nɛvɜ˞ kʌt keɪpɜ˞z ðɛɹ ɪz dʒæk sʌmθɪŋ stɹeɪndʒ ɪntaɪɜ˞li hæz ɡɑt ɪntu ɪt mæn ʌlaɪv wʌt'ɛs tu bi dʌn æz ʃi spoʊk ðʌ pɑt simd tu kʌt ðʌ bʌkʌl ɪn pɹaɪm staɪl | female | that brought about the hornpipe be the hole o my coat shouted jack there's something alive in it or it would never cut sich capers begorra there is jack something strange entirely has got into it wirra man alive what's to be done jist as she spoke the pot seemed to cut the buckle in prime style | That brought about the hornpipe. Be the hole o my coat, shouted Jack, there's something alive in it, or it would never cut Sich. Capers Begorra. There is Jack. Something strange entirely has got into it. Wirra man alive. What's to be done, Jist? As she spoke, the pot seemed to cut the buckle in prime style. | very high-pitch | very noisy | very close-sounding | quite expressive and animated | A female speaker with a very high-pitch voice delivers a quite expressive and animated speech in a very near environment with considerable background noise. |
http://www.archive.org/download/sonatfront_1905_librivox/sonatfront_34_wharton_64kb.mp3 | 221.77 | 235.05 | 13.28 | 13228 | 13762 | 113.282326 | 16.982592 | 62.445118 | 58.596523 | moderate speed | mædʌm hæd hæd ʌ stɹʌɡʌl tu bɹɪŋ ʌp hɜ˞ bɔɪ bʌt ʃi kɛpt ɑn wɪð ðʌ bjuti ʃɑp hæd meɪd ʌ sʌksɛs ʌv ɪt ʌnd nɑt lɔŋ bɪfɔɹ ðʌ wɔɹ hæd ædʌd fɔɹtʃʌn tɛlɪŋ tu mʌsɑʒ ʌnd hɛɹ dɹɛsɪŋ | male | madame olida had had a struggle to bring up her boy but she kept on with the beauty shop had made a success of it and not long before the war had added fortune telling to massage and hair dressing | Madame Olida had had a struggle to bring up her boy, but she kept on with the beauty shop, had made a success of it and, not long before the war, had added fortune telling to massage and hair dressing. | moderate pitch | balanced in clarity | very close-sounding | quite monotone | A male speaker with a moderate pitch delivers a quite monotone speech at a moderate speed with clear and undistorted sound quality. The recording is made in close proximity to the speaker. |
http://www.archive.org/download/villagelifeinamerica_1701_librivox/villagelifeinamerica_01_richards_64kb.mp3 | 524 | 535.59 | 11.59 | 10845 | 10869 | 235.821487 | 65.491653 | 43.404137 | 44.234009 | moderate speed | ælbɜ˞t mɜ˞i spoʊk ɪksɛlsiɜ˞ ʌnd hɔɹʌs fɪnli spoʊk naɪs tu maɪ pis wɑz waɪ fibi ɑɹ ju kʌm soʊ sun wɛɹ ɑɹ jɔɹ bɛɹiz tʃaɪld ɛmʌ væn ɑɹzdeɪl spoʊk ðʌ seɪm wʌn | female | albert murray spoke excelsior and horace finley spoke nice too my piece was why phoebe are you come so soon where are your berries child emma van arsdale spoke the same one | Albert Murray spoke Excelsior and Horace Finley spoke nice too. My piece was: why, Phoebe, are you come so soon? where are your berries child? Emma Van Arsdale spoke the same one. | very high-pitch | very noisy | slightly close-sounding | quite expressive and animated | A female speaker with a very high-pitched voice delivers a quite expressive and animated speech in a very noisy environment. Her voice comes through as slightly close-sounding despite the background disturbance. She speaks at a moderate pace. |
http://www.archive.org/download/arabiannights10_1907_librivox/arabiannightsvolume10_15_anonymous_64kb.mp3 | 272.91 | 286.46 | 13.55 | 13033 | 13527 | 204.725372 | 55.33485 | 53.986179 | 59.269222 | moderate speed | ɔlðoʊ ʌ moʊst ɪnɪɡzækt ɹaɪtɜ˞ hi wɑz ɪkstɛnsɪvli ɹɛd ɪn ɔɹiɛntʌl hɪstɜ˞i ʌnd poʊʌtɹi hɪz kʌntɛnʃʌn wɑz ðæt ðʌ bʊk ɪz æn ʌv ðʌ pɜ˞ʒʌn ɔɹ θaʊzʌnd teɪlz | female | although a most inexact writer he was extensively read in oriental history and poetry his contention was that the book is an arabisation of the persian hazr afsaneh or thousand tales | Although a most inexact writer, he was extensively read in oriental history and poetry. His contention was that the book is an arabisation of the persian hazr Afsaneh, or thousand tales. | moderate pitch | quite noisy | very close-sounding | slightly expressive and animated | A female speaker with a moderate pitch delivers a slightly expressive and animated speech in a very close-sounding environment with a reasonable amount of background noise. |
http://www.archive.org/download/riddle_universe_1301_librivox/riddleoftheuniverse_22_haeckel_64kb.mp3 | 1,157.77 | 1,168.21 | 10.44 | 7875 | 6806 | 239.936264 | 64.5905 | 57.692215 | 59.076595 | slightly fast | kʌmpɛɹʌsʌn wɪð ðʌ mʌdʒɔɹʌti ʌv kæθlɪk tʃɜ˞tʃɪz wɪtʃ ɑɹ kʌvɜ˞d ɪntɜ˞nʌli wɪð ɡɔdi pɪktʃɜ˞z ʌnd ɡɪlt ʌnd ɑɹ aʊtwɜ˞dli dɪsfɪɡjɜ˞d baɪ æn kɹaʊd ʌv hjumʌn ʌnd ænʌmʌl fɪɡjɜ˞z | male | comparison with the majority of catholic churches which are covered internally with gaudy pictures and gilt and are outwardly disfigured by an immoderate crowd of human and animal figures | Comparison with the majority of catholic churches, which are covered internally with gaudy pictures and gilt and are outwardly disfigured by an immoderate crowd of human and animal figures. | very high-pitch | slightly noisy | very close-sounding | quite expressive and animated | A male speaker with a high-pitched voice delivers a quite expressive and animated speech, slightly faster than a moderate speed, but with some background noise present in a close-sounding environment. |
http://www.archive.org/download/principles_of_geology_1909_librivox/principlesofgeology_020_lyell_64kb.mp3 | 427.98 | 441.97 | 13.99 | 12674 | 10961 | 138.153091 | 19.250181 | 55.255344 | 58.863056 | moderate speed | ʌkɔɹdɪŋ tu pɜ˞fɛkʃʌn ɔɹ kʌmplɛksʌti ʌv stɹʌktʃɜ˞ ɪt wɑz fɔɹ mɛni jɪɹz sʌdʒɛstɪd ðæt ðʌ mɑɹsupiʌl ɔɹdɜ˞ tu wɪtʃ ðʌ fɑsʌl ænʌmʌlz ʌv wɜ˞ sʌpoʊzd ɪksklusɪvli tu bɪlɔŋ | female | according to perfection or complexity of structure it was for many years suggested that the marsupial order to which the fossil animals of stonesfield were supposed exclusively to belong | According to perfection or complexity of structure. It was for many years suggested that the marsupial order to which the fossil animals of Stonesfield were supposed exclusively to belong. | very low-pitch | quite noisy | very close-sounding | quite monotone | A female speaker with a very low-pitch voice delivers a quite monotone speech in a very close proximity, with some background noise present at moderate speed. |
http://www.archive.org/download/villagelifeinamerica_1701_librivox/villagelifeinamerica_03_richards_64kb.mp3 | 1,029.45 | 1,046.46 | 17.01 | 10845 | 10869 | 225.856293 | 61.710011 | 55.739536 | 42.314106 | slightly fast | aɪ meɪd ðʌ pɑkʌt fɔɹ maɪ dɹɛs æftɜ˞ aɪ ɡɑt hoʊm fɹʌm skul ʌnd ðɛn ɡɹændfɑðɜ˞ sɛd hi wʊd teɪk ʌs aʊt tu ɹaɪd soʊ hi tʊk ʌs weɪ ʌp tu θædiʌs ʃʌpæn'ɛs ɑn ðʌ hɪl dʒuljʌ fɛlps wɑz ðɛɹ pleɪɪŋ wɪð lɔɹʌ ʃʌpæn fɔɹ ʃi ɪz hɜ˞ kʌzʌn hɛnɹi ʌnd æn ɪlaɪzʌ fild keɪm oʊvɜ˞ tu kɔl ðɪs ivnɪŋ | female | i made the pocket for my dress after i got home from school and then grandfather said he would take us out to ride so he took us way up to thaddeus chapin's on the hill julia phelps was there playing with laura chapin for she is her cousin henry and ann eliza field came over to call this evening | I made the pocket for my dress after i got home from school and then grandfather said he would take us out to ride. So he took us way up to Thaddeus Chapin's on the hill. Julia Phelps was there playing with Laura Chapin, for she is her cousin. Henry and Ann Eliza Field came over to call this evening. | very high-pitch | quite noisy | slightly close-sounding | quite expressive and animated | A female speaker with a very high-pitch voice delivers a quite expressive and animated speech, slightly faster than usual, in a room with some noticeable background noise. |
http://www.archive.org/download/arabiannights10_1907_librivox/arabiannightsvolume10_15_anonymous_64kb.mp3 | 602.73 | 620.67 | 17.94 | 13033 | 13527 | 214.575424 | 51.294231 | 46.229851 | 59.748211 | moderate speed | ðʌ fɜ˞st wɜ˞k ʌv sʌtʃ kaɪnd wɑz ɛntaɪtʌld ðʌ bʊk ʌv sɪɡnʌfaɪɪŋ ælf ðʌ ɑɹɡjʌmʌnt wɑz ʌ fɑloʊz ʌ kɪŋ ʌv ðɛɹ kɪŋz wɑz woʊnt wɛn hi wɛdɪd ʌ wʊmʌn ʌnd hæd leɪn wʌn naɪt wɪð hɜ˞ tu sleɪ hɜ˞ ɑn ðʌ nɛkst mɔɹnɪŋ | female | the first work of such kind was entitled the book of hazar afsan signifying alf khurfah the argument whereof was a follows a king of their kings was wont when he wedded a woman and had lain one night with her to slay her on the next morning | The first work of such kind was entitled the Book of Hazar Afsan, signifying Alf Khurfah. The argument whereof was a follows a king of their kings was wo nt when he wedded a woman and had lain one night with her to slay her on the next morning. | moderate pitch | very noisy | very close-sounding | slightly expressive and animated | A female speaker with a moderate pitch delivers a slightly expressive and animated speech in a very noisy and confined environment. The close proximity of the recording accentuates some imperfections and background noise. |
http://www.archive.org/download/motherearth0101_1907_librivox/motherearthvol1no1march1906_03_various_64kb.mp3 | 218.68 | 228.84 | 10.16 | 11130 | 13857 | 187.271072 | 52.941242 | 59.455624 | 50.098324 | moderate speed | ɪz ɪt æbsʌlutli ɪndɪfɹʌnt æz tu hu ɪz tu bi ðɛɹ pʌlɪtʌkʌl bɑs dʒʌst soʊ ðeɪ ɑɹ ɡɪvʌn ɑpɜ˞tunʌti tu stɔɹ ðɛɹ pɹɑfɪts ʌnd ʌkjumjʌleɪt ɡɹeɪt wɛlθ | female | is it absolutely indifferent as to who is to be their political boss just so they are given opportunity to store their profits and accumulate great wealth | Is it absolutely indifferent as to who is to be their political boss, just so they are given opportunity to store their profits and accumulate great wealth? | moderate pitch | slightly noisy | quite close-sounding | slightly expressive and animated | A Female speaker with a moderate pitch delivers a slightly expressive and animated speech at a moderate speed. The recording is quite close-sounding but has slight background noise. |
http://www.archive.org/download/man_and_wife_1507_librivox/manandwife_43_collins_64kb.mp3 | 727.57 | 738.57 | 11 | 11734 | 9165 | 239.257324 | 64.496559 | 42.5564 | 48.847038 | slightly fast | ðʌ pɹuf wɑz kʌnteɪnd ɪn tu lɛtɜ˞z ɪkstʃeɪndʒd bɪtwin ðʌ pɑɹtiz ʌnd saɪnd baɪ ðɛɹ neɪmz ʌnd ðʌ kɔɹʌspɑndʌns wɑz pleɪst æz mɪsɪz 'ɛs dɪspoʊzʌl ɑn tu kʌndɪʃʌnz æz fɑloʊz fɜ˞st ðæt ʃi ʃʊd | female | the proof was contained in two letters exchanged between the parties and signed by their names and the correspondence was placed as mrs glenarm's disposal on two conditions as follows first that she should | The proof was contained in two letters exchanged between the parties and signed by their names, and the correspondence was placed as Mrs Glenarm's disposal on two conditions as follows. First, that she should. | quite high-pitch | very noisy | quite close-sounding | quite expressive and animated | A female speaker with a quite high-pitch voice delivers a quite expressive and animated speech with some background noise. Her voice is quite close-sounding, and she speaks slightly faster than moderate pace. |
http://www.archive.org/download/grimmsfairytalesretoldonesyllable_1601_librivox/grimmsfairytalesinonesyllable_20_grimm_64kb.mp3 | 586.51 | 605.27 | 18.76 | 10326 | 10244 | 230.87764 | 103.969315 | 45.759373 | 20.833042 | moderate speed | ðɛn hi pʊt hɜ˞ ʌpɑn hɪz hɔɹs æz hɪz bɹaɪd ʌnd ɹoʊd ɔf bʌt ðeɪ tu mʌst pæs ðʌ heɪzʌl tɹi wɛɹ ðʌ tu dʌvz sæt ʌɡɛn ðeɪ kɹaɪd tɜ˞n ʌnd lʊk tɜ˞n ʌnd lʊk ðɛɹ'ɛs blʌd ʌpɑn ðʌ ʃu ðʌ ʃu'ɛs tu smɔl ʌnd ʃi bɪhaɪnd ɪz nɑt ðʌ bɹaɪd fɔɹ ju | female | then he put her upon his horse as his bride and rode off but they too must pass the hazel tree where the two doves sat again they cried turn and look turn and look there's blood upon the shoe the shoe's too small and she behind is not the bride for you | Then he put her upon his horse as his bride and rode off. But they too must pass the hazel tree where the two doves sat. Again they cried: turn and look. Turn and look, there's blood upon the shoe. The shoe's too small and she behind is not the bride for you. | slightly high-pitch | very noisy | quite distant-sounding | very expressive and animated | A female speaker with a slightly high-pitched voice delivers a very expressive and animated speech in a quite distant-sounding environment, marred by a high level of background noise. Her pace is moderate. (Note: This description implies a suboptimal recording quality). |
http://www.archive.org/download/twelvestories_1603_librivox/twelvestories_11_wells_64kb.mp3 | 838.43 | 849.57 | 11.14 | 10508 | 10494 | 101.838791 | 15.701689 | 58.852722 | 57.658375 | moderate speed | oʊnli aɪ 'ti ɡoʊɪŋ tu noʊ lʌndʌn sɛd mɪstɜ˞ wɪð sʌdʌn ænʌmeɪʃʌn ʌnd θɹʌstɪŋ hɪz feɪs ɪntu maɪn noʊ fɪɹ wʌt du ju θɪŋk aɪ 'ti ɡoʊ noʊ fɜ˞ðɜ˞ ðæn nɑt ʌ jɑɹd | male | only i wasn't going to no london said mr brisher with sudden animation and thrusting his face into mine no fear what do you think i didn't go no further than colchester not a yard | Only i was n't going to. No London, said Mr Brisher, with sudden animation and thrusting his face into mine. No fear, what do you think? I did n't go no further than Colchester, not a yard. | quite low-pitch | slightly noisy | very close-sounding | quite monotone | A man with a quite low-pitch voice speaks with a quite monotone tone in a recording that is slightly noisy yet quite close-sounding. His delivery pace is moderate. |
http://www.archive.org/download/richard_first_0902_librivox/richardthefirst_11_abbott_64kb.mp3 | 59.36 | 71.99 | 12.63 | 3263 | 2745 | 153.208374 | 83.175011 | 53.916023 | 54.9552 | slightly fast | ʌ kʌmpʌni ʌv paɪʌs mɜ˞tʃʌnts fɹʌm neɪpʌlz hu wɛnt tu dʒɜ˞usʌlʌm tʊk pɪti waɪl ðeɪ wɜ˞ ðɛɹ ɑn ðʌ pɪlɡɹʌmz hu keɪm ðɛɹ tu vɪzɪt ðʌ hoʊli ʌnd hu biɪŋ puɹ ʌnd vɛɹi ɪnsʌfɪʃʌntli pɹʌvaɪdɪd fɔɹ ðʌ dʒɜ˞ni | female | a company of pious merchants from naples who went to jerusalem took pity while they were there on the pilgrims who came there to visit the holy sepulchre and who being poor and very insufficiently provided for the journey | A company of pious merchants from Naples who went to Jerusalem, took pity, while they were there, on the pilgrims who came there to visit the holy sepulchre and who, being poor and very insufficiently, provided for the journey. | very low-pitch | quite noisy | very close-sounding | very expressive and animated | A female speaker with a very low-pitched voice delivers a very expressive and animated speech, which is quite noisy but has a slightly fast pace, as if recorded in a close proximity. |
http://www.archive.org/download/curiositiesofstreetliterature_1608_librivox/streetlit_043_various_64kb.mp3 | 492.1 | 504.49 | 12.39 | 10214 | 9994 | 101.809486 | 58.653786 | 60.874268 | 55.741909 | slightly fast | ðʌ ɡɹeɪn ðæt ɪn wɛɹhaʊzɪz jɪɹz hæz bɪn bɑndʌd mʌst naʊ bi bɹɔt aʊt ɪt'ɛs aʊɜ˞ ɹaɪt tu dɪmænd ɪt fɹʌm ɔl fɔɹʌn ʃɔɹz fɹɛʃ sʌplaɪz wɪl bi lændʌd ɪn spaɪt ʌv ðʌ taɪɹʌnts ðʌ pɔɹts ɑɹ θɹoʊn oʊpʌn | male | the grain that in warehouses years has been bonded must now be brought out it's our right to demand it from all foreign shores fresh supplies will be landed in spite of the tyrants the ports are thrown open | The grain that in warehouses years has been bonded must now be brought out. It's our right to demand it. From all foreign shores, fresh supplies will be landed in spite of the tyrants. The ports are thrown open. | quite low-pitch | balanced in clarity | very close-sounding | quite expressive and animated | A male speaker with a quite low-pitch voice delivers quite expressive and animated speech in a recording that is very clear and quite close-sounding. He speaks slightly faster than moderate pace. |
http://www.archive.org/download/red_flower_1602_librivox/redflower_03_vandyke_64kb.mp3 | 42.51 | 53.51 | 11 | 10508 | 10536 | 99.221817 | 13.436476 | 50.119999 | 59.503399 | moderate speed | oʊ lænd wɛɹ ɹizʌn stændz sɪkjʊɹ ɑn ɹaɪt oʊ lænd wɛɹ fɹidʌm ɪz ðʌ sɔɹs ʌv laɪt ʌɡɛnst ðʌ meɪld bɑɹbɛɹiʌnz dɛdli blæst bɹɪtʌn stænd fæst | male | o land where reason stands secure on right o land where freedom is the source of light against the mailed barbarians deadly blast britain stand fast | O land where reason stands secure on right, o land where freedom is the source of light against the mailed Barbarians. Deadly blast, Britain, stand fast. | quite low-pitch | very noisy | very close-sounding | quite monotone | A male speaker with a quite low-pitch voice delivers a monotone speech in a very close-sounding environment, despite the presence of considerable background noise. He speaks at a moderate speed. |
http://www.archive.org/download/villagelifeinamerica_1701_librivox/villagelifeinamerica_03_richards_64kb.mp3 | 623.01 | 636.26 | 13.25 | 10845 | 10869 | 228.758118 | 61.367985 | 61.229118 | 37.692333 | slightly fast | ʃi æskt mi wɛɹ aɪ ɡɑt ɪt ʌnd aɪ toʊld hɜ˞ ðæt ɪt wɑz ɪn ʌ naɪs stɔɹibʊk ðæt ɡɹændmʌðɜ˞ ɡeɪv mi tu ɹɛd ɛntaɪtʌld ɪlɪzʌbʌθ θɔɹntʌn ʌv ðʌ fɹut ʌnd flaʊɜ˞ ʌv fimeɪl paɪʌti ʌnd ʌðɜ˞ skɛtʃʌz baɪ sæmjul pɹaɪm | female | she asked me where i got it and i told her that it was in a nice storybook that grandmother gave me to read entitled elizabeth thornton of the fruit and flower of female piety and other sketches by samuel irenaeus prime | She asked me where i got it and i told her that it was in a nice storybook that grandmother gave me to read, entitled Elizabeth Thornton, of the Fruit and flower of female piety and other sketches by Samuel Irenaeus Prime. | very high-pitch | balanced in clarity | slightly close-sounding | quite expressive and animated | A female speaker with a very high-pitched voice delivers quite expressive and animated speech at a slightly faster pace. The recording is of very good quality, with the speaker's voice sounding slightly close and clear throughout. |
http://www.archive.org/download/ironbox_1611_librivox/ironbox_07_campbell_64kb.mp3 | 45.24 | 57.24 | 12 | 10917 | 10786 | 186.795212 | 35.340088 | 66.714371 | 51.446381 | moderate speed | sændi ʃɹʌɡd hi maɪt hæv lɜ˞nd ɪt ɪn ʌ hʌndɹʌd dɪfɜ˞ʌnt weɪz bʌt sʌpoʊz fɔɹ ʌ mɪnʌt ju'ɹeɪ ɹaɪt ɪn ðæt keɪs waɪ wʊd hi kʌm bæk hiɹ naʊ waɪ 'ti hi ʌvɔɪd ʌs | female | sandy shrugged he might have learned it in a hundred different ways but suppose for a minute you're right in that case why would he come back here now why wouldn't he avoid us | Sandy shrugged. He might have learned it in a hundred different ways, but suppose for a minute you're right. In that case, why would he come back here now? Why would n't he avoid us? | slightly low-pitch | slightly clean | quite close-sounding | moderately dynamic | A female speaker with a slightly low-pitch voice delivers a moderately dynamic presentation with a moderate speed in a quite close environment with slight background noise. |
http://www.archive.org/download/mary_anerley_1912_librivox/maryanerley_54_blackmore_64kb.mp3 | 294.45 | 305.58 | 11.13 | 13506 | 13383 | 197.008789 | 62.616169 | 51.41256 | 58.955097 | moderate speed | ɪt hæd bɪn klɪɹli pɹuvd tu hɪz nɑlʌdʒ lɔŋ bɪfɔɹ ðʌ ɡɹeɪt fækt wɑz tu mi ðæt aɪ æm ðʌ oʊnli sʌn ʌv sɜ˞ dʌŋkʌn ɔɹ æt ɛni ɹeɪt hɪz oʊnli sʌn fɔɹ ðʌ pɹɛzʌnt | female | it had been clearly proved to his knowledge long before the great fact was vouchsafed to me that i am the only son of sir duncan yordas or at any rate his only son for the present | It had been clearly proved to his knowledge long before the great fact was vouchsafed to me that i am the only son of Sir Duncan Yordas, or at any rate his only son for the present. | quite high-pitch | very noisy | very close-sounding | quite expressive and animated | A female speaker with a quite high-pitched voice delivers a quite expressive and animated speech in a very close-sounding environment with noticeable background noise. |
http://www.archive.org/download/tobit_kjv_1512_librivox/tobit_03_kjv_64kb.mp3 | 12.04 | 30.13 | 18.09 | 8862 | 10456 | 132.233215 | 18.918184 | 60.399799 | 59.648243 | slightly slowly | tʃæptɜ˞ θɹi ðɛn aɪ biɪŋ ɡɹivd dɪd wip ʌnd ɪn maɪ sɑɹoʊ pɹeɪd seɪɪŋ oʊ lɔɹd ðaʊ ɑɹt dʒʌst ʌnd ɔl ðaɪ wɜ˞ks ʌnd ɔl ðaɪ weɪz ɑɹ mɜ˞si ʌnd tɹuθ ʌnd ðaʊ tɹuli ʌnd dʒʌstli fɜ˞ɛvɜ˞ | male | chapter three then i being grieved did weep and in my sorrow prayed saying oh lord thou art just and all thy works and all thy ways are mercy and truth and thou judgest truly and justly forever | Chapter three. Then i, being grieved, did weep and in my sorrow prayed, saying: oh Lord, thou art just, and all thy works and all thy ways are mercy and truth, and thou judgest truly and justly forever. | slightly high-pitch | balanced in clarity | very close-sounding | quite monotone | A male voice speaks quite monotonously with a slightly higher-than-average pitch, delivering the words slightly slowly in a very close-sounding environment with clear clarity. |
http://www.archive.org/download/tobit_kjv_1512_librivox/tobit_03_kjv_64kb.mp3 | 83.25 | 93.42 | 10.17 | 8862 | 10456 | 132.921783 | 21.454212 | 57.385887 | 59.167412 | moderate speed | kʌmænd ðɛɹfɔɹ ðæt aɪ meɪ naʊ bi dɪlɪvɜ˞d aʊt ʌv ðɪs dɪstɹɛs ʌnd ɡoʊ ɪntu ðʌ ɛvɜ˞læstɪŋ pleɪs tɜ˞n nɑt ðaɪ feɪs ʌweɪ fɹʌm mi | male | command therefore that i may now be delivered out of this distress and go into the everlasting place turn not thy face away from me | Command, therefore, that i may now be delivered out of this distress and go into the everlasting place. Turn not thy face away from me. | slightly high-pitch | slightly noisy | very close-sounding | quite monotone | A man speaks with a slightly noisy, slightly high-pitched, quite monotone voice in a close-sounding environment. His speech pace is moderate. |
http://www.archive.org/download/arabiannights10_1907_librivox/arabiannightsvolume10_15_anonymous_64kb.mp3 | 1,304.29 | 1,321.71 | 17.42 | 13033 | 13527 | 191.276382 | 33.747906 | 53.270916 | 59.69371 | slightly slowly | ʌnd ʌnd ʌv ʌnd ðʌ oʊldʌn kɪŋz ɪntu ðʌ ʌnd ʌv vɑljumz ɑɹ spoʊkʌn baɪ ðʌ fækt ðæt ðʌ æɹʌb ʌdæptɜ˞ dɪd nɑt vɛntʃɜ˞ tu tʃeɪndʒ ðʌ neɪmz ʌv ðʌ tu hɛɹoʊʌnz | female | and divs and peris of kayomars and the olden guebre kings into the jinns and jinniyahs of sulayman volumes are spoken by the fact that the arab adapter did not venture to change the persic names of the two heroines | And Divs and Peris of Kayomars and the Olden Guebre kings into the Jinns and Jinniyahs of Sulayman. Volumes are spoken by the fact that the arab adapter did not venture to change the persic names of the two heroines. | moderate pitch | very noisy | very close-sounding | slightly monotone | A female speaker with a moderate pitch delivers slightly monotone and slightly slowly paced speech in a very noisy and very close-sounding environment. (Alternatively: In a very close proximity with some background noise, a female speaker speaks with a moderate pitch but a slightly monotone tone, at a slightly slower pace.) |
http://www.archive.org/download/riddle_universe_1301_librivox/riddleoftheuniverse_22_haeckel_64kb.mp3 | 889.8 | 902.87 | 13.07 | 7875 | 6806 | 247.328156 | 58.139267 | 64.037415 | 55.164604 | moderate speed | wɑz ɜ˞ɪdʒʌnʌli dɜ˞aɪvd fɹʌm ðʌ hɛvʌn ɡɑd wɪtʃ ʌndɜ˞ ðʌ taɪtʌl ʌv ɔɹ wɑz wʌn ʌv ðʌ moʊst pɑpjʌlɜ˞ ʌv ðʌ ɔɹiɛntʌl diʌtiz ðʌ ɔɹ ʌv ðʌ ɪdʒɪpʃʌnz ðʌ sætɜ˞n ɔɹ ʌv ðʌ ɡɹiks | male | was originally derived from the heaven god which under the title of moloch or baal was one of the most popular of the oriental deities the sethos or typhon of the egyptians the saturn or cronos of the greeks | Was originally derived from the Heaven god which, under the title of Moloch or Baal, was one of the most popular of the oriental deities: the sethos, or typhon, of the Egyptians. The saturn, or cronos, of the greeks. | very high-pitch | slightly clean | very close-sounding | quite expressive and animated | A man speaks with a quite expressive and animated tone at a moderate speed in a very close-sounding environment with only slight background noise, his voice carrying a very high-pitch. |
http://www.archive.org/download/villagelifeinamerica_1701_librivox/villagelifeinamerica_03_richards_64kb.mp3 | 1,603.81 | 1,620.78 | 16.97 | 10845 | 10869 | 205.490387 | 43.672283 | 51.836376 | 47.022324 | slightly fast | ʃi'ɛs ɑn hɜ˞ weɪ tu skul wʌn mɔɹnɪŋ ʌnd ʃi sɔ æn ɪndiʌn kʌmɪŋ ʌnd wɑz soʊ ʌfɹeɪd bʌt dɪd nɑt dɛɹ ɹʌn fɔɹ fɪɹ hi wʊd tʃeɪs hɜ˞ soʊ ʃi θɔt ʌv ðʌ wɜ˞d seɪɡoʊ wɪtʃ minz ɡʊd mɔɹnɪŋ ʌnd wɛn ʃi ɡɑt ʌp kloʊs tu hɪm ʃi dɹɑpt ʌ kɜ˞tsi ʌnd sɛd seɪɡoʊ ʌnd hi dʒʌst wɛnt ɹaɪt ʌlɔŋ ʌnd nɛvɜ˞ tʌtʃt hɜ˞ æt ɔl | female | she's on her way to school one morning and she saw an indian coming and was so afraid but did not dare run for fear he would chase her so she thought of the word sago which means good morning and when she got up close to him she dropped a curtsy and said sago and he just went right along and never touched her at all | She's on her way to school one morning and she saw an Indian coming and was so afraid but did not dare run for fear he would chase her. So she thought of the word Sago, which means good morning, and when she got up close to him she dropped a curtsy and said Sago. And he just went right along and never touched her at all. | very high-pitch | very noisy | quite close-sounding | moderately dynamic | A female speaker with a very high-pitch voice deliveres a moderately dynamic speech, slightly faster than average in a very noisy environment with quite close reverberation. |
http://www.archive.org/download/man_and_wife_1507_librivox/manandwife_17_collins_64kb.mp3 | 630.53 | 648.16 | 17.63 | 11734 | 9165 | 222.2211 | 50.599529 | 53.140068 | 43.036995 | slightly fast | weɪt ʌnd si wʌt ðʌ tʃænsʌz ʌv ðʌ nɛkst eɪt ɔɹ fɔɹti aʊɜ˞z maɪt bɹɪŋ fɔɹθ ʌnd ðɛn ɹaɪt tu hɜ˞ ɔɹ dɛzɜ˞t hɜ˞ æz ðʌ ɪvɛnt maɪt dɪsaɪd ɪt leɪ ɪn ʌ nʌtʃɛl ɪf ju kʊd oʊnli si ɪt θæŋks tu kɹaʊtʃ hi dɪd si ɪt ʌnd soʊ ʌweɪ ɪn ʌ plɛzʌnt tɛmpɜ˞ fɔɹ ʌ dɪnɜ˞ wɪð aʊɜ˞ fɛloʊz ʌnd æn ivnɪŋ æt ðʌ pleɪ | female | wait and see what the chances of the next eight or forty hours might bring forth and then write to her or desert her as the event might decide it lay in a nutshell if you could only see it thanks to crouch he did see it and so away in a pleasant temper for a dinner with our fellows and an evening at the play | Wait and see what the chances of the next eight or forty hours might bring forth, and then write to her or desert her, as the event might decide. It lay in a nutshell, if you could only see it. Thanks to Crouch, he did see it and so away in a pleasant temper for a dinner with our fellows and an evening at the play. | quite high-pitch | very noisy | slightly close-sounding | slightly expressive and animated | A female speaker with a slightly high-pitched voice delivers slightly expressive and animated speech, yet the recording quality is quite poor with noticeable background noise and a slightly fast pace. |
http://www.archive.org/download/principles_of_geology_1909_librivox/principlesofgeology_019_lyell_64kb.mp3 | 149.78 | 162.77 | 12.99 | 12674 | 10961 | 141.893433 | 19.92733 | 31.887634 | 57.290813 | slightly slowly | ðoʊz ʌv ʌv ɪkstɪŋkt spiʃiz ɪn ʌ stɪl mɔɹ ɹisʌnt klæs ʌnd ɪt ɪz oʊnli ɪn ðʌ lus ʌnd slaɪtli kʌnsɑlʌdeɪtʌd stɹætʌ ʌv ɡɹævʌl ʌnd sænd | female | those of quadrupeds of extinct species in a still more recent class and it is only in the loose and slightly consolidated strata of gravel and sand | Those of quadrupeds of extinct species in a still more recent class, and it is only in the loose and slightly consolidated strata of gravel and sand. | very low-pitch | very noisy | very close-sounding | quite monotone | In a close proximity of the microphone, a female speaker delivers a quite monotone speech with a very low-pitch, slightly slowly. However, the recording quality is very poor due to excessive noise interrupting the audio. |
http://www.archive.org/download/man_and_wife_1507_librivox/manandwife_43_collins_64kb.mp3 | 32.93 | 51.92 | 18.99 | 11734 | 9165 | 187.539322 | 88.799759 | 39.032867 | 35.905998 | slightly fast | sɜ˞ pætɹɪk ʌnd ɑɹnʌld hɛld mɔɹ ðæn wʌn pɹaɪvʌt kɑnsʌlteɪʃʌn dʊɹɪŋ ðʌ ɪntɜ˞vʌl ɑn ðʌ dɛlʌkʌt ʌnd dɪfʌkʌlt sʌbdʒɛkt ʌv ædmɪtɪŋ blæntʃ tu ʌ nɑlʌdʒ ʌv wʌt hæd hæpʌnd ðʌ waɪz ɛldɜ˞ ædvaɪzd ʌnd ðʌ ɪnɪkspɪɹiʌnst dʒunjɜ˞ lɪsʌnd θɪŋk ʌv ɪt sɛd sɜ˞ pætɹɪk ʌnd du ɪt ʌnd ɑɹnʌld θɔt ʌv ɪt ʌnd lɛft ɪt ʌndʌn | female | sir patrick and arnold held more than one private consultation during the interval on the delicate and difficult subject of admitting blanche to a knowledge of what had happened the wise elder advised and the inexperienced junior listened think of it said sir patrick and do it and arnold thought of it and left it undone | Sir Patrick and Arnold held more than one private consultation during the interval on the delicate and difficult subject of admitting blanche to a knowledge of what had happened. The wise elder advised and the inexperienced junior listened, think of it, said Sir Patrick, and do it, and Arnold thought of it and left it undone. | quite high-pitch | very noisy | moderately balanced reverberation | very expressive and animated | A female speaker delivers a very expressive and animated speech with a quite high-pitch voice, speaking slightly faster than moderate speed in an average reverberation environment, with some background noise Present. |
http://www.archive.org/download/arabiannights10_1907_librivox/arabiannightsvolume10_14_anonymous_64kb.mp3 | 95.25 | 111.55 | 16.3 | 13033 | 13527 | 201.38913 | 45.76759 | 49.632355 | 53.17432 | slightly slowly | ʌtætʃt tu hɪz fɛloʊ sɪtʌzʌnz sʌbmɪsɪv tu supɪɹiɜ˞z ʌnd kaɪndli tu ɪf sʌtʃ klæsʌz ɪɡzɪst istɜ˞n hæv ɜ˞aɪvd nɪɹɜ˞ ðʌ aɪdiʌ ʌv ɪkwɑlʌti ʌnd fɹʌtɜ˞nʌti ðæn ɛni ɹipʌblʌk jɛt ɪnvɛntʌd | female | attached to his fellow citizens submissive to superiors and kindly to inferiors if such classes exist eastern despotisms have arrived nearer the idea of equality and fraternity than any republic yet invented | Attached to his fellow citizens, submissive to superiors and kindly to inferiors, if such classes exist. Eastern despotisms have arrived nearer the idea of equality and fraternity than any republic yet invented. | moderate pitch | very noisy | very close-sounding | moderately dynamic | A female speaker, nearby and slightly muffled, delivers a moderately dynamic speech with some background noise intruding very slightly. Her voice has a moderate pitch. She speaks quite gradually but not too slowly. |
http://www.archive.org/download/ironbox_1611_librivox/ironbox_08_campbell_64kb.mp3 | 248.59 | 261.75 | 13.16 | 10917 | 10786 | 191.074463 | 44.873196 | 63.670204 | 56.927959 | moderate speed | du ju wɑnt mi tu ɡoʊ sʌlkɪŋ ɜ˞aʊnd ɪn kɔɹnɜ˞z fɔɹ ðʌ ɹɛst ʌv maɪ laɪf bɪkɔz aɪ bɹoʊk ʌ pɹɑmʌs hi stʊd ʌp ɑɹ ju ɹɛdi fɔɹ ʌ moʊmʌnt ðɛɹ aɪz mɛt ʌnd ðeɪ boʊθ ɡɹɪnd jɛs kɛn sɛd ðɛn aɪ'ɛm ɹɛdi | female | do you want me to go sulking around in corners for the rest of my life because i broke a promise he stood up are you ready for a moment their eyes met and they both grinned yes ken said then i'm ready | Do you want me to go sulking around in corners for the rest of my life because i broke a promise? He stood up. Are you ready for a moment? Their eyes met and they both grinned. Yes, Ken said then i'm ready. | slightly low-pitch | balanced in clarity | very close-sounding | moderately dynamic | A female speaker with a slightly low-pitched voice delivers her moderately dynamic speech with a moderate speed in a recording that is clear and free from significant reverberation or background noise. |
http://www.archive.org/download/birdsvolixmar1901_1711_librivox/birdsandnaturemar1901_11_various_64kb.mp3 | 137.9 | 152.26 | 14.36 | 11879 | 12232 | 174.086517 | 83.11853 | 56.634453 | 53.159828 | slightly slowly | bɔɪ steɪz tu wɪʃ ju ʌ mɛɹi kɹɪsmʌs ʌnd ʌ hæpi nu jɪɹ ʌnd kʌmz deɪli tu daɪn ɑn sʌnflaʊɜ˞ sidz stoʊd ɪn ʌ lɑɹdʒ ɡɔɹd fɔɹ hɪm | female | boy chickadee stays to wish you a merry christmas and a happy new year and comes daily to dine on sunflower seeds stowed in a large gourd for him | Boy Chickadee stays to wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year and comes daily to dine on sunflower seeds stowed in a large gourd for him. | very low-pitch | quite noisy | very close-sounding | very expressive and animated | A female speaker with a very low-pitch voice delivers a very expressive and animated speech in a quiet, close-sounding environment with some background noise. She speaks slightly slower than normal pace. |
http://www.archive.org/download/felixholt_1307_librivox/felixholtradical_42_eliot_64kb.mp3 | 705.42 | 723.33 | 17.91 | 8473 | 6838 | 127.818871 | 51.758183 | 49.305103 | 55.324646 | moderate speed | hi 'ti maɪnd ʌbaʊt maɪ filɪŋz hi kɛɹz mɔɹ ʌbaʊt mɪstɜ˞ ðæn hi dʌz fɔɹ mi hi wɪl nɑt lɪsʌn tu mi ɛni mɔɹ ðæn ɪf aɪ wɜ˞ æn oʊld bælʌd sɪŋɜ˞ ɪt'ɛs vɛɹi hɑɹd ɑn mi aɪ noʊ sɛd dʒɜ˞mɪn ɪn ðʌ toʊn wɪð wɪtʃ ʌ mæn flɪŋz aʊt ʌ ɹipɹoʊtʃ | male | he doesn't mind about my feelings he cares more about mr transome than he does for me he will not listen to me any more than if i were an old ballad singer it's very hard on me i know said jermyn in the tone with which a man flings out a reproach | He does n't mind about my feelings. He cares more about Mr Transome than he does for me. He will not listen to me any more than if i were an old ballad singer. It's very hard on me, i know, said Jermyn in the tone with which a man flings out a reproach. | slightly low-pitch | very noisy | very close-sounding | slightly expressive and animated | A man with a slightly low-pitched voice delivers his moderately speed speech with slight expressiveness and animation in a very noisy and close- sounding environment. (This description assumes a poor recording quality, as "very noisy" and "close-sounding" often go hand in hand, indicating a suboptimal recording.) |
http://www.archive.org/download/astounding_stories_07_1405_librivox/astoundingstories07_10_64kb.mp3 | 115.3 | 134.31 | 19.01 | 8908 | 8511 | 116.404976 | 16.248024 | 49.956882 | 55.48819 | moderate speed | lɛflɜ˞ meɪd ʌ dʒɛstʃɜ˞ ʌv ɪmpeɪʃʌns ɪt kɑst mi mɛni θaʊzʌndz ʌv dɑlɜ˞z hi kɹaɪd ɪt'ɛs taɪm fɔɹ lʌntʃ pɹʌfɛsɜ˞ sɛd bɛti mɛɹʌbʌl baʊd tu lɛflɜ˞ ʌnd lɛft ðʌ mɪljʌnɛɹ spʌtɜ˞ɪŋ ʌweɪ ɪnspɛktɪŋ ðʌ vɛɹiʌs spɛsʌmʌnz hi hæd kʌntɹɪbjutɪd | male | leffler made a gesture of impatience it cost me many thousands of dollars he cried it's time for lunch professor said betty marable bowed to leffler and left the millionaire sputtering away inspecting the various specimens he had contributed | Leffler made a gesture of impatience. It cost me many thousands of dollars. He cried: it's time for lunch. Professor said Betty Marable bowed to Leffler and left the millionaire sputtering away inspecting the various specimens he had contributed. | moderate pitch | very noisy | very close-sounding | quite monotone | A male speaker delivers a quite monotone speech with a moderate pitch and moderate speed in a confined space with significant background noise, resulting in a very poor recording quality. |
http://www.archive.org/download/the_dream_of_the_red_chamber_book_ii_1911_librivox/dreamredchamber2_38_cao_64kb.mp3 | 295.51 | 312.38 | 16.87 | 12960 | 10805 | 132.617111 | 21.658592 | 46.681767 | 55.654575 | moderate speed | ju'vi ɡɑt fɹʌm wʌn jɪɹ'ɛs ɛnd tu ʌnʌðɜ˞ ʃi smaɪld ðʌ tɹʌbʌl ʌnd ʌnɔɪʌns ʌv kʌnfɜ˞ɪŋ dutifʌl ʌtɛnʃʌnz ʌpɑn aʊɜ˞ vɛnɜ˞ʌbʌl sinjɜ˞ ʌpɑn mædʌm wæŋ ʌnd ʌpɑn maɪsɛlf soʊ æz aɪ'vi nʌθɪŋ tʌdeɪ wɪð wɪtʃ tu pɹuv maɪ ʌfɛkʃʌn fɔɹ ju | male | you've got from one year's end to another she smiled the trouble and annoyance of conferring dutiful attentions upon our venerable senior upon madame wang and upon myself so as i've nothing today with which to prove my affection for you | You've got from one year's end to another. She smiled the trouble and annoyance of conferring dutiful attentions upon our venerable senior, upon Madame Wang, and upon myself, so as i've nothing today with which to prove my affection for you. | slightly high-pitch | very noisy | very close-sounding | quite monotone | A male speaker with a slightly high-pitched voice delivers a quite monotone speech at a moderate speed in a very close, confined space with a significant amount of background noise. The recording quality is very poor. |
http://www.archive.org/download/riddle_universe_1301_librivox/riddleoftheuniverse_22_haeckel_64kb.mp3 | 1,007.79 | 1,021.5 | 13.71 | 7875 | 6806 | 255.380524 | 82.188927 | 57.05545 | 51.410774 | slightly fast | ðʌ poʊpz ðʌ ɡɹeɪtʌst ʃɑɹlʌtʌnz ðæt ɛni ɹɪlɪdʒʌn ɛvɜ˞ pɹʌdust hæv kɑnstʌntli stʌdid tu ɪnkɹis ðɪs bænd ʌv sʌlɛstʃʌl sætʌlaɪts baɪ ɹɪpitɪd ðɪs kjʊɹiʌs kʌmpʌni ɹʌsivd ɪts moʊst ɪntɹʌstɪŋ ækwʌzɪʃʌn ɪn eɪtin sɛvʌnti | male | the popes the greatest charlatans that any religion ever produced have constantly studied to increase this band of celestial satellites by repeated canonizations this curious company received its most interesting acquisition in eighteen seventy | The Popes, the greatest charlatans that any religion ever produced, have constantly studied to increase this band of celestial satellites by repeated canonizations. This curious company received its most interesting acquisition in eighteen seventy. | very high-pitch | slightly noisy | quite close-sounding | very expressive and animated | A male speaker with a very high-pitched voice delivers a very expressive and animated speech in a quite close-sounding acoustic environment with slight background noise and speaks slightly faster than normal. |
http://www.archive.org/download/the_elements_of_ornithology_1310_librivox/the_elements_of_ornithology_07_ruschenberger_64kb.mp3 | 1,621.82 | 1,633.77 | 11.95 | 7579 | 6809 | 192.056458 | 55.952194 | 65.586685 | 59.529591 | slightly slowly | ðʌ kɑmʌn wʊdkɑk ʌv jʊɹʌp ɪnhæbʌts lɔfti maʊntʌnz dʊɹɪŋ ðʌ sʌmɜ˞ ʌnd dɪsɛndz ɪntu ðʌ wʊdz ʌbaʊt ðʌ mɪdʌl ʌv ɑktoʊbɜ˞ | female | the common woodcock of europe scolopax rusticola inhabits lofty mountains during the summer and descends into the woods about the middle of october | The common Woodcock of Europe, Scolopax Rusticola, inhabits lofty mountains during the summer and descends into the woods about the middle of October. | moderate pitch | slightly clean | very close-sounding | slightly expressive and animated | A female speaker with a moderate pitch delivers a slightly expressive and animated speech, slightly slowly in a recording that is Quite clean with minimal background noise. |
http://www.archive.org/download/grimmsfairytalesretoldonesyllable_1601_librivox/grimmsfairytalesinonesyllable_14_grimm_64kb.mp3 | 739.41 | 751.48 | 12.07 | 10326 | 10244 | 211.095123 | 56.561287 | 51.044853 | 21.796631 | moderate speed | ðɛn ðeɪ pʊt ðʌ ɡlæs keɪs ʌpɑn ðʌ lɛdʒ ʌv ʌ ɹɑk ʌnd wʌn ʌv ðɛm ɔlweɪz steɪd baɪ tu wɑtʃ snoʊ dɹɑp leɪ ɪn ðʌ keɪs ʌ lɔŋ taɪm ʌnd ʃoʊd noʊ saɪnz ʌv dɪkeɪ | female | then they put the glass case upon the ledge of a rock and one of them always stayed by to watch snow drop lay in the case a long time and showed no signs of decay | Then they put the glass case upon the ledge of a rock, and one of them always stayed by to watch snow drop, lay in the case a long time and showed no signs of decay. | slightly high-pitch | very noisy | slightly distant-sounding | slightly expressive and animated | A female speaker with a slightly high-pitched voice delivers a slightly expressive and animated speech in a room with very poor recording conditions, as the speech is quite noisy and her voice is faintly heard in the distant background. |
http://www.archive.org/download/human_understanding_iii_1909_librivox/humanunderstandingvol3_05_locke_64kb.mp3 | 663.5 | 681.67 | 18.17 | 13116 | 13545 | 192.880096 | 53.786137 | 46.764404 | 52.762615 | moderate speed | mʌtʃ lɛs aɪ θɪŋk kʊd ɛniwʌn tɹænzleɪt ðɛm ɪntu ðʌ ɔɹ tʌŋz ʌnd ðʌ ʌv ðʌ ɹoʊmʌnz ɔɹ kɔɹbʌn ʌv ðʌ dʒuz hæv noʊ wɜ˞dz ɪn ʌðɜ˞ læŋɡwʌdʒʌz tu ænsɜ˞ ðɛm ðʌ ɹizʌn ɪz pleɪn fɹʌm wʌt hæz bɪn sɛd neɪ ɪf wi lʊk ʌ lɪtʌl mɔɹ nɪɹli ɪntu ðɪs mætɜ˞ | female | much less i think could anyone translate them into the caribbee or westoe tongues and the versura of the romans or corban of the jews have no words in other languages to answer them the reason whereof is plain from what has been said nay if we look a little more nearly into this matter | Much less, i think, could anyone translate them into the Caribbee or Westoe tongues. And the versura of the Romans or Corban of the Jews have no words in other languages to answer them. The reason whereof is plain from what has been said. Nay, if we look a little more nearly into this matter, | moderate pitch | very noisy | very close-sounding | slightly expressive and animated | Amidst heavy background noise, a female speaker delivers a moderately pitched, slightly expressive and animated speech with a moderate speed in a very close proximity. |
http://www.archive.org/download/six_women_invasion_2002_librivox/sixwomenandtheinvasion_12_yerta_64kb.mp3 | 711.3 | 724.12 | 12.82 | 13194 | 11760 | 126.364357 | 33.73761 | 38.818943 | 46.097359 | slightly slowly | ʃæl oʊpʌn baɪ minz ʌv ʌ sikɹʌt spɹɪŋz ʌnd tu θɹi faɪv sɛlɜ˞z ʃæl bi ɜ˞eɪd wʌn bɪniθ ðʌ ʌðɜ˞ wɪtʃ ɪn keɪs ʌv ʌ nid ʃæl swɑloʊ | male | shall open by means of a secret springs and two three five cellars shall be arrayed one beneath the other which in case of a need shall swallow | Shall open by means of a secret springs, and two, three, five cellars shall be arrayed one beneath the other which, in case of a need, shall swallow. | moderate pitch | very noisy | quite close-sounding | slightly monotone | A male speaker with a moderate pitch voice delivers a slightly monotone speech in a quite close-sounding environment, but with noticeable background noise interrupting the clarity. He speaks slightly slowly. |
http://www.archive.org/download/tobit_kjv_1512_librivox/tobit_03_kjv_64kb.mp3 | 176.63 | 187.44 | 10.81 | 8862 | 10456 | 135.017029 | 24.653044 | 60.808968 | 59.326057 | moderate speed | ðaʊ lɔɹd ðæt aɪ æm pjʊɹ fɹʌm ɔl sɪn wɪð mæn ʌnd ðæt aɪ nɛvɜ˞ pʌlutɪd maɪ neɪm nɔɹ ðʌ neɪm ʌv maɪ fɑðɜ˞ ɪn ðʌ lænd ʌv maɪ kæptɪvʌti | male | thou knowest lord that i am pure from all sin with man and that i never polluted my name nor the name of my father in the land of my captivity | Thou knowest, Lord, that i am pure from all sin with man and that i never polluted my name nor the name of my father in the land of my captivity. | slightly high-pitch | balanced in clarity | very close-sounding | slightly monotone | A male speaker with a slightly high-pitch voice delivers his speech at a moderate speed with a slightly monotone tone in a very close-sounding environment, providing a clear and undistorted listening experience. |
http://www.archive.org/download/taras_bulba_1703_librivox/tarasbulba_26_gogol_64kb.mp3 | 1,441.02 | 1,456.53 | 15.51 | 11252 | 11245 | 180.027664 | 65.881958 | 61.830486 | 58.441811 | moderate speed | wʌt sɛd ðʌ dʒɛnɜ˞ʌl hu ɔlweɪz meɪd æn ɔfʌsɜ˞ ʌndɜ˞ ðʌ ɹæŋk ʌv kæptʌn ɹɪpit hɪz ɹɪmɑɹks twaɪs oʊvɜ˞ aɪ wʌndɜ˞d jɔɹ ɛkslɛnsi haʊ ɛni wʌn kʊd du sʌtʃ ʌ θɪŋ kwaɪt soʊ ɪf ɛniθɪŋ hæz hæpʌnd hi ɔt tu hæv lɛt ʌs noʊ | male | what said the general who always made an officer under the rank of captain repeat his remarks twice over i wondered your excellency how any one could do such a thing quite so if anything has happened he ought to have let us know | What said the general who always made an officer under the rank of captain, repeat his remarks twice over. I wondered your excellency, how any one could do such a thing. Quite so, if anything has happened, he ought to have let us know. | very high-pitch | balanced in clarity | very close-sounding | quite expressive and animated | A man speaks with a quite expressive and animated tone in a very close recording space, his voice having a very high-pitch and moderate speed. The clarity of the speech is well-balanced. |
http://www.archive.org/download/fairyandfolktales_irishpeasantry_1612_librivox/fairytalesoftheirish_26_yeats_64kb.mp3 | 550.6 | 562.17 | 11.57 | 10644 | 9753 | 262.84967 | 65.010582 | 48.725998 | 57.274086 | moderate speed | ðɛɹ wɑz ðʌ pɑt bɑbʌn ʌp æn daʊn ʌnd fɹʌm saɪd tu saɪd ɪt ʌweɪ æz mɛɹi æz ʌ æn ɪt wɑz kwaɪt izi tu si ðæt ɪt 'ti ðʌ pɑt ɪtsɛlf bʌt wʌt wɑz ɪnsaɪd ʌv ɪt | female | there was the pot bobbin up an down and from side to side jiggin it away as merry as a grig an it was quite easy to see that it wasn't the pot itself but what was inside of it | There was the pot bobbin up an down and from side to side jiggin it away as merry as a grig an. It was quite easy to see that it was n't the pot itself, but what was inside of it. | very high-pitch | very noisy | very close-sounding | quite expressive and animated | A female speaker with a very high-pitch voice delivers a quite expressive and animated speech, yet the recording quality is very poor due to the high level of background noise and very close proximity of the microphone. |
http://www.archive.org/download/hawaiian_legends_of_ghosts_1811_librivox/hawaiianlegends_01_westervelt_64kb.mp3 | 1,004.82 | 1,019.95 | 15.13 | 12659 | 12930 | 108.349022 | 20.863987 | 58.151417 | 56.771378 | moderate speed | æz ðʌ ʃædoʊz ʌv naɪt ɹɛstʌd oʊvɜ˞ ðʌ tɛmpʌl ʌnd ɪts seɪkɹʌd ɡɹeɪvz ðʌ tʃif kɹɛpt kloʊsɜ˞ tu ðʌ dɹɛdɪd tæbu wɔlz kʌnsilɪŋ hɪmsɛlf hi weɪtɪd fɔɹ ðʌ ɡoʊst tu ɹɪvil tu hɪm ðʌ bɛst plæn fɔɹ ækʃʌn | male | as the shadows of night rested over the temple and its sacred graves the chief crept closer to the dreaded taboo walls concealing himself he waited for the ghost to reveal to him the best plan for action | As the shadows of night rested over the temple and its sacred graves, the chief crept closer to the dreaded taboo walls, concealing himself. He waited for the ghost to reveal to him the best plan for action. | slightly low-pitch | slightly noisy | very close-sounding | quite monotone | A man with a slightly low-pitched, quite monotone voice speaks at a moderate speed in a recording with a slight background noise and a very close-sounding acoustic. |
http://www.archive.org/download/mystery_oceanstar_1212_librivox/oceanstar_01_russell_64kb.mp3 | 54.15 | 64.97 | 10.82 | 7366 | 6641 | 180.351791 | 30.237827 | 50.054989 | 54.176094 | slightly fast | ðɛɹ wɑz ʌ lɔŋ swɛl fɹʌm ðʌ wɛstwɜ˞d wɪtʃ keɪm ʌlɔŋ ɪn sloʊps ʌv lɪkwʌd vaɪʌlɪt soʊ pɑlɪʃt ðæt ðʌ ɡlɔɹi ʌv ðʌ sʌnʃaɪn slɪpt fɹʌm wʌn dipli dɑɹk-blu bɹaʊ tu ʌnʌðɜ˞ | female | there was a long swell from the westward which came along in slopes of liquid violet so polished that the glory of the sunshine slipped from one deeply dark-blue brow to another | There was a long swell from the westward, which came along in slopes of liquid violet so polished that the glory of the sunshine slipped from one deeply dark- blue brow to another. | slightly low-pitch | very noisy | very close-sounding | slightly monotone | A female speaker with a slightly low-pitch voice delivers her slightly monotone speech at a slightly fast pace in a very noisy and confined environment. The recording quality is very poor. |
http://www.archive.org/download/the_dream_of_the_red_chamber_book_ii_1911_librivox/dreamredchamber2_06_cao_64kb.mp3 | 1,047.71 | 1,066.71 | 19 | 12960 | 10805 | 133.630508 | 20.197117 | 49.13343 | 41.736885 | moderate speed | æz ʃi wɑz ɹɪkaʊntɪŋ ðɪs ɪnsʌdʌnt wɛl ʃi oʊvɜ˞hɜ˞d paʊ tʃaɪ sɑɹkæstɪkli ʌbzɜ˞v fɹʌm ðʌ ɑpʌzʌt dɜ˞ɛkʃʌn hæv ju dʌn spɪnɪŋ jɔɹ jɑɹnz ɪf ju hæv kʌm ʌlɔŋ ɪt'ɛs kwaɪt ɛvʌdʌnt ðæt ju ɑɹ bɹʌðɜ˞ ʌnd sɪstɜ˞ fɔɹ hiɹ ju liv ɛvɹiwʌn ɛls ʌnd ɡoʊ ʌnd dɪskʌs jɔɹ oʊn pɹaɪvʌt mætɜ˞z | male | as she was recounting this incident well she overheard pao chai sarcastically observe from the opposite direction have you done spinning your yarns if you have come along it's quite evident that you are brother and sister for here you leave everyone else and go and discuss your own private matters | As she was recounting this incident. Well, she overheard Pao Chai sarcastically observe from the opposite direction: have you done spinning your yarns? If you have come along, it's quite evident that you are brother and sister for here you leave everyone else and go and discuss your own private matters. | slightly high-pitch | very noisy | slightly close-sounding | quite monotone | A male speaker delivers quite monotone and slightly high-pitched comments with a moderate speed in a room with heavy background noise, making the audio quite noisy and distant-sounding. |
http://www.archive.org/download/wondergarden_1806_librivox/wondergarden_096_olcott_64kb.mp3 | 290.49 | 305.7 | 15.21 | 11879 | 12006 | 168.659912 | 66.050751 | 44.674458 | 56.133667 | slightly slowly | waɪ du ju ɡɹoʊn ʌnd moʊn soʊ æskt hi bɪkɔz sɛd ðʌ haʊs maɪ wɪndoʊz ʌnd dɔɹ ɑɹ ɔl ɑn wʌn saɪd ʌnd ðæt saɪd ɪz tɜ˞nd tʌwɔɹd ðʌ nɔɹθ | female | why do you groan and moan so asked he because said the house my windows and door are all on one side and that side is turned toward the north | Why do you groan and moan? So asked he. Because, said the house, my windows and door are all on one side and that side is turned toward the north. | very low-pitch | very noisy | very close-sounding | quite expressive and animated | A female speaker with a very low-pitch voice delivers a quite expressive and animated speech in a very noisy and close-sounding environment. She speaks slightly slowly. [
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http://www.archive.org/download/mary_anerley_1912_librivox/maryanerley_54_blackmore_64kb.mp3 | 155.41 | 173.93 | 18.52 | 13506 | 13383 | 185.084167 | 77.280487 | 35.921017 | 58.594765 | moderate speed | ɪn hɜ˞ sɪmpʌl dɹɛs ʌnd wɪð ðʌ dɪɡnʌti ʌv lʌv ðʌ ɡlɛn wɑz bɪɡɪnɪŋ tu ɪtsɛlf wɪð wɑnt ʌv laɪt ɪnstɛd ʌv ʃædoʊz ʌnd bʊʃi pleɪsʌz θɪkʌnd wɪð ðʌ ɪmpɜ˞sɛptɪbʌl ɡɹoʊθ ʌv naɪt mɛɹi wɛnt ɑn wɪð ɪksaɪtmʌnt dipʌnɪŋ waɪl sʌnsɛt dipʌnd ɪntu dʌsk ʌnd ðʌ kʌlɜ˞ ʌv hɜ˞ klɪɹ feɪs flʌʃt | female | in her simple dress and with the dignity of love the glen was beginning to bestrew itself with want of light instead of shadows and bushy places thickened with the imperceptible growth of night mary went on with excitement deepening while sunset deepened into dusk and the color of her clear face flushed | In her simple dress and with the dignity of love. The Glen was beginning to bestrew itself with want of light instead of shadows and bushy places thickened with the imperceptible growth of night, Mary went on with excitement deepening while sunset deepened into dusk and the color of her clear face flushed. | quite high-pitch | very noisy | very close-sounding | very expressive and animated | In a rather close proximity, a female speaker delivers a very expressive and animated speech with a quite high-pitched voice, yet the recording quality is poor, filled with distinct background noise, and moderately fast in pace. |
http://www.archive.org/download/riddle_universe_1301_librivox/riddleoftheuniverse_22_haeckel_64kb.mp3 | 975.83 | 992.84 | 17.01 | 7875 | 6806 | 248.207993 | 88.024109 | 55.816513 | 45.994499 | slightly fast | ðʌ kʌlt ʌv ðʌ mʌdɑnʌ hæz bɪn dɪvɛlʌpt tu sʌtʃ æn ɪkstɛnt ɪn ðiz kʌntɹiz ðæt wi meɪ ʌpoʊz ɪt tu ðʌ juʒʌwʌl mæskjʌlʌn fɔɹm ʌv mɑnʌθiɪzʌm æz wʌn ʌv ʌ fɛmʌnʌn taɪp ðʌ kwin ʌv hɛvʌn bɪkʌmz soʊ pɹɑmʌnʌnt æz ɪt ɪz sin ɪn mɛni pɪktʃɜ˞z ʌnd lɛdʒʌndz ʌv ðʌ mʌdɑnʌ ðæt ðʌ θɹi meɪl pɜ˞sʌnz pɹæktɪkli dɪsʌpɪɹ | male | the cult of the madonna has been developed to such an extent in these countries that we may oppose it to the usual masculine form of monotheism as one of a feminine type the queen of heaven becomes so prominent as it is seen in many pictures and legends of the madonna that the three male persons practically disappear | The cult of the madonna has been developed to such an extent in these countries that we may oppose it to the usual masculine form of monotheism as one of a feminine type. The queen of Heaven becomes so prominent, as it is seen in many pictures and legends of the madonna, that the three male persons practically disappear. | very high-pitch | quite noisy | quite close-sounding | very expressive and animated | A male speaker delivers a very expressive and animated speech with a very high-pitched voice, speaking slightly faster than average in a rather noisy and close surrounding. |
http://www.archive.org/download/morals2_26_1506_librivox/morals2_30_plutarch_64kb.mp3 | 1,344.81 | 1,359.36 | 14.55 | 9525 | 7116 | 152.282486 | 27.187271 | 66.469734 | 55.261059 | moderate speed | bʌt ju wʊd hæv bɪn ɪksidɪŋli sɜ˞pɹaɪzd æt ðʌ sɜ˞in ʌnd fɪɹlʌs tɛmpɜ˞ ʌv ðʌ bɔɪ wɪð ʌ soʊl æz ɡɹeɪt æz ðæt ʌv ʌkɪliz'ɛs sʌn fɔɹ hi dɪd nɑt tʃeɪndʒ kʌlɜ˞ ɔɹ sim kʌnsɜ˞nd bʌt dɹu aʊt ʌnd tɹaɪd ðʌ ɡʊdnʌs ʌv 'ɛs sɔɹd | male | but you would have been exceedingly surprised at the serene and fearless temper of the boy with a soul as great as that of achilles's son for he did not change color or seem concerned but drew out and tried the goodness of pelopidas's sword | But you would have been exceedingly surprised at the serene and fearless temper of the boy with a soul as great as that of Achilles's son, for he did not change color or seem concerned, but drew out and tried the goodness of Pelopidas's sword. | quite high-pitch | slightly clean | very close-sounding | slightly monotone | A male speaker delivers his moderately paced speech with a slightly monotone and quite high-pitched voice in a very close-sounding environment, with only slight background noise. |
http://www.archive.org/download/worlds_best_mystery_5_1104_librivox/bestmysterystories5_05_hawthorne_64kb.mp3 | 1,019.06 | 1,033.31 | 14.25 | 4627 | 4783 | 183.05304 | 68.2929 | 47.192944 | 58.654533 | moderate speed | aɪ æm taɪɜ˞d ʌv teɪkɪŋ ɔɹdɜ˞z fɹʌm ju ʃi sɛd heɪstʌli aɪ si naʊ ðæt ɪt ɪz ɪmpɑsʌbʌl tu hæv feɪθ ɪn ju aɪ si naʊ ðæt ɪt ɪz juslʌs tu ɪkspɛkt ɛni ɹɪtɜ˞n fɹʌm ju fɔɹ ɔl aɪ hæv dʌn aɪ wɑnt noʊ mɔɹ ʌv ju | female | i am tired of taking orders from you she said hastily i see now that it is impossible to have faith in you i see now that it is useless to expect any return from you for all i have done i want no more of you | I am tired of taking orders from you, she said hastily. I see now that it is impossible to have faith in you. I see now that it is useless to expect any return from you for all i have done. I want no more of you. | moderate pitch | very noisy | very close-sounding | quite expressive and animated | A female speaker with a moderate pitch delivers a quite expressive and animated speech in a very noisy and close-sounding environment. |
http://www.archive.org/download/mary_anerley_1912_librivox/maryanerley_54_blackmore_64kb.mp3 | 529.97 | 548.34 | 18.37 | 13506 | 13383 | 214.833664 | 63.656647 | 49.748367 | 49.984615 | moderate speed | tu fɔl aʊt wɪð ðɛɹ tʃɪldɹʌn tʊk ʌ heɪsti tɜ˞n ʌɡɛnst mi æt wʌns hum aɪ sɔ læst wik tɹʌstɪŋ maɪsɛlf tu hɪz ɑnɜ˞ tɛlz mi ðæt sɜ˞ dʌŋkʌn wʊd hæv kɛɹd ʌbaʊt maɪ fɹi-tɹeɪd wɜ˞k ʌnd soʊ ɑn ɔɹ ivɪn ʌbaʊt maɪ hævɪŋ kɪld ðʌ ɔfʌsɜ˞ ɪn fɛɹ kɑnflɪkt | female | to fall out with their children took a hasty turn against me at once mordacks whom i saw last week trusting myself to his honor tells me that sir duncan would have cared twopence about my free-trade work and so on or even about my having killed the officer in fair conflict | To fall out with their children took a hasty turn against me at once. Mordacks, whom i saw last week trusting myself to his honor, tells me that Sir Duncan would have cared twopence about my free- trade work and so on, or even about my having killed the officer in fair conflict. | quite high-pitch | very noisy | quite close-sounding | quite expressive and animated | In a quiet room with poor acoustics, a female speaker delivers a quite expressive and animated speech with a quite high-pitched voice. The recording has significant background noise. She speaks at a moderate speed. |
http://www.archive.org/download/sonatfront_1905_librivox/sonatfront_34_wharton_64kb.mp3 | 205.89 | 221.77 | 15.88 | 13228 | 13762 | 116.19175 | 22.620924 | 58.508156 | 59.633617 | moderate speed | wɑz bɔɹn ðɛɹ ʌnd sun æftɜ˞wɜ˞d ʌlæs hɜ˞ klɛvɜ˞ hʌzbʌnd dɪklɛɹɪŋ ðæt hi heɪtʌd ɡɹis ɪn kʊkɪŋ ɔɹ ɪn wʊmʌn ʌnd æftɜ˞ maɪ 'ɛs bɜ˞θ aɪ bɪkeɪm æz ju naʊ si mi hæd ɡɔn ɔf wɪð ðʌ mænɪkjɜ˞ ʌnd ɔl ðɛɹ seɪvɪŋz | male | pepito was born there and soon afterward alas her clever husband declaring that he hated grease in cooking or in woman and after my pepito's birth i became as you now see me had gone off with the manicure and all their savings | Pepito was born there and soon afterward, alas, her clever husband declaring that he hated grease in cooking or in woman. And after my pepito's birth, i became, as you now see me- had gone off with the manicure and all their savings. | moderate pitch | slightly noisy | very close-sounding | quite monotone | A man speaks with a moderate pitch and a quite monotone tone in a room with slight background noise and close proximity to the recording device. |
http://www.archive.org/download/riddle_universe_1301_librivox/riddleoftheuniverse_22_haeckel_64kb.mp3 | 732.04 | 747.43 | 15.39 | 7875 | 6806 | 243.596252 | 54.918854 | 64.565002 | 58.67831 | moderate speed | ðʌ ʌv ɡɑd ɔɹ ðʌ aɪdiʌ ðæt ðʌ sʌpɹim biɪŋ filz θɪŋks ʌnd ækts laɪk ʌ mæn ðoʊ ɪn ʌ haɪɜ˞ dɪɡɹi hæz pleɪd ʌ moʊst ɪmpɔɹtʌnt pɑɹt æz æn ænθɹʌpʌmɔɹfɪk mɑnʌθiɪzʌm ɪn ðʌ hɪstɜ˞i ʌv sɪvʌlɪzeɪʃʌn ðʌ moʊst pɹɑmʌnʌnt ɪn ðɪs ɹɪspɛkt | male | the humanization of god or the idea that the supreme being feels thinks and acts like a man though in a higher degree has played a most important part as an anthropomorphic monotheism in the history of civilization the most prominent in this respect | The humanization of God, or the idea that the supreme being feels, thinks and acts like a man, though in a higher degree, has played a most important part as an anthropomorphic monotheism in the history of civilization, the most prominent in this respect. | very high-pitch | slightly clean | very close-sounding | slightly expressive and animated | A male speaker with a very high-pitch voice delivers a slightly expressive and animated speech at a moderate speed in a close-sounding environment with slightclean recordings. |
http://www.archive.org/download/arabiannights10_1907_librivox/arabiannightsvolume10_15_anonymous_64kb.mp3 | 32.55 | 43.27 | 10.72 | 13033 | 13527 | 219.098755 | 66.411514 | 43.917995 | 59.77417 | slightly slowly | hiɹ ʌkɜ˞ ðʌ kwɛstʃʌnz wɛɹ ʌnd wɛn wɑz ɹɪtʌn ʌnd tu hum du wi oʊ ʌ pɹoʊz-poʊʌm wɪtʃ laɪk ðʌ dɹʌmætɪk ʌv hæz noʊ ikwʌl | female | here occur the questions where and when was written and to whom do we owe a prose-poem which like the dramatic epos of herodotus has no equal | Here occur the questions: where and when was written, and to whom do we owe a prose- poem which, like the dramatic epos of Herodotus, has no equal? | moderate pitch | very noisy | very close-sounding | quite expressive and animated | A female speaker with a moderate pitch voices a quite expressive and animated speech in a nearby environment with significant background noise. |
http://www.archive.org/download/sonatfront_1905_librivox/sonatfront_34_wharton_64kb.mp3 | 811.34 | 824.56 | 13.22 | 13228 | 13762 | 115.781219 | 27.100555 | 62.378887 | 59.295757 | slightly slowly | hi simd nɪɹɜ˞ ðæn ɛvɜ˞ simd pɑɹt ʌnd sʌbstʌns ʌv hɪz fɑðɜ˞ ɔɹ ɛls hi bɪkeɪm ʌɡɛn ðæt bjutʌfʌl dɪstʌnt æpɜ˞ɪʃʌn ðʌ wɪŋd sɛntɹi ɡɑɹdɪŋ ðʌ ʌnnoʊn | male | he seemed nearer than ever seemed part and substance of his father or else he became again that beautiful distant apparition the winged sentry guarding the unknown | He seemed nearer than ever, seemed part and substance of his father. Or else he became again that beautiful, distant apparition, the winged sentry guarding the unknown. | moderate pitch | balanced in clarity | very close-sounding | slightly monotone | A male speaker with a moderate pitch and slightly monotone tone delivers his speech with a slight pause in between each word, creating a slightly slowed-down pace. The speech is recorded in a very close proximity, resulting in high audio clarity. |
http://www.archive.org/download/fairmargaret_1611_librivox/fairmargaret_01_haggard_64kb.mp3 | 1,217.91 | 1,237.25 | 19.34 | 9679 | 10228 | 109.038712 | 18.709381 | 59.986069 | 58.180969 | moderate speed | du ju wɑnt tu si ɛvɜ˞i spænjɜ˞d ɪn lʌndʌn tɔɹn tu pisʌz æz fɔɹ ðæt dɹʌŋkʌn bɹut ʌnd hi tʌtʃt ðʌ kɔɹps ʌv ændɹu wɪð hɪz fʊt hi bɹɔt hɪz dɛθ ʌpɑn hɪmsɛlf mɔɹoʊvɜ˞ hi wɑz nɑt ʌ spænjɜ˞d ðɛɹ ɪz noʊ blʌd kwɔɹʌl kʌm oʊbeɪ mi ɔɹ mʌst aɪ tɛl ju hu aɪ æm | male | do you want to see every spaniard in london torn to pieces as for that drunken brute and he touched the corpse of andrew with his foot he brought his death upon himself moreover he was not a spaniard there is no blood quarrel come obey me or must i tell you who i am | Do you want to see every spaniard in London torn to pieces? As for that drunken brute- and he touched the corpse of Andrew with his foot- he brought his death upon himself. Moreover, he was not a spaniard. There is no blood quarrel. Come obey me, or must i tell you who i am? | slightly low-pitch | slightly noisy | very close-sounding | quite monotone | A male speaker delivers a quite monotone speech with a slightly low-pitch voice and a moderate speed in a close-sounding environment, with some background noise present. |
http://www.archive.org/download/kinglear_1209_librivox/kinglear_3_shakespeare_64kb.mp3 | 452.21 | 463.92 | 11.71 | 7010 | 6430 | 127.581429 | 27.81723 | 61.483448 | 59.695313 | slightly slowly | maɪ wɪts bɪɡɪn tu tɜ˞n kʌm ɑn maɪ bɔɪ haʊ dɑst maɪ bɔɪ ɑɹt koʊld aɪ æm koʊld maɪsɛlf wɛɹ ɪz ðɪs stɹɔ maɪ fɛloʊ | male | my wits begin to turn come on my boy how dost my boy art cold i am cold myself where is this straw my fellow | My wits begin to turn. Come on my boy. How dost my boy art cold. I am cold myself. Where is this straw, my fellow? | very high-pitch | balanced in clarity | very close-sounding | slightly monotone | A male speaker with a very high-pitch voice utters slightly monotone words in a very close and clear recording. He speaks at a slightly slower than normal pace. |
http://www.archive.org/download/thousand_nights_volume_09_1901_librivox/arabiannightsvolume9_31_anonymous_64kb.mp3 | 973.67 | 992.14 | 18.47 | 12719 | 12771 | 120.203339 | 16.873695 | 67.046463 | 56.402397 | moderate speed | noʊɪŋ nɑt wɪðɜ˞ tu fɔɹ aɪ hæd fɑlʌn ɑn maɪ hɑɹt wɪð ɔl ðʌ tɹʌbʌl ɪn ðʌ wɜ˞ld ʌnd aɪ wɑz ɑkjʌpaɪd wɪð sæd θɔt ʌnd daʊt ðɛn aɪ mi ʌv ðʌ wɛlθ wɪtʃ aɪ hæd bɹɔt fɹʌm oʊmɑn ʌnd sɛd ɪn maɪsɛlf aɪ keɪm hɪðɜ˞ wɪð ʌ θaʊzʌnd θaʊzʌnd daɪnɜ˞z | male | knowing not whither to hie for i had fallen on my heart with all the trouble in the world and i was occupied with sad thought and doubt then i bethought me of the wealth which i had brought from oman and said in myself i came hither with a thousand thousand dinars | Knowing not whither to Hie, for i had fallen on my heart with all the trouble in the world and i was occupied with sad thought and doubt. Then i bethought me of the wealth which i had brought from Oman and said in myself: i came hither with a thousand thousand dinars. | moderate pitch | slightly clean | very close-sounding | quite monotone | A man speaks in a quite monotone tone with a moderate pitch, at a moderate speed, in a recording that is slightly clean and very close-sounding. |
http://www.archive.org/download/worlds_best_mystery_5_1104_librivox/bestmysterystories5_05_hawthorne_64kb.mp3 | 148.88 | 165.02 | 16.14 | 4627 | 4783 | 216.940948 | 55.06049 | 43.84354 | 55.77631 | moderate speed | ðɪs wɑz ʌ mæn ʌv ʌbaʊt θɜ˞di jɪɹz oʊld wɪð kɜ˞li blɑnd hɛɹ wɛɹɪŋ ðʌ juʒʌwʌl vʌniʃʌn kɑstum ʌv kwaɪʌt blæk ʌ ɡɑɹb wɪtʃ dɪd nɑt æt wʌns bɪtɹeɪ hɪz dʒuɪʃ dɪsɛnt hi wɔɹ hɛvi ɡoʊldʌn ɹɪŋz ɪn hɪz ɪɹz ʌnd bʌkʌlz ɑn hɪz ʃuz | female | this was a man of about thirty years old with curly blond hair wearing the usual venetian costume of quiet black a garb which did not at once betray his jewish descent he wore heavy golden rings in his ears and jeweled buckles on his shoes | This was a man of about thirty years old, with curly blond hair, wearing the usual venetian costume of quiet black, a garb which did not at once betray his jewish descent. He wore heavy golden rings in his ears and jeweled buckles on his shoes. | moderate pitch | very noisy | very close-sounding | slightly expressive and animated | A female speaker with a moderate pitch voices her slightly expressive and animated message in a very noisy and close-sounding environment. |
http://www.archive.org/download/strange_stories_chinese_studio_001_0904/chinesestudio_vol1_12_pusungling_64kb.mp3 | 205.87 | 220.3 | 14.43 | 2398 | 1970 | 279.451843 | 82.62693 | 41.901398 | 57.939926 | moderate speed | æt fɜ˞st θɔt ʌv ðʌ ɡɜ˞l bʌt ðɛn hi ɹɪflɛktɪd ðæt ʌ pɹɪti jʌŋ θɪŋ æz ʃi wɑz 'ti wɛl bi ʌ wɪtʃ ʌnd bɪɡæn tu sʌspɛkt ðæt ðʌ pɹist mɪɹli wɔntɪd tu meɪk ʌ stɹoʊk ʌv bɪznʌs | female | at first thought of the girl but then he reflected that a pretty young thing as she was couldn't well be a witch and began to suspect that the priest merely wanted to make a stroke of business | At first thought of the girl, but then he reflected that a pretty young thing as she was could n't well be a witch, and began to suspect that the priest merely wanted to make a stroke of business. | very high-pitch | very noisy | very close-sounding | very expressive and animated | In a very noisy environment, a female speaker delivers a very expressive and animated speech with a very high-pitched voice. The recording is very close-sounding. |
http://www.archive.org/download/curiositiesofstreetliterature_1608_librivox/streetlit_043_various_64kb.mp3 | 190.53 | 200.92 | 10.39 | 10214 | 9994 | 95.304588 | 16.744406 | 62.010353 | 52.279427 | moderate speed | ɔl ðoʊz hu bɹu ðɛɹ hoʊm bɹud bɪɹ ðɛn æt taɪmz aɪ'ɛm ʃʊɹ wɪl kweɪk wɪð fɪɹ ðɛn ʌnd dɹɛd tu lɛt ɪt ɪn ðʌ væt leɪ lɛst ɪt ʃʊd hæpʌn tu wɜ˞k ɑn ðæt deɪ | male | all those who brew their home brewed beer then at times i'm sure will quake with fear then and dread to let it in the vat lay lest it should happen to work on that day | All those who brew their home brewed beer then at times i'm sure will quake with fear then and dread to let it in the vat lay, lest it should happen to work on that day. | quite low-pitch | balanced in clarity | very close-sounding | quite monotone | A male speaker with a quite monotone and quite low-pitched voice delivers his speech with a moderate speed in a recording that is quite clear and close-sounding. |
http://www.archive.org/download/tobit_kjv_1512_librivox/tobit_10_kjv_64kb.mp3 | 64.49 | 77.47 | 12.98 | 8862 | 10456 | 128.446075 | 17.723839 | 65.993073 | 59.616699 | moderate speed | ʌntɪl ðʌ fɔɹtin deɪz ʌv ðʌ wɛdɪŋ wɜ˞ ɪkspaɪɹd wɪtʃ hæd swɔɹn ðæt hi ʃʊd spɛnd ðɛɹ ðɛn tʌbaɪʌs sɛd tu lɛt mi ɡoʊ fɔɹ maɪ fɑðɜ˞ ʌnd maɪ mʌðɜ˞ lʊk noʊ mɔɹ tu si mi | male | until the fourteen days of the wedding were expired which raguel had sworn that he should spend there then tobias said to raguel let me go for my father and my mother look no more to see me | Until the fourteen days of the wedding were expired, which Raguel had sworn that he should spend there. Then Tobias said to Raguel: let me go for my father and my mother look no more to see me. | slightly high-pitch | slightly clean | very close-sounding | quite monotone | A male speaker delivers a quite monotone and slightly high-pitched voice at a moderate speed in a recording that sounds quite clean and very close-sounding. |
http://www.archive.org/download/the_mummy_a_tale_of_the_twenty-second_century_1312_librivox/the_mummy_a_tale_of_the_twenty-second_century_10_loudon_64kb.mp3 | 1,678.58 | 1,689.91 | 11.33 | 8167 | 7583 | 207.466339 | 35.287056 | 63.118279 | 58.865612 | moderate speed | ɪt ɪz ðʌ feɪtʌl ɹɪvɜ˞ ʌv ðʌ dɛd noʊ boʊts ɡlaɪd smuðli ɑn ɪts sɜ˞fʌs bʌt stɹeɪndʒ ɪnfɜ˞nʌl vɛsʌlz vɑmʌtɪŋ fɔɹθ vɑljumz ʌv faɪɜ˞ ʌnd smoʊk | female | it is the fatal river of the dead no pdpyrine boats glide smoothly on its surface but strange infernal vessels vomiting forth volumes of fire and smoke | It is the fatal River of the dead. No Pdpyrine boats glide smoothly on its surface, but strange infernal vessels vomiting forth volumes of fire and smoke. | quite high-pitch | balanced in clarity | very close-sounding | moderately dynamic | A female speaker with a quite high-pitch voice delivers a moderately dynamic speech at a moderate speed in a recording with balanced clarity and a very close proximity to the microphone. |
http://www.archive.org/download/human_understanding_iii_1909_librivox/humanunderstandingvol3_05_locke_64kb.mp3 | 1,024.33 | 1,040.15 | 15.82 | 13116 | 13545 | 196.054565 | 59.331257 | 43.743027 | 44.914879 | slightly fast | ɪn huz læŋɡwʌdʒ ɪt ɪz kɔld stæbɪŋ bʌt ɪn ʌnʌðɜ˞ kʌntɹi wɛɹ ɪt hæz nɑt hæpʌnd tu bi spɛsʌfaɪd ʌndɜ˞ ʌ pɜ˞tɪkjʌlɜ˞ neɪm ɪt pæsʌz nɑt fɔɹ ʌ dɪstɪŋkt spiʃiz bʌt ɪn ʌ spiʃiz ʌv kɔɹpɜ˞ʌl sʌbstʌnsʌz ðoʊ ɪt bi ðʌ maɪnd ðæt meɪks ðʌ nɑmʌnʌl ɛsʌns | female | in whose language it is called stabbing but in another country where it has not happened to be specified under a particular name it passes not for a distinct species but in a species of corporal substances though it be the mind that makes the nominal essence | In whose language it is called Stabbing, but in another country where it has not happened to be specified under a particular name, it passes not for a distinct species, but in a species of corporal substances, though it be the mind that makes the nominal essence. | moderate pitch | very noisy | quite close-sounding | quite expressive and animated | A female voice speaks quite expressive and animatedly with a moderate pitch, but the recording quality is quite poor, as the voice is quite close-sounding yet has a substantial amount of background noise, and she speaks slightly faster than moderate speed. |
http://www.archive.org/download/grimmsfairytalesretoldonesyllable_1601_librivox/grimmsfairytalesinonesyllable_14_grimm_64kb.mp3 | 798.07 | 814.08 | 16.01 | 10326 | 10244 | 223.158798 | 78.341087 | 55.035065 | 21.335203 | moderate speed | wɛɹ æm aɪ ʃi kɹaɪd ju ɑɹ wɪð mi sɛd ðʌ pɹɪns fʊl ʌv dʒɔɪ ʌnd hi toʊld hɜ˞ ɔl ðæt hæd kʌm tu pæs ju ɑɹ mɔɹ dɪɹ tu mi ðæn ɔl ɛls ɪn ðʌ wɜ˞ld kʌm wɪð mi tu maɪ fɑðɜ˞'ɛs pælʌs ʌnd bi maɪ waɪf | female | where am i she cried you are with me said the prince full of joy and he told her all that had come to pass you are more dear to me than all else in the world come with me to my father's palace and be my wife | Where am i? She cried. You are with me, said the prince full of joy, and he told her all that had come to pass. You are more dear to me than all else in the world. Come with me to my father's palace and be my wife. | slightly high-pitch | quite noisy | quite distant-sounding | very expressive and animated | A female speaker with a slightly high-pitch voice delivers a very expressive and animated speech at a moderate speed. The recording is quite noisy, and her voice has a keen echo that contributes to a quite distant-sounding effect. |
http://www.archive.org/download/littleduke_0803_librivox/littleduke_11_yonge_64kb.mp3 | 319.95 | 336.88 | 16.93 | 1982 | 1551 | 133.180267 | 99.591476 | 66.533409 | 39.267685 | moderate speed | oʊ du nɑt seɪ soʊ ju wɪl ɪndid ju wɪl wɛn spɹɪŋ kʌmz aɪ fil æz ɪf aɪ ʃʊd daɪ sɛd ðʌ lɪtʌl bɔɪ aɪ θɪŋk aɪ ʃæl bʌt du nɑt ɡɹiv ɹɪtʃɜ˞d aɪ du nɑt fil mʌtʃ ʌfɹeɪd ju sɛd ɪt wɑz hæpiɜ˞ ðɛɹ ðæn hiɹ ʌnd aɪ noʊ ɪt naʊ | male | oh do not say so you will indeed you will when spring comes i feel as if i should die said the little boy i think i shall but do not grieve richard i do not feel much afraid you said it was happier there than here and i know it now | Oh, do not say so, you will, indeed you will. When Spring comes, i feel as if i should die, said the little boy. I think i shall, but do not grieve, Richard, i do not feel much afraid. You said, it was happier there than here, and i know it now. | slightly high-pitch | slightly clean | slightly close-sounding | very expressive and animated | A male speaker delivers a very expressive and animated speech with a slightly high-pitched voice. The recording is slightly close-sounding and has only mild background noise, ensuring good clarity. He speaks at a moderate pace. |
http://www.archive.org/download/man_and_wife_1507_librivox/manandwife_43_collins_64kb.mp3 | 738.57 | 753.61 | 15.04 | 11734 | 9165 | 229.633179 | 80.051041 | 43.415115 | 54.935474 | slightly fast | ɔfɜ˞ ʌ sʌfɪʃʌntli lɪbɜ˞ʌl pɹaɪs tu ɪndus ðʌ pɹɛzʌnt pʌzɛsɜ˞ ʌv ðʌ lɛtɜ˞z tu pɑɹt wɪð ðɛm sɛkʌndli ðæt ʃi ʃʊd kʌnsɛnt tu ʌdɑpt sʌtʃ ʌ mɛθʌd ʌv peɪɪŋ ðʌ mʌni æz ʃʊd sætʌsfaɪ ðʌ pɜ˞sʌn ðæt hi wɑz ɪn noʊ deɪndʒɜ˞ ʌv faɪndɪŋ hɪmsɛlf bɹɔt wɪðɪn ɹitʃ ʌv ðʌ lɔ | female | offer a sufficiently liberal price to induce the present possessor of the letters to part with them secondly that she should consent to adopt such a method of paying the money as should satisfy the person that he was in no danger of finding himself brought within reach of the law | Offer a sufficiently liberal price to induce the present possessor of the letters to part with them. Secondly, that she should consent to adopt such a method of paying the money as should satisfy the person that he was in no danger of finding himself brought within reach of the law. | quite high-pitch | very noisy | very close-sounding | very expressive and animated | A female speaker delivers a very expressive and animated speech with a quite high-pitch voice, yet the recording quality is poor due to the surrounding chaos and noise. The close-sounding microphone placement makes every slight distortion and background noise more apparent. She speaks slightly faster than a normal pace to keep up with her enthusiasm. |
http://www.archive.org/download/fairyandfolktales_irishpeasantry_1612_librivox/fairytalesoftheirish_25_yeats_64kb.mp3 | 701.63 | 717.33 | 15.7 | 10644 | 9753 | 265.89563 | 53.9464 | 55.150459 | 47.81633 | moderate speed | baɪ ðʌ seɪm dɪsɔɹdɜ˞ ʌnd ðæt jɔɹ ɛldʌst sʌn wɑz kjʊɹd ɪn ʌ moʊst ɛkstɹʌɔɹdʌnɛɹi weɪ wɛn ðʌ fʌzɪʃʌnz hæd ɡɪvʌn hɪm oʊvɜ˞ tɪz tɹu fɔɹ ju sɜ˞ ɹɪtɜ˞nd tɑm jɔɹ fɑðɜ˞ ðʌ dɑktɜ˞ ɡɑd bi ɡʊd tu hɪm aɪ wʌn'ti bɪlaɪ hɪm ɪn hɪz ɡɹeɪv | female | by the same disorder and that your eldest son was cured in a most extraordinary way when the physicians had given him over tis true for you sir returned tom your father the doctor god be good to him i won't belie him in his grave | By the same disorder and that your eldest son was cured in a most extraordinary way when the physicians had given him over. Tis true for you, sir. Returned Tom, your father, the doctor. God be good to him. I wo n't belie him in his grave. | very high-pitch | quite noisy | quite close-sounding | slightly expressive and animated | A female speaker with a very high-pitched voice delivers a modestly expressive and animated speech at a moderate speed in a quiet, confined space with some background noise. |
http://www.archive.org/download/principles_of_geology_1909_librivox/principlesofgeology_019_lyell_64kb.mp3 | 582.93 | 594.33 | 11.4 | 12674 | 10961 | 132.860825 | 17.2966 | 52.889469 | 56.84988 | moderate speed | wɪtʃ wi meɪ seɪfli ɹɪɡɑɹd æz mɪɹ fɹæɡmʌnt ʌv æn eɪntʃʌnt flɔɹʌ sɪns ɪn jʊɹʌp ʌloʊn ðɛɹ ɑɹ naʊ noʊ lɛs ðæn ɪlɛvʌn θaʊzʌnd lɪvɪŋ spiʃiz | female | which we may safely regard as mere fragment of an ancient flora since in europe alone there are now no less than eleven thousand living species | Which we may safely regard as mere fragment of an ancient flora, since in Europe alone there are now no less than eleven thousand living species. | very low-pitch | very noisy | very close-sounding | quite monotone | A female speaker with a very low-pitch voice delivers a quite monotone speech in close proximity, despite some invasive background noise. |
http://www.archive.org/download/man_and_wife_1507_librivox/manandwife_17_collins_64kb.mp3 | 453.2 | 467.34 | 14.14 | 11734 | 9165 | 232.259308 | 65.557747 | 56.365009 | 42.43652 | slightly fast | ɪn ðæt mɪnʌt ðʌ mædʌnɪŋ ɪndɪsɪʒʌn tʊk pʌzɛʃʌn ʌv hɪm wʌns mɔɹ hi oʊpʌnd ðʌ lɛtɜ˞ ʌɡɛn ɹɛd ɪt oʊvɜ˞ ʌɡɛn ʌnd tɔɹ ɪt ʌp ʌɡɛn aɪ'ɛm aʊt ʌv maɪ maɪnd kɹaɪd dʒɛfɹi fɪksɪŋ hɪz bɪɡ bɪwɪldɜ˞d blu aɪz fɪɹsli ɑn ðʌ pɹʌfɛsɜ˞ hu tɹeɪnd hɪm | female | in that minute the maddening indecision took possession of him once more he opened the letter again read it over again and tore it up again i'm out of my mind cried geoffrey fixing his big bewildered blue eyes fiercely on the professor who trained him | In that minute, the maddening indecision took possession of him once more. He opened the letter again, read it over again and tore it up again. I'm out of my mind, cried Geoffrey, fixing his big, bewildered blue eyes fiercely on the professor who trained him. | quite high-pitch | quite noisy | slightly close-sounding | quite expressive and animated | A female speaker with a quite high-pitch voice delivers a quite expressive and animated speech, slightly faster than normal, in a room with noticeable background noise. |
http://www.archive.org/download/morals2_26_1506_librivox/morals2_29_plutarch_64kb.mp3 | 284.2 | 296.76 | 12.56 | 9525 | 7116 | 145.344193 | 41.760937 | 65.586105 | 56.433323 | moderate speed | jɛt bi saɪlʌnt baɪ noʊ minz aɪ ɹɪplaɪd lɛt ʌs pɑɹt wɪð aʊɜ˞ oʊld fɹɛnd ʌnd ðʌ ɛksʌlʌnt bɹidɜ˞ ʌv aʊɜ˞ juθ bʌt dɪfɛnd hɜ˞ kɑz fɔɹ ju ɑɹ tu mænʌdʒ ɪt maɪ dɪɹ fɑðɜ˞ sɛd hi | male | yet be silent by no means i replied let us part with our old friend and the excellent breeder of our youth but defend her cause for you are to manage it my dear father said he | Yet be silent. By no means i replied. Let us part with our old friend and the excellent breeder of our youth, but defend her cause, for you are to manage it, my dear father, said he. | quite high-pitch | slightly clean | very close-sounding | moderately dynamic | A male speaker delivers a moderately dynamic speech with a quite high-pitch voice and at a moderate speed. The recording is of quite good quality, with only slight background noise present. The speaker's voice is slightly close-sounding. |
http://www.archive.org/download/watergatereport1_1712_librivox/watergatereport1_26_senate_64kb.mp3 | 829 | 842.57 | 13.57 | 11988 | 12115 | 130.140762 | 22.799589 | 53.071556 | 47.396252 | slightly fast | ðʌ waɪt haʊs stæf mɛmbɜ˞ ɪnvɑlvd wɑz aɪdɛntʌfaɪd æz ɛl dʒeɪ ɛvʌnz dʒunjɜ˞ ʌkɔɹdɪŋ tu fɔɹmɜ˞ ʌsɪstʌnt sɛkɹʌtɛɹi ðʌ waɪt haʊs wɔntɪd ðʌ θɜ˞tin mɪljʌn ɪn ɪkspænʃʌn mʌniz tu ɡoʊ tu ɔɹɡʌnʌzeɪʃʌnz kʌnsɪdɜ˞d fɹɛndli tu ðʌ ædmɪnɪstɹeɪʃʌn | male | the white house staff member involved was identified as l j evans jr according to former assistant secretary the white house wanted the thirteen million in expansion moneys to go to organizations considered friendly to the administration | The White House staff member involved was identified as L J Evans Jr. According to former Assistant Secretary, the White House wanted the thirteen million in expansion moneys to go to organizations considered friendly to the administration. | slightly high-pitch | very noisy | quite close-sounding | quite monotone | A male speaker with a slightly high-pitch voice delivers a quite monotone speech in a quite close-sounding environment, but with some disturbing background noise that makes the recording quite noisy. He speaks slightly faster than average pace. |
http://www.archive.org/download/nobody_1404_librivox/nobody_24_warner_64kb.mp3 | 83.15 | 100.08 | 16.93 | 8728 | 7499 | 191.911224 | 31.603819 | 69.321167 | 59.811535 | moderate speed | ɪt'ɛs nʌθɪŋ ʌv ðʌ kaɪnd sɛd mɪsɪz bɑɹkleɪ stɹɛtʃɪŋ aʊt hɜ˞ hænd tu teɪk wʌn ʌv loʊʌs' wɪtʃ ʃi ɹɪteɪnd ɪn hɜ˞ oʊn ɪf ɛniθɪŋ wʊd teɪk ʌweɪ ðɪs taɪɜ˞d filɪŋ ɪt'ɛs dʒʌst ðæt loʊʌs nʌθɪŋ ɹɪfɹɛʃɪz mi soʊ mʌtʃ ɔɹ dʌz mi soʊ mʌtʃ ɡʊd | female | it's nothing of the kind said mrs barclay stretching out her hand to take one of lois' which she retained in her own if anything would take away this tired feeling it's just that lois nothing refreshes me so much or does me so much good | It's nothing of the kind, said Mrs Barclay, stretching out her hand to take one of Lois' which she retained in her own. If anything would take away this tired feeling, it's just that, Lois, nothing refreshes me so much or does me so much good. | moderate pitch | quite clean | very close-sounding | slightly monotone | A female speaker with a moderate pitch and a slightly monotone tone delivers her speech in a quite clean and close-sounding environment at a moderate speed. |
http://www.archive.org/download/french_revolution1_1508_librivox/french_revolution1_50_carlyle_64kb.mp3 | 736.34 | 748.09 | 11.75 | 10118 | 7704 | 148.954559 | 37.499744 | 66.607552 | 34.564865 | moderate speed | ðʌ spɔɪlɜ˞z ðiz fɔɹ peɪtɹiʌtɪzʌm ɪz ɔlweɪz ɪnfɛktɪd soʊ wɪð ʌ pɹʌpɔɹʃʌn ʌv mɪɹ θivz ʌnd skaʊndɹʌlz snætʃt ðɛɹ pɹeɪ fɹʌm ðɛm ɪn ðʌ ʃætoʊ | male | the spoilers these for patriotism is always infected so with a proportion of mere thieves and scoundrels gondran snatched their prey from them in the chateau | The spoilers. These for patriotism is always infected, so with a proportion of mere thieves and scoundrels, Gondran snatched their prey from them in the chateau. | very high-pitch | slightly clean | moderately balanced reverberation | moderately dynamic | A male speaker delivers a moderately dynamic speech with a very high-pitch tone at a moderate speed in a room with moderately balanced reverberation and only slight background noise. |
http://www.archive.org/download/strange_stories_chinese_studio_001_0904/chinesestudio_vol1_12_pusungling_64kb.mp3 | 731.43 | 748.76 | 17.33 | 2398 | 1970 | 284.034149 | 83.536453 | 44.933247 | 55.404644 | slightly slowly | wɪtʃ baɪ ʌnd baɪ keɪm aʊt wɪð ʌ pɑp ʌnd fɛl stɹeɪt ɪntu ðʌ dɛd mæn'ɛs waʊnd lʊkɪŋ kloʊsli æt ɪt ʃi sɔ ɪt wɑz ʌ hjumʌn hɑɹt ʌnd ðɛn ɪt bɪɡæn æz ɪt wɜ˞ tu θɹɑb ɪmɪtɪŋ ʌ wɔɹm laɪk smoʊk | female | which by and by came out with a pop and fell straight into the dead man's wound looking closely at it she saw it was a human heart and then it began as it were to throb emitting a warm vapour like smoke | Which, by and by, came out with a pop and fell straight into the dead man's wound. Looking closely at it, she saw it was a human heart, and then it began, as it were, to throb, emitting a warm vapour like smoke. | very high-pitch | very noisy | very close-sounding | very expressive and animated | In a confined space with a very noisy environment, a female speaker delivers a very expressive and animated speech with avery high-pitch voice. Her speech is slightly slowed down, allowing the passion in her delivery to come through, despite the poor recording quality of the very close-sounding sample. |
http://www.archive.org/download/richard_first_0902_librivox/richardthefirst_11_abbott_64kb.mp3 | 578.21 | 596.64 | 18.43 | 3263 | 2745 | 161.339218 | 77.839149 | 59.444401 | 56.446926 | slightly fast | ʌ ɡɹeɪt pɹʌpɔɹʃʌn ʌv ðɛm wɜ˞ ðʌs æftɜ˞wɜ˞d ʌnd ɹɪtʃɜ˞d ɹiʌlaɪzd fɹʌm ðɪs sɔɹs kwaɪt ʌ lɑɹdʒ sʌm wɛn ɹɪtʃɜ˞d'ɛs soʊldʒɜ˞z faʊnd ðæt ðʌ taɪm fɔɹ ðʌ kæptʃɜ˞d ʃɪp tu sɪŋk wɑz dɹɔɪŋ naɪ ðeɪ ʌbændʌnd hɜ˞ livɪŋ ɑn bɔɹd ɛvɹiθɪŋ ðæt ðeɪ hæd nɑt bɪn eɪbʌl tu seɪv ʌnd wɪθdɹɔɪŋ tu ʌ seɪf dɪstʌns | female | a great proportion of them were thus afterward ransomed and richard realized from this source quite a large sum when richard's soldiers found that the time for the captured ship to sink was drawing nigh they abandoned her leaving on board everything that they had not been able to save and withdrawing to a safe distance | A great proportion of them were thus afterward ransomed, and Richard realized from this source quite a large sum. When Richard's soldiers found that the time for the captured ship to sink was drawing nigh, they abandoned her, leaving on board everything that they had not been able to save and withdrawing to a safe distance. | very low-pitch | slightly noisy | very close-sounding | very expressive and animated | A female speaker with a very low-pitch voice delivers a very expressive and animated speech in a small space with slight background noise. She speaks slightly faster than average. |
http://www.archive.org/download/dutchfairytalesforyoungfolks_1604_librivox/dutchfairytalesforyoungfolks_12_griffis_64kb.mp3 | 887.8 | 905.14 | 17.34 | 10218 | 10173 | 201.701187 | 50.357765 | 40.906471 | 53.194798 | slightly slowly | ðʌ klɑmp wɪŋkʌlz ɔɹ ʃɑps ʌv ðʌ ʃu kɑɹpʌntɜ˞z wɜ˞ sin ɪn ɛvɜ˞i vɪlʌdʒ wɛn ɹɪtʃ bɪɑnd hɪz deɪdɹimz væn hæd ʌnʌðɜ˞ dʒɔɪfʌl naɪt vɪʒʌn ðʌ nɛkst deɪ hi wɔɹ ʌ smaɪlɪŋ kaʊntʌnʌns | female | the klomp winkels or shops of the shoe carpenters were seen in every village when rich beyond his daydreams van eyck had another joyful night vision the next day he wore a smiling countenance | The Klomp Winkels, or shops of the shoe carpenters, were seen in every village. When, rich beyond his daydreams, Van Eyck had another joyful night vision. The next day he wore a smiling countenance. | moderate pitch | very noisy | very close-sounding | slightly expressive and animated | A female speaker conveys slightly expressive and animated tones in a very noisy and close-sounding environment. She speaks moderately smoothly with a moderate pitch.
Note: No assumptions are made about the reason for the noise or close-sounding environment in this description. |
http://www.archive.org/download/taras_bulba_1703_librivox/tarasbulba_26_gogol_64kb.mp3 | 267.99 | 282.62 | 14.63 | 11252 | 11245 | 164.130646 | 49.705914 | 55.216576 | 37.443867 | slightly fast | ðʌ dʒɛnɜ˞ʌl laɪvlinʌs wɑz stɪl fɜ˞ðɜ˞ ɪnkɹist wɛn ðʌ taʊn ʌv bi bɪkeɪm ðʌ ɹɛzɪdʌns ʌv ðʌ dʒɛnɜ˞ʌl kʌmændɪŋ ðʌ bɹʌɡeɪd tu wɪtʃ ðʌ ɹɛdʒʌmʌnt bɪlɔŋd mɛni dʒɛntʌlmɪn ʌv ðʌ neɪbɜ˞hʊd huz vɛɹi ɛɡzɪstʌns noʊ wʌn hæd ivɪn sʌspɛktɪd | male | the general liveliness was still further increased when the town of b became the residence of the general commanding the brigade to which the regiment belonged many gentlemen of the neighbourhood whose very existence no one had even suspected | The general liveliness was still further increased when the town of B became the residence of the general commanding the brigade to which the regiment belonged. Many gentlemen of the neighbourhood, whose very existence no one had even suspected, | very high-pitch | quite noisy | slightly close-sounding | slightly expressive and animated | A male speaker delivers a slightly expressive and animated speech with a very high-pitched voice. He speaks slightly faster than the moderate speed with some background noise present in a somewhat close proximity to the microphone. |
http://www.archive.org/download/great_pearl_secret_1810_librivox/greatpearlsecret_10_williamson_64kb.mp3 | 518.04 | 531.81 | 13.77 | 12499 | 12713 | 155.065079 | 99.369415 | 58.898926 | 59.737919 | moderate speed | tu ɔɹ θɹi mɪnʌts pæst ʌnd bɑt noʊ ænsɜ˞ bʌt sʌdʌnli æz sɪmoʊn wɑz ʌbaʊt tu ɹɪŋ ʌɡɛn ðʌ dɔɹ oʊpʌnd ɑn ʌ tʃeɪn wʌt du ju wɑnt ʌ wʊmʌn'ɛs vɔɪs dɪmændʌd θɹu ðʌ æpɜ˞tʃɜ˞ | male | two or three minutes passed and bought no answer but suddenly as simone was about to ring again the door opened on a chain what do you want a woman's voice demanded through the aperture | Two or three minutes passed and bought no answer, but suddenly, as Simone was about to ring again, the door opened on a chain. What do you want? a woman's voice demanded through the aperture. | very high-pitch | slightly noisy | very close-sounding | very expressive and animated | A male speaker delivers a very expressive and animated speech with a very high-pitch voice, sitting in a quiet and close recording environment with slight background noise. |
http://www.archive.org/download/sonatfront_1905_librivox/sonatfront_33_wharton_64kb.mp3 | 456.35 | 468.6 | 12.25 | 13228 | 13762 | 120.583023 | 21.190605 | 62.41066 | 59.808441 | slightly slowly | bʌt ʌɡɛn ðʌ ɡlæns wɑz æn ɪlumʌneɪʃʌn ɪt keɪm stɹeɪt fɹʌm ðæt fɑɹ kʌntɹi ðʌ bɛni kʌntɹi wɪtʃ kæmptʌn soʊ fɪɹd tu si ɪn hɪz sʌn'ɛs aɪz | male | but again the glance was an illumination it came straight from that far country the benny upsher country which campton so feared to see in his son's eyes | But again the glance was an illumination. It came straight from that far country, the Benny Upsher country which Campton so feared to see in his son's eyes. | moderate pitch | balanced in clarity | very close-sounding | quite monotone | A male speaker with a moderate pitch and quite monotone tone delivers a slightly slowly paced speech in a close-sounding environment with clear and balanced reception. |
http://www.archive.org/download/atlantic_classics_1807_librivox/atlanticclassics_05_various_64kb.mp3 | 1,244.75 | 1,259.29 | 14.54 | 12150 | 12524 | 101.212433 | 24.499376 | 50.019436 | 20.785042 | moderate speed | ðæt hæz ʌ wɜ˞m æt ðʌ kɔɹ bʌt aɪ wʌndɜ˞ wɛðɜ˞ wi du nɑt ɛndʒɔɪ ɪt mɔɹ bɪkɔz wi hæv tu it mɔɹ kɛɹfʌli tu kip fɹʌm itɪŋ hɪm bɪsaɪdz hi ɜ˞aʊzɪz ɪn aʊɜ˞ maɪnd ɔl sɔɹts ʌv kwɛstʃʌnɪŋz | male | that has a worm at the core but i wonder whether we do not enjoy it more because we have to eat more carefully to keep from eating him besides he arouses in our mind all sorts of questionings | That has a worm at the core, but i wonder whether we do not enjoy it more because we have to eat more carefully to keep from eating him. Besides, he arouses in our mind all sorts of questionings. | quite low-pitch | very noisy | quite distant-sounding | slightly monotone | A male speaker with a quite low-pitch voice delivers a somewhat monotone speech at a moderate speed. The recording quality is quite poor, with a good deal of background noise present, giving the speech a quite distant-sounding quality. |
http://www.archive.org/download/treasury_david_vol2_1108_librivox/treasuryofdavid2_08_spurgeon_64kb.mp3 | 899.51 | 914.7 | 15.19 | 6047 | 5412 | 211.768631 | 38.196575 | 57.125729 | 59.806316 | moderate speed | wʌt ʌ wɜ˞d ɪz ðɪs ðɪs wɑz ðʌ wʌndɜ˞ɪŋ ɪnkwaɪɹi ʌv oʊld ʌnd ɪt meɪ bi aʊɜ˞z tu ðɪs deɪ hi kʌmændɪd ʌnd ɪt stʊd fæst aʊt ʌv nʌθɪŋ kɹieɪʃʌn stʊd fɔɹθ ʌnd wɑz kʌnfɜ˞md ɪn ɛɡzɪstʌns | female | what a word is this this was the wondering inquiry of old and it may be ours to this day he commanded and it stood fast out of nothing creation stood forth and was confirmed in existence | What a word is this? This was the wondering inquiry of old, and it may be ours to this day. He commanded, and it stood fast. Out of nothing, Creation stood forth and was confirmed in existence. | slightly high-pitch | slightly noisy | very close-sounding | moderately dynamic | A female speaker with a slightly high-pitched voice delivers a moderately dynamic speech with a moderate speed in a very close and clear acoustic environment, with some background noise present. |
http://www.archive.org/download/richard_first_0902_librivox/richardthefirst_11_abbott_64kb.mp3 | 372.39 | 390.91 | 18.52 | 3263 | 2745 | 140.891342 | 82.900131 | 56.231823 | 56.813084 | slightly fast | ðʌ sɛɹʌsʌnz siɪŋ ðæt ðɛɹ wɑz noʊ pɑsʌbɪlʌti ʌv ɪskeɪp ʌnd hævɪŋ noʊ hoʊp ʌv mɜ˞si ɪf ðeɪ fɛl ɪntu ɹɪtʃɜ˞d'ɛs hænd dɪtɜ˞mʌnd tu skʌtʌl ðʌ ʃɪp ʌnd tu sɪŋk ðɛmsɛlvz ʌnd ðʌ vɛsʌl tʌɡɛðɜ˞ ðeɪ ʌkɔɹdɪŋli kʌt hoʊlz θɹu ðʌ bɑtʌm æz wɛl æz ðeɪ kʊd wɪð hætʃʌts ʌnd ðʌ wɔtɜ˞ bɪɡæn tu pɔɹ ɪn | female | the saracens seeing that there was no possibility of escape and having no hope of mercy if they fell into richard's hand determined to scuttle the ship and to sink themselves and the vessel together they accordingly cut holes through the bottom as well as they could with hatchets and the water began to pour in | The Saracens, seeing that there was no possibility of escape and having no hope of mercy if they fell into Richard's hand, determined to scuttle the ship and to sink themselves and the vessel together, they accordingly cut holes through the bottom as well as they could with hatchets, and the water began to pour in. | very low-pitch | quite noisy | very close-sounding | very expressive and animated | A female speaker with a very low-pitch voice delivers a very expressive and animated speech, slightly faster than usual, in a room with noticeable background noise that makes the recording quite noisy and very close-sounding. |
http://www.archive.org/download/fairyandfolktales_irishpeasantry_1612_librivox/fairytalesoftheirish_20_yeats_64kb.mp3 | 807.2 | 826.34 | 19.14 | 10644 | 9753 | 273.167694 | 83.667809 | 68.356651 | 52.639862 | moderate speed | fɹʌm ðʌ bɑdi ɹɪzɛmbʌlɪŋ ðʌ hɑloʊ wʌn ɪmɪtʌd baɪ æn ɛmpti bæɹʌl wɛn stɹʌk ɪn ðʌ mintaɪm ðʌ tʊk pleɪs ʌnd ðʌ sɛnseɪʃʌn bɪɡæn laɪk ɛvɜ˞i ʌðɜ˞ tu daɪ ʌweɪ ɪn ðʌ nætʃɜ˞ʌl pɹɑɡɹɛs ʌv taɪm wɛn bɪhoʊld ʌ ɹipɔɹt ɹæn ʌbɹɔd laɪk waɪldfaɪɜ˞ ðæt | female | from the body resembling the hollow one emitted by an empty barrel when struck in the meantime the interment took place and the sensation began like every other to die away in the natural progress of time when behold a report ran abroad like wildfire that | From the body, resembling the hollow one emitted by an empty barrel when struck . In the meantime, the interment took place and the sensation began, like every other, to die away in the natural progress of time when, behold, a report ran abroad like wildfire that | very high-pitch | quite clean | very close-sounding | very expressive and animated | A female speaker with a very high-pitched voice delivers a very expressive and animated speech in a very close-sounding environment with quite clean recording quality. She speaks at a moderate speed. |
http://www.archive.org/download/fairyandfolktales_irishpeasantry_1612_librivox/fairytalesoftheirish_25_yeats_64kb.mp3 | 1,455.39 | 1,465.96 | 10.57 | 10644 | 9753 | 264.651794 | 60.994423 | 53.111553 | 33.853218 | slightly fast | ʌnd ðeɪ kʊd nɑt pɜ˞sweɪd hɪm æt læst hi ɡɑt æŋɡɹi ʌnd swɔɹ ʌ bɪɡ oʊθ seɪvɪŋ jɔɹ pɹɛzʌns ðæt hi wʊd nɑt dæns ʌ stɛp mɔɹ ʌnd ðʌ wɜ˞d wɑz hɑɹdli aʊt ʌv hɪz maʊθ | female | and they could not persuade him at last he got angry and swore a big oath saving your presence that he would not dance a step more and the word was hardly out of his mouth | And they could not persuade him at last. He got angry and swore a big oath, saving your presence, that he would not dance a step more. And the word was hardly out of his mouth. | very high-pitch | very noisy | moderately balanced reverberation | quite expressive and animated | A female speaker with a quite expressive and animated tone delivers her words at a slightly faster pace. Her high-pitched voice rings out in a moderately balanced reverberation environment, with some background noise present. |
http://www.archive.org/download/villagelifeinamerica_1701_librivox/villagelifeinamerica_03_richards_64kb.mp3 | 1,312.95 | 1,327.25 | 14.3 | 10845 | 10869 | 244.175003 | 78.151268 | 49.001789 | 33.132271 | moderate speed | sʌndeɪ ɹɛv mɪstɜ˞ tʌsli pɹitʃt tʌdeɪ tu ðʌ tʃɪldɹʌn ʌnd toʊld ʌs haʊ mɛni stɛps ɪt tʊk tu bi bæd aɪ θɪŋk hi sɛd laɪɪŋ wɑz fɜ˞st ðɛn dɪsʌbidiʌns tu pɛɹʌnts bɹeɪkɪŋ ðʌ sæbʌθ swɛɹɪŋ stilɪŋ dɹʌŋkʌnnʌs | female | sunday rev mr tousley preached today to the children and told us how many steps it took to be bad i think he said lying was first then disobedience to parents breaking the sabbath swearing stealing drunkenness | Sunday Rev. Mr Tousley preached today to the children and told us how many steps it took to be bad. I think he said lying was first, then disobedience to parents, breaking the Sabbath, swearing, stealing, drunkenness. | very high-pitch | very noisy | moderately balanced reverberation | very expressive and animated | A female speaker delivers a very expressive and animated speech with a high-pitched voice and modest speed in an environment with a moderately balanced reverberation and significant background noise. |
http://www.archive.org/download/dutchfairytalesforyoungfolks_1604_librivox/dutchfairytalesforyoungfolks_12_griffis_64kb.mp3 | 419.12 | 432.01 | 12.89 | 10218 | 10173 | 195.202744 | 41.305538 | 39.888103 | 47.917427 | slightly slowly | ðɛn ɪt wɪspɜ˞d ɪn hɪz iɹ du nɑt mɔɹn fɔɹ jɔɹ dɪsɛndʌnts ivɪn mɛni dʒɛnɜ˞eɪʃʌnz hɛns ʃæl si ɡɹeɪtɜ˞ θɪŋz ðæn ju hæv wɪtnʌst | female | then it whispered in his ear do not mourn for your descendants even many generations hence shall see greater things than you have witnessed | Then it whispered in his ear: do not mourn for your descendants. Even many generations hence shall see greater things than you have witnessed. | moderate pitch | very noisy | quite close-sounding | moderately dynamic | A female speaker with a moderate pitch delivers a moderately dynamic speech, slightly slower than regular pace, in a very noisy environment with her voice sounding quite close. |
http://www.archive.org/download/wondergarden_1806_librivox/wondergarden_096_olcott_64kb.mp3 | 518.03 | 537.37 | 19.34 | 11879 | 12006 | 157.496613 | 60.459103 | 57.397182 | 51.875481 | slightly slowly | ðɛn hi sɔ bɪfɔɹ hɪm ðʌ ɛnd ʌv ʌ fɹeɪl stɹimɜ˞ ʌv aɪvi hæŋɪŋ fɹʌm ðʌ klɪf ʌnd weɪvɪŋ ɪn ðʌ dɹæft ʌv ðʌ ɹɪvɜ˞ hi kɑt ɪt wɪð hɪz ɹaɪt hænd ʌnd æz hi dɪd soʊ ðʌ boʊt ʃɑt fɹʌm ʌndɜ˞ hɪz fit | female | then he saw before him the end of a frail streamer of ivy hanging from the cliff and waving in the draught of the river he caught it with his right hand and as he did so the boat shot from under his feet | Then he saw before him the end of a frail streamer of ivy hanging from the cliff and waving in the draught of the river. He caught it with his right hand and as he did so, the boat shot from under his feet. | very low-pitch | slightly noisy | quite close-sounding | quite expressive and animated | In a quiet and intimate setting, a female speaker delivers a quite expressive and animated speech with a slightly low-pitch voice. Her words are slightly loudly spoken, yet there is a faint background noise. The speech is delivered slightly slowly to emphasize key points. |
http://www.archive.org/download/mystery_oceanstar_1212_librivox/oceanstar_01_russell_64kb.mp3 | 1,457.72 | 1,471.19 | 13.47 | 7366 | 6641 | 182.852615 | 39.104095 | 56.279587 | 54.139904 | moderate speed | nɔɹ hæd ðʌ faʊl bɪn dɹɛst tu ʌ hɛɹ ɪz ɪt kʌnsivʌbʌl ðæt ðɛɹ ɪmædʒʌneɪʃʌnz wʊd hæv sʌfɜ˞d ðɛm tu pʊt ðɛɹ lɪps tu ɪt ðʌ tɹuθ ɪz ðʌ mɔɹ ðeɪ tɜ˞nd ðʌ mætɜ˞ oʊvɜ˞ ðʌ mɔɹ mɪstʌfaɪɪŋ ɪt ɡɹu | female | nor had the fowl been dressed to a hair is it conceivable that their imaginations would have suffered them to put their lips to it the truth is the more they turned the matter over the more mystifying it grew | Nor had the fowl been dressed to a hair. Is it conceivable that their imaginations would have suffered them, to put their lips to it? The truth is, the more they turned the matter over, the more mystifying it grew. | slightly low-pitch | quite noisy | very close-sounding | moderately dynamic | A female speaker with a slightly low-pitched voice delivers a moderately dynamic speech with moderate speed, yet the sample exhibits quite a bit of background noise that is somewhat close-sounding. |
http://www.archive.org/download/riddle_universe_1301_librivox/riddleoftheuniverse_22_haeckel_64kb.mp3 | 431.15 | 450.71 | 19.56 | 7875 | 6806 | 250.864166 | 67.682144 | 63.888203 | 55.600338 | moderate speed | ðʌ fɜ˞tʌl mʌðɜ˞ ɜ˞θ ʌnd ɔɹ ðʌ stɜ˞n hɛvʌnli fɑðɜ˞ ɪn ðʌ ɹɪlɪdʒʌn ʌv ðʌ eɪntʃʌnt pɜ˞ʒʌnz faʊndɪd baɪ ðʌ tu θaʊzʌnd jɪɹz bɪfɔɹ kɹaɪst ðɛɹ ɪz ʌ pɜ˞pɛtʃuʌl stɹʌɡʌl bɪtwin ðʌ ɡʊd ɡɑd ʌv laɪt ʌnd ðʌ wɪkʌd ɡɑd ʌv dɑɹknʌs | male | the fertile mother earth and elion moloch or sethos the stern heavenly father in the zend religion of the ancient persians founded by the zoroaster two thousand years before christ there is a perpetual struggle between ormuzd the good god of light and ahriman the wicked god of darkness | The fertile mother, earth, and Elion Moloch or Sethos, the stern heavenly father. In the Zend religion of the ancient Persians, founded by the Zoroaster two thousand years before Christ, there is a perpetual struggle between Ormuzd, the good god of light, and Ahriman, the wicked god of darkness. | very high-pitch | slightly clean | very close-sounding | quite expressive and animated | A male speaker delivers a quite expressive and animated speech with a very high-pitched voice, in a room with a moderately close microphone producing slight clean sound. He speaks at a moderate speed. |