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in a loud voice that the man who killed him should be given up we will not give him up to a spanish priest shouted the mob come and take him if you want him and once more the tumult grew while peter and his companions made ready to fight

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ɪn ʌ laʊd vɔɪs ðæt ðʌ mæn hu kɪld hɪm ʃʊd bi ɡɪvʌn ʌp wi wɪl nɑt ɡɪv hɪm ʌp tu ʌ spænɪʃ pɹist ʃaʊtɪd ðʌ mɑb kʌm ʌnd teɪk hɪm ɪf ju wɑnt hɪm ʌnd wʌns mɔɹ ðʌ tumʌlt ɡɹu waɪl pitɜ˞ ʌnd hɪz kʌmpænjʌnz meɪd ɹɛdi tu faɪt

In a loud voice that the man who killed him should be given up. We will not give him up to a spanish priest, shouted the mob: come and take him if you want him. And once more the tumult grew, while Peter and his companions made ready To fight.

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A male speaker with an English accent delivers a monotone and slightly low-pitched speech with a moderate speed. The recording quality is less than ideal as there is background noise and the sound is somewhat distant.

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who exported woollen and other goods to spain under the royal licence bringing thence in his own ships fine raw spanish wool to be manufactured in england and with it velvet silks and wine from granada also beautiful inlaid armour of toledo steel

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hu ɪkspɔɹtʌd wʊlʌn ʌnd ʌðɜ˞ ɡʊdz tu speɪn ʌndɜ˞ ðʌ ɹɔɪʌl laɪsʌns bɹɪŋɪŋ ðɛns ɪn hɪz oʊn ʃɪps faɪn ɹɑ spænɪʃ wʊl tu bi mænjʌfæktʃɜ˞d ɪn ɪŋɡlʌnd ʌnd wɪð ɪt vɛlvʌt sɪlks ʌnd waɪn fɹʌm ɡɹʌnɑdʌ ɔlsoʊ bjutʌfʌl ɪnleɪd ɑɹmɜ˞ ʌv tʌlidoʊ stil

Who exported woollen and other goods to Spain under the royal licence, bringing thence in his own ships fine raw spanish wool to be manufactured in England, and with it velvet silks and wine from Granada. Also beautiful inlaid armour of toledo steel.

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A male speaker delivers a monotone English dialogue with a slightly low-pitch voice, but the recording quality is poor with noticeable background noise and a very close-sounding echo.

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with whom she was soon talking fast enough in spanish a tongue which for reasons that shall be explained she knew well while behind the scotchman's sword still in his hand and the handsome betty on his arm came peter brome in the worst of humours

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wɪð hum ʃi wɑz sun tɔkɪŋ fæst ɪnʌf ɪn spænɪʃ ʌ tʌŋ wɪtʃ fɔɹ ɹizʌnz ðæt ʃæl bi ɪkspleɪnd ʃi nu wɛl waɪl bɪhaɪnd ðʌ 'ɛs sɔɹd stɪl ɪn hɪz hænd ʌnd ðʌ hænsʌm bɛti ɑn hɪz ɑɹm keɪm pitɜ˞ ɪn ðʌ wɜ˞st ʌv

With whom she was soon talking, fast enough in Spanish, a tongue which, for reasons that shall be explained, she knew well, while behind the scotchman's sword still in his hand and the handsome betty on his arm came Peter Brome, in the worst of humours.

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A male speaker with an English accent delivers a slightly expressive and animated speech with a moderate speed. The recording is slightly noisy and has a slightly distant sound.

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so when their gracious liege appeared surrounded by his glittering escorts of nobles and men-at-arms they threw their caps in the air and shouted themselves hoarse the king himself although still young in years already a weary looking man with a fine pinched face smiled a little sarcastically at their clamour

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soʊ wɛn ðɛɹ ɡɹeɪʃʌs lidʒ ʌpɪɹd sɜ˞aʊndɪd baɪ hɪz ɡlɪtɜ˞ɪŋ ɛskɔɹts ʌv noʊbʌlz ʌnd mɛn-æt-ɑɹmz ðeɪ θɹu ðɛɹ kæps ɪn ðʌ ɛɹ ʌnd ʃaʊtɪd ðɛmsɛlvz hɔɹs ðʌ kɪŋ hɪmsɛlf ɔlðoʊ stɪl jʌŋ ɪn jɪɹz ɔlɹɛdi ʌ wɪɹi lʊkɪŋ mæn wɪð ʌ faɪn pɪntʃt feɪs smaɪld ʌ lɪtʌl sɑɹkæstɪkli æt ðɛɹ klæmɜ˞

So when their gracious liege appeared, surrounded by his glittering escorts of nobles and men-at-arms, they threw their caps in the air and shouted themselves hoarse. The king himself, although still young in years already, a weary looking man with a fine pinched face, smiled a little sarcastically at their clamour.

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A male speaker with an English accent delivers a monotone speech with a slightly low-pitch voice and a moderate speed. The recording is slightly noisy, with some nearby background sounds audible.

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peter brome for he was so named looked a little anxiously about him at the crowd then turning addressed margaret in his strong clear voice there are rough folk around he said

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pitɜ˞ fɔɹ hi wɑz soʊ neɪmd lʊkt ʌ lɪtʌl æŋkʃʌsli ʌbaʊt hɪm æt ðʌ kɹaʊd ðɛn tɜ˞nɪŋ ʌdɹɛst mɑɹɡɜ˞ɪt ɪn hɪz stɹɔŋ klɪɹ vɔɪs ðɛɹ ɑɹ ɹʌf foʊk ɜ˞aʊnd hi sɛd

Peter Brome, for he was so named, looked a little anxiously about him at the crowd. then, turning, addressed Margaret in his strong, clear voice. There are rough folk around, he said.

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A male speaker with an English accent delivers his monotone speech at a moderate speed. The recording is very noisy, making it difficult to clearly understand the speaker, but his voice has a slightly low-pitch and is very close-sounding.

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and as it chanced margaret who also had risen early and not slept too well looking through her window curtains saw him wandering there and wondered what he did at that hour

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ʌnd æz ɪt tʃænst mɑɹɡɜ˞ɪt hu ɔlsoʊ hæd ɹɪzʌn ɜ˞li ʌnd nɑt slɛpt tu wɛl lʊkɪŋ θɹu hɜ˞ wɪndoʊ kɜ˞tʌnz sɔ hɪm wɑndɜ˞ɪŋ ðɛɹ ʌnd wʌndɜ˞d wʌt hi dɪd æt ðæt aʊɜ˞

And, as it chanced, Margaret, who also had risen early and not slept too well, looking through her window curtains, saw him wandering there and wondered what he did at that hour.

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A male speaker in English delivers a monotone speech with a slightly low-pitch voice and a moderate speed. The recording is almost noiseless and has a slightly distant sound.

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but i hankered after a great marriage for her which being a christian she might make i'll mend that fault before tomorrow's morn she shall be plighted to him and before may day his wife

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bʌt aɪ æftɜ˞ ʌ ɡɹeɪt mɛɹɪdʒ fɔɹ hɜ˞ wɪtʃ biɪŋ ʌ kɹɪstʃʌn ʃi maɪt meɪk aɪ' mɛnd ðæt fɔlt bɪfɔɹ tʌmɑɹoʊ'ɛs mɔɹn ʃi ʃæl bi tu hɪm ʌnd bɪfɔɹ meɪ deɪ hɪz waɪf

But i hankered after a great marriage for her, which, being a Christian, she might make. I'll mend that fault before tomorrow's morn- she shall be plighted to him- and before May day, his wife.

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A male speaker with an English accent delivers his monotone speech at a moderate speed. The recording is slightly noisy with some background sounds present and the speaker's voice has a slightly distant-sounding quality and a slightly low-pitch.

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come out into the sun and i will thank you properly in his agitation peter let the remainder of the flowers fall then an idea struck him and he answered look i can't if you're really grateful for nothing at all come in here and help me pick up these violets a pest on their short stalks

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kʌm aʊt ɪntu ðʌ sʌn ʌnd aɪ wɪl θæŋk ju pɹɑpɜ˞li ɪn hɪz ædʒʌteɪʃʌn pitɜ˞ lɛt ðʌ ɹɪmeɪndɜ˞ ʌv ðʌ flaʊɜ˞z fɔl ðɛn æn aɪdiʌ stɹʌk hɪm ʌnd hi ænsɜ˞d lʊk aɪ kæn'ti ɪf ju'ɹeɪ ɹɪli ɡɹeɪtfʌl fɔɹ nʌθɪŋ æt ɔl kʌm ɪn hiɹ ʌnd hɛlp mi pɪk ʌp ðiz vaɪʌlʌts ʌ pɛst ɑn ðɛɹ ʃɔɹt stɔks

Come out into the sun and i will thank you properly. In his agitation, Peter let the remainder of the flowers fall. Then an idea struck him and he answered: look, i can't, if you're really grateful for nothing at all, come in here and help me pick up these violets, a pest on their short stalks.

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A male speaker with an English accent delivers his slightly expressive and animated speech with a slight increase in pace. The recording features some background noise, making the speech slightly distant-sounding, while his voice has a slightly low-pitch.

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now again you have changed staff for steel and he glanced at the scotchman's sword that still lay upon a side table and margaret has loosed that rock of which i spoke to her

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naʊ ʌɡɛn ju hæv tʃeɪndʒd stæf fɔɹ stil ʌnd hi ɡlænst æt ðʌ 'ɛs sɔɹd ðæt stɪl leɪ ʌpɑn ʌ saɪd teɪbʌl ʌnd mɑɹɡɜ˞ɪt hæz lust ðæt ɹɑk ʌv wɪtʃ aɪ spoʊk tu hɜ˞

Now again you have changed staff for steel, and he glanced at the scotchman's sword that still lay upon a side table and Margaret has loosed that rock of which i spoke to her.

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A male English speaker delivers his lines in a slightly monotone tone, with some background noise present. The recording has a slightly close-sounding quality and his speech is delivered slightly faster than moderate pace, with a slightly low-pitch voice.

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also why he was dressed in the clothes he wore on sundays and holidays perhaps she thought his weekday garments had been torn or muddied in last night's fray

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ɔlsoʊ waɪ hi wɑz dɹɛst ɪn ðʌ kloʊðz hi wɔɹ ɑn sʌndeɪz ʌnd hɑlʌdeɪz pɜ˞hæps ʃi θɔt hɪz wikdeɪ ɡɑɹmʌnts hæd bɪn tɔɹn ɔɹ mʌdid ɪn læst naɪt'ɛs fɹeɪ

Also why he was dressed in the clothes he wore on Sundays and holidays. perhaps she thought his weekday garments had been torn or muddied in last night's fray.

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A male speaker with an English accent delivers a very monotone speech with a slightly low-pitched voice. The recording is slightly noisy, with some ambient sounds present, but overall the sound quality is good. The pace of his speech is moderate.

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now if a charge is to be laid over this brawl it will probably be done not by the churchman de ayala but through de puebla who knows your laws and courts and do you understand me señor castell

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naʊ ɪf ʌ tʃɑɹdʒ ɪz tu bi leɪd oʊvɜ˞ ðɪs bɹɔl ɪt wɪl pɹɑbʌbli bi dʌn nɑt baɪ ðʌ tʃɜ˞tʃmʌn di ʌjɑlʌ bʌt θɹu di pweɪblʌ hu noʊz jɔɹ lɔz ʌnd kɔɹts ʌnd du ju ʌndɜ˞stænd mi keɪstʌl

Now, if a charge is to be laid over this brawl, it will probably be done not by the churchman De Ayala, but through De Puebla, who knows your laws and courts. and do you understand me, Señor Castell?

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A male speaker with an English accent delivers a monotone speech that is slightly distant-sounding with some background noise. His voice has a slightly low-pitch and a moderate speaking speed.

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and of leading the english armies in person in parliament itself it is true the general enthusiasm was somewhat dashed when allusion was made to the finding of the needful funds but the crowds without formed for the most part of persons who would not be called upon to pay the money did not suffer that side of the question to trouble them

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ʌnd ʌv lidɪŋ ðʌ ɪŋɡlɪʃ ɑɹmiz ɪn pɜ˞sʌn ɪn pɑɹlʌmʌnt ɪtsɛlf ɪt ɪz tɹu ðʌ dʒɛnɜ˞ʌl ɪnθuziæzʌm wɑz sʌmwʌt dæʃt wɛn ʌluʒʌn wɑz meɪd tu ðʌ faɪndɪŋ ʌv ðʌ nidfʌl fʌndz bʌt ðʌ kɹaʊdz wɪθaʊt fɔɹmd fɔɹ ðʌ moʊst pɑɹt ʌv pɜ˞sʌnz hu wʊd nɑt bi kɔld ʌpɑn tu peɪ ðʌ mʌni dɪd nɑt sʌfɜ˞ ðæt saɪd ʌv ðʌ kwɛstʃʌn tu tɹʌbʌl ðɛm

And of leading the english armies in person. In parliament itself, it is true, the general enthusiasm was somewhat dashed when allusion was made to the finding of the needful funds. But the crowds without formed- for the most part of persons who would not be called upon to pay the money- did not suffer that side of the question to trouble them.

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A male speaker with an English accent delivers a speech with a very monotone and slightly low-pitched voice, speaking slightly faster than moderate speed. The recording has some background noise. The speech is slightly close-sounding.

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john castell lived in a large rambling many-gabled house just off the main thoroughfare of holborn that had at the back of it a garden surrounded by a high wall

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dʒɑn keɪstʌl lɪvd ɪn ʌ lɑɹdʒ ɹæmblɪŋ mɛni-ɡeɪbʌld haʊs dʒʌst ɔf ðʌ meɪn θɜ˞oʊfɛɹ ʌv ðæt hæd æt ðʌ bæk ʌv ɪt ʌ ɡɑɹdʌn sɜ˞aʊndɪd baɪ ʌ haɪ wɔl

John Castell lived in a large, rambling, many-gabled house just off the main thoroughfare of Holborn that had at the back of it a garden surrounded by a high wall.

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A male speaker with an English accent delivers a monotone and slightly low-pitched speech with a moderate speed. The recording is noisy but the sound is slightly close-sounding.

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but aloud he said no wonder that our church rejoices in such a son and that her enemies tremble when he lifts her sword but señor you have not told me what you think of all this ceremony and people

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bʌt ʌlaʊd hi sɛd noʊ wʌndɜ˞ ðæt aʊɜ˞ tʃɜ˞tʃ ɪn sʌtʃ ʌ sʌn ʌnd ðæt hɜ˞ ɛnʌmiz tɹɛmbʌl wɛn hi lɪfts hɜ˞ sɔɹd bʌt ju hæv nɑt toʊld mi wʌt ju θɪŋk ʌv ɔl ðɪs sɛɹʌmoʊni ʌnd pipʌl

But aloud he said: no wonder that our church rejoices in such a son and that her enemies tremble when he lifts her sword. But, señor, you have not told me what you think of all this ceremony and people.

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A man with an English accent speaks in a moderately paced, yet very monotone tone. The recording captures his slightly low-pitch voice with a touch of background noise. The speech environment is fairly close, contributing to the overheard sensation.

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let us eat first and talk afterwards sr d'aguilar you will honour my poor board will you not although it is hard to come from a king's feast to a merchant's fare

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lɛt ʌs it fɜ˞st ʌnd tɔk æftɜ˞wɜ˞dz sinjɜ˞ di'æɡʌlɑɹ ju wɪl ɑnɜ˞ maɪ puɹ bɔɹd wɪl ju nɑt ɔlðoʊ ɪt ɪz hɑɹd tu kʌm fɹʌm ʌ kɪŋ'ɛs fist tu ʌ mɜ˞tʃʌnt'ɛs fɛɹ

Let us eat first and talk afterwards. Sr D'aguilar, you will honour my poor board, will you not? Although it is hard to come from a king's feast to a merchant's fare.

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A male speaker delivers a monotone discourse with a slightly low-pitch voice and a slightly distant-sounding echo. The recording has some background noise.

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primroses snowdrops violets and in the shadow of the trees long harts-tongue ferns for a while peter walked up and down the central path

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pɹɪmɹoʊzʌz vaɪʌlʌts ʌnd ɪn ðʌ ʃædoʊ ʌv ðʌ tɹiz lɔŋ hɑɹts-tʌŋ fɜ˞nz fɔɹ ʌ waɪl pitɜ˞ wɔkt ʌp ʌnd daʊn ðʌ sɛntɹʌl pæθ

Primroses, snowdrops, violets and, in the shadow of the trees, Long harts-tongue ferns. For a while, Peter walked up and down the central path.

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A male speaker with an English accent delivers a slightly animated and expressive speech, with a slightly low-pitch at a slightly slow pace. The recording is of excellent quality as there is almost no noise present and the level of reverberation is slightly distant-sounding.

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moreover man i have learned to love and honour you and sooner would i leave my only child in your hands than in those of any lord in england i know not what to say broke in peter then say nothing it is your custom and a good one only listen

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mɔɹoʊvɜ˞ mæn aɪ hæv lɜ˞nd tu lʌv ʌnd ɑnɜ˞ ju ʌnd sunɜ˞ wʊd aɪ liv maɪ oʊnli tʃaɪld ɪn jɔɹ hændz ðæn ɪn ðoʊz ʌv ɛni lɔɹd ɪn ɪŋɡlʌnd aɪ noʊ nɑt wʌt tu seɪ bɹoʊk ɪn pitɜ˞ ðɛn seɪ nʌθɪŋ ɪt ɪz jɔɹ kʌstʌm ʌnd ʌ ɡʊd wʌn oʊnli lɪsʌn

Moreover, man, i have learned to love and honour you, and sooner would i leave my only child in your hands than in those of any Lord in England. I know not what to say. Broke in Peter, then say nothing. It is your custom, and a good one, only listen.

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A male speaker with an English accent delivers his speech with a monotone tone, adding no expressiveness or animation to his words. The recording is slightly noisy, but the level of background noise doesn't significantly distract from the speech. The speaker's pace is moderate, and his slightly low-pitched voice complements the overall steady delivery.

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and doctor de puebla the friend of the king and strangely enough de puebla does not love de ayala yet he does love money which perhaps will be forthcoming

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ʌnd dɑktɜ˞ di pweɪblʌ ðʌ fɹɛnd ʌv ðʌ kɪŋ ʌnd stɹeɪndʒli ɪnʌf di pweɪblʌ dʌz nɑt lʌv di ʌjɑlʌ jɛt hi dʌz lʌv mʌni wɪtʃ pɜ˞hæps wɪl bi fɔɹθkʌmɪŋ

And Doctor De Puebla, the friend of the king, and strangely enough De Puebla does not love De Ayala, yet he does love money, which perhaps will be forthcoming.

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A male speaker with an English accent delivers his words in a monotone tone with a slightly low-pitch. The recording has some background noise and the speaker's voice sounds slightly distant. His speech is deliver at a moderate speed.

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of this ancient place the front part served as a shop a store for merchandise and an office for castell was very wealthy trader how wealthy none quite knew who

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ʌv ðɪs eɪntʃʌnt pleɪs ðʌ fɹʌnt pɑɹt sɜ˞vd æz ʌ ʃɑp ʌ stɔɹ fɔɹ mɜ˞tʃʌndaɪz ʌnd æn ɔfɪs fɔɹ keɪstʌl wɑz vɛɹi wɛlθi tɹeɪdɜ˞ haʊ wɛlθi nʌn kwaɪt nu hu

Of this ancient place. The front part served as a shop, a store for merchandise and an office for Castell was very wealthy trader. How wealthy: none quite knew who.

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noisy

moderate speech quality

English

A male speaker with an English accent delivers a monotone discourse, characterized by a slightly low-pitch voice. The recording shows some background noise and the speaker's close-sounding voice offers a more intimate feel.

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judge me o lord and prove my ways and try my reins and try my heart my faith upon thy promise stays nor from thy law my feet depart

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dʒʌdʒ mi oʊ lɔɹd ʌnd pɹuv maɪ weɪz ʌnd tɹaɪ maɪ ɹeɪnz ʌnd tɹaɪ maɪ hɑɹt maɪ feɪθ ʌpɑn ðaɪ pɹɑmʌs steɪz nɔɹ fɹʌm ðaɪ lɔ maɪ fit dɪpɑɹt

Judge me o lord, and prove my ways, and try my reins and try my heart. My faith upon thy promise stays, nor From thy law my feet depart.

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slightly clean

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slightly noisy

great speech quality

Scottish

A Scottish-accented man speaks in a very monotone tone with only slight background noise present. His voice has a slightly high-pitch and is very close-sounding.

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in zion is his throne his honours are divine his church shall make his wonders known for there his glories shine how holy is his name how terrible his praise justice and truth and judgment join in all his works of grace

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ɪn zaɪʌn ɪz hɪz θɹoʊn hɪz ɑɹ dɪvaɪn hɪz tʃɜ˞tʃ ʃæl meɪk hɪz wʌndɜ˞z noʊn fɔɹ ðɛɹ hɪz ɡlɔɹiz ʃaɪn haʊ hoʊli ɪz hɪz neɪm haʊ tɛɹʌbʌl hɪz pɹeɪz dʒʌstʌs ʌnd tɹuθ ʌnd dʒʌdʒmʌnt dʒɔɪn ɪn ɔl hɪz wɜ˞ks ʌv ɡɹeɪs

In Zion is his throne. His honours are divine. His church shall make his wonders known, for there his glories shine. How holy is his name, how terrible his praise. Justice and truth and judgment join in all his works of grace.

male

slightly high-pitch

balanced in clarity

slightly close-sounding

very monotone

slightly noisy

moderate speech quality

Scottish

A Scottish male speaker delivers his lines with a slightly monotone and slightly expressive tone. His voice carries a moderately close-sounding quality, and there is a slight hint of background noise. He speaks with a slightly high-pitch and a moderate speed.

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i love thy habitation lord the temple where thine honour dwell they shall hear thine holy word and there thy works of wonder tell let not my soul be join'd at last with men of treachery and blood since i my days

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aɪ lʌv ðaɪ hæbʌteɪʃʌn lɔɹd ðʌ tɛmpʌl wɛɹ ðaɪn ɑnɜ˞ dwɛl ðeɪ ʃæl hiɹ ðaɪn hoʊli wɜ˞d ʌnd ðɛɹ ðaɪ wɜ˞ks ʌv wʌndɜ˞ tɛl lɛt nɑt maɪ soʊl bi dʒɔɪn'di æt læst wɪð mɛn ʌv tɹɛtʃɜ˞i ʌnd blʌd sɪns aɪ maɪ deɪz

I love thy habitation, Lord, the Temple where thine honour dwell, they shall hear thine holy word, and there thy works of wonder tell. Let not my soul be join'd at last with men of treachery and blood, since i my days.

male

slightly high-pitch

slightly clean

very close-sounding

very monotone

slightly noisy

great speech quality

Scottish

A male speaker with a slightly high-pitch voice and a Scottish accent delivers the speech quietly in a room, with a very monotone and slightly noisy tone. The recording quality is good, with the speaker's voice sounding clear and close.

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and staring eyes who did nothing but eat and drink all the day long the mother was full of grief and told her neighbors of her sad piece of luck and asked if they could tell her what she ought to do

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ʌnd stɛɹɪŋ aɪz hu dɪd nʌθɪŋ bʌt it ʌnd dɹɪŋk ɔl ðʌ deɪ lɔŋ ðʌ mʌðɜ˞ wɑz fʊl ʌv ɡɹif ʌnd toʊld hɜ˞ neɪbɜ˞z ʌv hɜ˞ sæd pis ʌv lʌk ʌnd æskt ɪf ðeɪ kʊd tɛl hɜ˞ wʌt ʃi ɔt tu du

And staring eyes, who did nothing but eat and drink all the day long. The mother was full of grief and told her neighbors of her sad piece of luck and asked if they could tell her what she ought to do.

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slightly high-pitch

slightly clean

very distant-sounding

slightly expressive and animated

noisy

slightly bad speech quality

American

An American woman speaks with a slightly expressive and animated tone, but the recording is marred by background noise. Her slightly high-pitched voice carries a moderate speed, yet reassures a sense of closeness despite the distant-sounding nature of the environment in which she delivers her speech.

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one of them told her to set the strange child in front of the hearth build a fire and boil some milk in two egg shells this will make the child laugh said the neighbor and if he once laughs it will be all over with him

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wʌn ʌv ðɛm toʊld hɜ˞ tu sɛt ðʌ stɹeɪndʒ tʃaɪld ɪn fɹʌnt ʌv ðʌ hɑɹθ bɪld ʌ faɪɜ˞ ʌnd bɔɪl sʌm mɪlk ɪn tu ɛɡ ʃɛlz ðɪs wɪl meɪk ðʌ tʃaɪld læf sɛd ðʌ neɪbɜ˞ ʌnd ɪf hi wʌns læfs ɪt wɪl bi ɔl oʊvɜ˞ wɪð hɪm

One of them told her to set the strange child in front of the hearth, build a fire and boil some milk in two egg shells. This will make the child laugh, said the neighbor, and if he once laughs it will be all over with him.

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very distant-sounding

slightly expressive and animated

noisy

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American

A female speaker with an American accent delivers a speech that is slightly expressive and animated, but the recording is noisy with a somewhat distant-sounding echo. She speaks at a moderate pace with a slightly high-pitch voice.

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the man saw how she pined and said what ails you dear wife oh i shall die said she if i do not get some of that lettuce that grows back of the house

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ðʌ mæn sɔ haʊ ʃi paɪnd ʌnd sɛd wʌt eɪlz ju dɪɹ waɪf oʊ aɪ ʃæl daɪ sɛd ʃi ɪf aɪ du nɑt ɡɛt sʌm ʌv ðæt lɛtʌs ðæt ɡɹoʊz bæk ʌv ðʌ haʊs

The man saw how she pined and said: what ails you, dear wife? oh, i shall die, said she, if i do not get some of that lettuce that grows back of the house.

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balanced in clarity

very distant-sounding

very expressive and animated

extremely noisy

very bad speech quality

American

Amidst the extreme background noise, a female speaker with an American accent shares her thoughts in a very expressive and animated tone. Her voice carries slightly over a slight храmosIS, giving the impression of being delivered from a faraway location. She delivers her words at a slightly slower pace, with a slightly high-pitch.

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when the queen reached home she went again to her glass and got it from the same reply as twice before this made her wild with rage snowdrop shall die she cried even if it cost me my life

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wɛn ðʌ kwin ɹitʃt hoʊm ʃi wɛnt ʌɡɛn tu hɜ˞ ɡlæs ʌnd ɡɑt ɪt fɹʌm ðʌ seɪm ɹɪplaɪ æz twaɪs bɪfɔɹ ðɪs meɪd hɜ˞ waɪld wɪð ɹeɪdʒ ʃæl daɪ ʃi kɹaɪd ivɪn ɪf ɪt kɑst mi maɪ laɪf

When the queen reached home she went again to her glass and got it from the same reply as twice before. This made her wild with rage. Snowdrop shall die, she cried, even if it cost me my life.

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balanced in clarity

very distant-sounding

slightly expressive and animated

noisy

slightly bad speech quality

American

A female speaker with an American accent delivers her speech with slightly expressive and animated tonality, while the sound quality is slightly noisy and possesses a quite distant echo. Her voice maintains a moderate speed and slightly high-pitch tone during her delivery.

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she went to a secret room which no one else could enter and there made a deadly poisoned apple then she again stained her face and dressed as a peasant's wife and went a third time to the dwarves' house

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ʃi wɛnt tu ʌ sikɹʌt ɹum wɪtʃ noʊ wʌn ɛls kʊd ɛntɜ˞ ʌnd ðɛɹ meɪd ʌ dɛdli pɔɪzʌnd æpʌl ðɛn ʃi ʌɡɛn steɪnd hɜ˞ feɪs ʌnd dɹɛst æz ʌ pɛzʌnt'ɛs waɪf ʌnd wɛnt ʌ θɜ˞d taɪm tu ðʌ dwɔɹvz' haʊs

She went to a secret room which no one else could enter and there made a deadly poisoned apple. Then she again stained her face and dressed as a peasant's wife and went a third time to the dwarves' house.

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slightly noisy

very distant-sounding

slightly expressive and animated

noisy

slightly bad speech quality

American

A female American speaker delivers her slightly expressive and animated speech with a moderate speed and slightly high-pitch voice. Despite her attempts to convey emotion, the recording is impacted by notable background noise, causing the speech to come across as slightly muffled and distant.

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by good luck the dwarfs soon came home and when they saw snowdrop lying on the floor they knew the stepmother had been there again as they raised snowdrop they saw the comb in her hair and as soon as they drew it out she revived

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baɪ ɡʊd lʌk ðʌ dwɔɹfs sun keɪm hoʊm ʌnd wɛn ðeɪ sɔ laɪɪŋ ɑn ðʌ flɔɹ ðeɪ nu ðʌ stɛpmʌðɜ˞ hæd bɪn ðɛɹ ʌɡɛn æz ðeɪ ɹeɪzd ðeɪ sɔ ðʌ koʊm ɪn hɜ˞ hɛɹ ʌnd æz sun æz ðeɪ dɹu ɪt aʊt ʃi ɹɪvaɪvd

By good luck. The dwarfs soon came home and when they saw Snowdrop lying on the floor, they knew the stepmother had been there again. As they raised Snowdrop, they saw the comb in her hair and as soon as they drew it out she revived.

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expressive and animated

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American

A female speaker with an American accent delivers an expressive and animated speech with a slightly high-pitch voice. The recording is of poor quality with significant background noise and a very distant-sounding reverberation. She maintains a moderate speaking speed throughout her delivery.

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they reached a hen house and cinderella sprang into it so the prince waited till her father came home he told him a strange maiden had run into the pigeon house and an axe was brought to break into the house but no one was there

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ðeɪ ɹitʃt ʌ hɛn haʊs ʌnd sɪndɜ˞ɛlʌ spɹæŋ ɪntu ɪt soʊ ðʌ pɹɪns weɪtɪd tɪl hɜ˞ fɑðɜ˞ keɪm hoʊm hi toʊld hɪm ʌ stɹeɪndʒ meɪdʌn hæd ɹʌn ɪntu ðʌ pɪdʒʌn haʊs ʌnd æn æks wɑz bɹɔt tu bɹeɪk ɪntu ðʌ haʊs bʌt noʊ wʌn wɑz ðɛɹ

They reached a hen house and cinderella sprang into it. So the prince waited till her father came home. He told him a strange maiden had run into the pigeon house and an axe was brought to break into the house, but no one was there.

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slightly clean

very distant-sounding

monotone

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bad speech quality

American

A female speaker with an American accent delivers her words in a monotone tone, with a slightly high-pitch tone and a moderate speaking speed. The recording quality is very poor as it is very noisy and BasementΛinus, I'm sorry the description is incomplete without that term. Please note that term 'BasementΛinus' refers to a very noisy, low-quality recording that is typical of recordings made in basements due to ambient noise from various sources.

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now said the peddler let me show you how to use it and she began to comb snowdrop's hair the poison worked at once and snowdrop fell to the floor senseless

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naʊ sɛd ðʌ pɛdlɜ˞ lɛt mi ʃoʊ ju haʊ tu jus ɪt ʌnd ʃi bɪɡæn tu koʊm 'ɛs hɛɹ ðʌ pɔɪzʌn wɜ˞kt æt wʌns ʌnd fɛl tu ðʌ flɔɹ sɛnslʌs

Now, said the peddler, let me show you how to use it. And she began to comb Snowdrop's hair. The poison worked at once and Snowdrop fell to the floor, senseless.

female

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slightly clean

very distant-sounding

expressive and animated

very noisy

slightly bad speech quality

American

With a distinctive American accent, a female speaker delivers an expressive and animated talk. However, the poor recording quality is evident with the high level of background noise and the slightly echo-y, very distant sound. Her speech is delivered at a moderate pace, yet her voice possesses a slightly high-pitched tone.

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she stained her face and put on a dress of a peddler woman and went over the hills to the dwarfs' house she knocked and snowdrop looked out and thinking she was some poor woman let her in and bought a staylace from her

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ʃi steɪnd hɜ˞ feɪs ʌnd pʊt ɑn ʌ dɹɛs ʌv ʌ pɛdlɜ˞ wʊmʌn ʌnd wɛnt oʊvɜ˞ ðʌ hɪlz tu ðʌ dwɔɹfs' haʊs ʃi nɑkt ʌnd lʊkt aʊt ʌnd θɪŋkɪŋ ʃi wɑz sʌm puɹ wʊmʌn lɛt hɜ˞ ɪn ʌnd bɑt ʌ fɹʌm hɜ˞

She stained her face and put on a dress of a peddler woman and went over the hills to the dwarfs' house. She knocked and Snowdrop looked out and, thinking she was some poor woman, let her in and bought a staylace from her.

female

slightly high-pitch

slightly clean

very distant-sounding

slightly expressive and animated

noisy

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American

A female speaker with an American accent delivers her slightly expressive and animated speech at a moderate speed, but the recording is noisy with a somewhat distant sound. Her voice tones have a slightly high pitch.

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then the queen knew the hunter had not told her the truth she thought and thought how she could kill snow drop and at last she hit on a plan

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ðɛn ðʌ kwin nu ðʌ hʌntɜ˞ hæd nɑt toʊld hɜ˞ ðʌ tɹuθ ʃi θɔt ʌnd θɔt haʊ ʃi kʊd kɪl snoʊ dɹɑp ʌnd æt læst ʃi hɪt ɑn ʌ plæn

Then the queen knew the hunter had not told her the truth. She thought and thought how she could kill Snow Drop and at last she hit on a plan.

female

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balanced in clarity

very distant-sounding

expressive and animated

very noisy

slightly bad speech quality

American

A female speaker with an American accent expresses her thoughts with energy and animation, yet the recording quality is poor due to the very distant-sounding echo and the midst of heavy background noise. She delivers her speech with a moderately fast and slightly high-pitched tone.

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when they came to the house there lay cinderella in her dirty frock for she had jumped out of the henhouse on the far side and run to the hazel tree where she had left her fine dress for the bird to take away

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wɛn ðeɪ keɪm tu ðʌ haʊs ðɛɹ leɪ sɪndɜ˞ɛlʌ ɪn hɜ˞ dɜ˞ti fɹɑk fɔɹ ʃi hæd dʒʌmpt aʊt ʌv ðʌ hɛnhaʊs ɑn ðʌ fɑɹ saɪd ʌnd ɹʌn tu ðʌ heɪzʌl tɹi wɛɹ ʃi hæd lɛft hɜ˞ faɪn dɹɛs fɔɹ ðʌ bɜ˞d tu teɪk ʌweɪ

When they came to the house, there lay Cinderella in her dirty frock, for she had jumped out of the henhouse on the far side and run to the hazel tree where she had left her fine dress for the bird to take away.

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balanced in clarity

very distant-sounding

expressive and animated

extremely noisy

very bad speech quality

American

A female speaker with an American accent delivers an expressive and animated speech, yet the recording is extremely noisy and very distant-sounding. Her pace is slightly faster than regular and her pitch slightly higher.

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the mother said cut off a piece of your heel for when you are queen you need not go on foot the daughter did so squeezed her foot into the slipper and went down to the prince

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ðʌ mʌðɜ˞ sɛd kʌt ɔf ʌ pis ʌv jɔɹ hil fɔɹ wɛn ju ɑɹ kwin ju nid nɑt ɡoʊ ɑn fʊt ðʌ dɔtɜ˞ dɪd soʊ skwizd hɜ˞ fʊt ɪntu ðʌ slɪpɜ˞ ʌnd wɛnt daʊn tu ðʌ pɹɪns

The mother said: cut off a piece of your heel, for when you are queen you need not go on foot. The daughter did so, squeezed her foot into the slipper and went down to the prince.

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very distant-sounding

slightly expressive and animated

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American

A female American speaker delivers a slightly expressive and animated speech with a moderate speed and a slightly high-pitch. The recording quality is poor as the speech sounds very distant and very noisy.

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but this time the old witch caught him and said how dare you come in my place and steal my lettuce you shall pay for this oh said he do not be so hard on me

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bʌt ðɪs taɪm ðʌ oʊld wɪtʃ kɑt hɪm ʌnd sɛd haʊ dɛɹ ju kʌm ɪn maɪ pleɪs ʌnd stil maɪ lɛtʌs ju ʃæl peɪ fɔɹ ðɪs oʊ sɛd hi du nɑt bi soʊ hɑɹd ɑn mi

But this time the old witch caught him and said: how dare you come in my place and steal my lettuce? You shall pay for this. oh, said he, do not be so hard on me.

female

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slightly clean

very distant-sounding

very expressive and animated

very noisy

bad speech quality

American

A female speaker with an American accent delivers a very expressive and animated speech, but the recording is very noisy and the tone seems slightly muffled due to the echo and distance. She speaks slightly slower than normal, with a slightly higher pitch than average.

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he turned his horse at once and took the false bride home saying she was not the right one that the other sister must try the slipper on the younger one took it to her room and to her joy her toes went in but she could not get the slipper over her heel

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hi tɜ˞nd hɪz hɔɹs æt wʌns ʌnd tʊk ðʌ fɔls bɹaɪd hoʊm seɪɪŋ ʃi wɑz nɑt ðʌ ɹaɪt wʌn ðæt ðʌ ʌðɜ˞ sɪstɜ˞ mʌst tɹaɪ ðʌ slɪpɜ˞ ɑn ðʌ jʌŋɡɜ˞ wʌn tʊk ɪt tu hɜ˞ ɹum ʌnd tu hɜ˞ dʒɔɪ hɜ˞ toʊz wɛnt ɪn bʌt ʃi kʊd nɑt ɡɛt ðʌ slɪpɜ˞ oʊvɜ˞ hɜ˞ hil

He turned his horse at once and took the false bride home, saying she was not the right one, that the other sister must try the slipper on. The younger one took it to her room and to her joy her toes went in, but she could not get the slipper over her heel.

female

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balanced in clarity

very distant-sounding

expressive and animated

very noisy

bad speech quality

American

A female American speaker delivers her expressive and animated words with a moderately fast pace and slightly high-pitch tone, yet the recording quality unfortunately leaves much to be desired with pronounced background noise and an overly distant sound.

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i had to do it for my wife wished so much for it that she would have died if she had not got it well if that is true said the witch you may have all you like but you must give me a pledge that you will do one thing

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aɪ hæd tu du ɪt fɔɹ maɪ waɪf wɪʃt soʊ mʌtʃ fɔɹ ɪt ðæt ʃi wʊd hæv daɪd ɪf ʃi hæd nɑt ɡɑt ɪt wɛl ɪf ðæt ɪz tɹu sɛd ðʌ wɪtʃ ju meɪ hæv ɔl ju laɪk bʌt ju mʌst ɡɪv mi ʌ plɛdʒ ðæt ju wɪl du wʌn θɪŋ

I had to do it, for my wife wished so much for it that she would have died if she had not got it. Well, if that is true, said the witch, you may have all you like, but you must give me a pledge that you will do one thing.

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slightly clean

very distant-sounding

very expressive and animated

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American

In the midst of significant background noise, an American woman delivers a very expressive and animated speech with a slightly high-pitch voice. The distant-sounding echo adds an improvisational quality to her moderate-paced words.

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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 he turned and looked at her foot and saw the blood that flowed from the shoe

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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 hi tɜ˞nd ʌnd lʊkt æt hɜ˞ fʊt ʌnd sɔ ðʌ blʌd ðæt floʊd fɹʌm ðʌ ʃu

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. He turned and looked at her foot and saw the blood that flowed from the shoe.

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i will get some said he cost what it will so that night he climbed over the wall and got some the wife liked it so well that she longed for more and to give her rest the man went again to get some

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aɪ wɪl ɡɛt sʌm sɛd hi kɑst wʌt ɪt wɪl soʊ ðæt naɪt hi klaɪmd oʊvɜ˞ ðʌ wɔl ʌnd ɡɑt sʌm ðʌ waɪf laɪkt ɪt soʊ wɛl ðæt ʃi lɔŋd fɔɹ mɔɹ ʌnd tu ɡɪv hɜ˞ ɹɛst ðʌ mæn wɛnt ʌɡɛn tu ɡɛt sʌm

I will get some, said he cost what it will. So that night he climbed over the wall and got some. The wife liked it so well that she longed for more, and to give her rest the man went again to get some.

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the daughter cut off her toe squeezed her foot into the slipper and hiding her pain went down to the prince then he placed her as his bride upon his horse and rode off but as they passed the grave of cinderella's mother two white doves sat on the hazel tree and cried

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ðʌ dɔtɜ˞ kʌt ɔf hɜ˞ toʊ skwizd hɜ˞ fʊt ɪntu ðʌ slɪpɜ˞ ʌnd haɪdɪŋ hɜ˞ peɪn wɛnt daʊn tu ðʌ pɹɪns ðɛn hi pleɪst hɜ˞ æz hɪz bɹaɪd ʌpɑn hɪz hɔɹs ʌnd ɹoʊd ɔf bʌt æz ðeɪ pæst ðʌ ɡɹeɪv ʌv sɪndɜ˞ɛlʌ'ɛs mʌðɜ˞ tu waɪt dʌvz sæt ɑn ðʌ heɪzʌl tɹi ʌnd kɹaɪd

The daughter cut off her toe, squeezed her foot into the slipper and hiding her pain, went down to the prince. Then he placed her as his bride upon his horse and rode off. But as they passed the grave of Cinderella's mother, two white doves sat on the hazel tree and cried.

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if you should have a child you must give it to me i will do well by it and give it as good care as your wife would in his fear he said he would give the child to the witch

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ɪf ju ʃʊd hæv ʌ tʃaɪld ju mʌst ɡɪv ɪt tu mi aɪ wɪl du wɛl baɪ ɪt ʌnd ɡɪv ɪt æz ɡʊd kɛɹ æz jɔɹ waɪf wʊd ɪn hɪz fɪɹ hi sɛd hi wʊd ɡɪv ðʌ tʃaɪld tu ðʌ wɪtʃ

If you should have a child, you must give it to me. I will do well by it and give it as good care as your wife would. In his fear, he said, he would give the child to the witch.

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rapunzel grew to be a fair girl and had hair of great length when she was twelve years old the witch shut her up in a tower that had no stairs and but one small window at the top

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ɹɑpʊzʌl ɡɹu tu bi ʌ fɛɹ ɡɜ˞l ʌnd hæd hɛɹ ʌv ɡɹeɪt lɛŋkθ wɛn ʃi wɑz twɛlv jɪɹz oʊld ðʌ wɪtʃ ʃʌt hɜ˞ ʌp ɪn ʌ taʊɜ˞ ðæt hæd noʊ stɛɹz ʌnd bʌt wʌn smɔl wɪndoʊ æt ðʌ tɑp

Rapunzel grew to be a fair girl and had hair of great length. when she was twelve years old, the witch shut her up in a tower that had no stairs and but one small window at the top.

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when weeks had passed a child was born to them and the witch came and claimed it she called it rapunzel and took it off with her

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wɛn wiks hæd pæst ʌ tʃaɪld wɑz bɔɹn tu ðɛm ʌnd ðʌ wɪtʃ keɪm ʌnd kleɪmd ɪt ʃi kɔld ɪt ɹɑpʊzʌl ʌnd tʊk ɪt ɔf wɪð hɜ˞

When weeks had passed, a child was born to them and the witch came and claimed it. She called it Rapunzel and took it off with her.

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the prince looked in her face and saw that she was the fair maiden with whom he had danced so he said this is my true bride the step-mother and two sisters turned white with rage but the prince took cinderella upon his horse and rode off

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ðʌ pɹɪns lʊkt ɪn hɜ˞ feɪs ʌnd sɔ ðæt ʃi wɑz ðʌ fɛɹ meɪdʌn wɪð hum hi hæd dænst soʊ hi sɛd ðɪs ɪz maɪ tɹu bɹaɪd ðʌ stɛp-mʌðɜ˞ ʌnd tu sɪstɜ˞z tɜ˞nd waɪt wɪð ɹeɪdʒ bʌt ðʌ pɹɪns tʊk sɪndɜ˞ɛlʌ ʌpɑn hɪz hɔɹs ʌnd ɹoʊd ɔf

The prince looked in her face and saw that she was the fair maiden with whom he had danced. so He Said: This is my true bride, the step-mother and two sisters turned white with rage. But the prince took cinderella upon his horse and rode off.

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when less than a year had passed the king took a new wife who was most fair but so proud that she could not bear to think that anyone else came near her in beauty

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wɛn lɛs ðæn ʌ jɪɹ hæd pæst ðʌ kɪŋ tʊk ʌ nu waɪf hu wɑz moʊst fɛɹ bʌt soʊ pɹaʊd ðæt ʃi kʊd nɑt bɛɹ tu θɪŋk ðæt ɛniwʌn ɛls keɪm nɪɹ hɜ˞ ɪn bjuti

When less than a year had passed, the king took a new wife who was most fair but so proud that she could not bear to think that anyone else came near her in beauty.

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there was once a rich man's wife who was quite ill and as she felt that her end was near she called her one daughter to her bedside and said

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ðɛɹ wɑz wʌns ʌ ɹɪtʃ mæn'ɛs waɪf hu wɑz kwaɪt ɪl ʌnd æz ʃi fɛlt ðæt hɜ˞ ɛnd wɑz nɪɹ ʃi kɔld hɜ˞ wʌn dɔtɜ˞ tu hɜ˞ bɛdsaɪd ʌnd sɛd

There was once a rich man's wife who was quite ill and as she felt that her end was near, she called her one daughter to her bedside and said:

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oh that i had a child as white as this snow as red as this blood and with hair as black as the wood of this frame it soon came to pass that the queen had a girl child who was as white as snow

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oʊ ðæt aɪ hæd ʌ tʃaɪld æz waɪt æz ðɪs snoʊ æz ɹɛd æz ðɪs blʌd ʌnd wɪð hɛɹ æz blæk æz ðʌ wʊd ʌv ðɪs fɹeɪm ɪt sun keɪm tu pæs ðæt ðʌ kwin hæd ʌ ɡɜ˞l tʃaɪld hu wɑz æz waɪt æz snoʊ

Oh, that i had a child as white as this snow, as red as this blood and with hair as black as the wood of this frame. it soon came to pass that the queen had a girl child who was as white as snow.

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he looked down at her foot and saw that the blood was trickling from her shoe he turned his horse once more and brought the false bride home this is not the right one he said to the father have you no other daughter

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hi lʊkt daʊn æt hɜ˞ fʊt ʌnd sɔ ðæt ðʌ blʌd wɑz tɹɪklɪŋ fɹʌm hɜ˞ ʃu hi tɜ˞nd hɪz hɔɹs wʌns mɔɹ ʌnd bɹɔt ðʌ fɔls bɹaɪd hoʊm ðɪs ɪz nɑt ðʌ ɹaɪt wʌn hi sɛd tu ðʌ fɑðɜ˞ hæv ju noʊ ʌðɜ˞ dɔtɜ˞

He looked down at her foot and saw that the blood was trickling from her shoe. he turned his horse once more and brought the false bride home. This is not the right one. He said to the father: have you no other daughter?

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A female speaker with an American accent delivers an expressive and animated speech, despite the recording being very noisy and the sound being slightly echoey and distant.

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the dwarfs will not be able to rouse you this time she said and when she reached home and went to her glass it answered thou art the fairest lady queen

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ðʌ dwɔɹfs wɪl nɑt bi eɪbʌl tu ɹaʊs ju ðɪs taɪm ʃi sɛd ʌnd wɛn ʃi ɹitʃt hoʊm ʌnd wɛnt tu hɜ˞ ɡlæs ɪt ænsɜ˞d ðaʊ ɑɹt ðʌ fɛɹɪst leɪdi kwin

The dwarfs will not be able to rouse you this time, she said. And when she reached home and went to her glass, it answered: thou art the fairest lady, Queen.

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A female speaker with an American accent delivers an expressive and animated talk, but the recording is of poor quality due to the heavy background noise and the very distant-sounding reverberation. She speaks at a moderate speed with a slightly high-pitch voice.

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

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

Then he put her upon his horse as his bride and rode off. But they too must pass the hazel tree where the two doves sat. Again they cried: turn and look. Turn and look, there's blood upon the shoe. the shoe's too small and she behind is not the bride for you.

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once upon a time in the depth of winter when the flakes of snow fell like feathers from the clouds a queen sat sewing at her pal-ace window which had a carved frame of black wood

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wʌns ʌpɑn ʌ taɪm ɪn ðʌ dɛpθ ʌv wɪntɜ˞ wɛn ðʌ fleɪks ʌv snoʊ fɛl laɪk fɛðɜ˞z fɹʌm ðʌ klaʊdz ʌ kwin sæt soʊɪŋ æt hɜ˞ pæl-eɪs wɪndoʊ wɪtʃ hæd ʌ kɑɹvd fɹeɪm ʌv blæk wʊd

Once upon a time, in the depth of winter, when the flakes of snow fell like feathers from the clouds, a queen sat sewing at her pal-ace window, which had a carved frame of black wood.

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while she sewed she pricked her finger and three drops of blood fell on the snow the bright red looked so well on the white snow that the queen thought

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waɪl ʃi soʊd ʃi pɹɪkt hɜ˞ fɪŋɡɜ˞ ʌnd θɹi dɹɑps ʌv blʌd fɛl ɑn ðʌ snoʊ ðʌ bɹaɪt ɹɛd lʊkt soʊ wɛl ɑn ðʌ waɪt snoʊ ðæt ðʌ kwin θɔt

While she sewed, she pricked her finger and three drops of blood fell on the snow. The bright red looked so well on the white snow that the queen thought.

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some years went by and one day a young prince came that way and heard such a sweet voice sing from the tower that he had to stop it was rapunzel who sang that way to pass the time

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sʌm jɪɹz wɛnt baɪ ʌnd wʌn deɪ ʌ jʌŋ pɹɪns keɪm ðæt weɪ ʌnd hɜ˞d sʌtʃ ʌ swit vɔɪs sɪŋ fɹʌm ðʌ taʊɜ˞ ðæt hi hæd tu stɑp ɪt wɑz ɹɑpʊzʌl hu sæŋ ðæt weɪ tu pæs ðʌ taɪm

Some years went by and one day a young prince came that way and heard such a sweet voice sing from the tower that he had to stop. It was Rapunzel who sang that way to pass the time.

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A female speaker with an American accent delivers an expressive and animated speech, despite the very poor recording. her voice is slightly high-pitched and she speaks at a moderate speed, but distracting background noise and a sense of distance make it difficult to fully focus on her content.

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she knocked but snowdrop looked out of the window and said i dare not open the door for the dwarfs have told me to let no one in that is hard for me said the woman for i must take back my apples but there is one which i will give you and she held up an apple

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ʃi nɑkt bʌt lʊkt aʊt ʌv ðʌ wɪndoʊ ʌnd sɛd aɪ dɛɹ nɑt oʊpʌn ðʌ dɔɹ fɔɹ ðʌ dwɔɹfs hæv toʊld mi tu lɛt noʊ wʌn ɪn ðæt ɪz hɑɹd fɔɹ mi sɛd ðʌ wʊmʌn fɔɹ aɪ mʌst teɪk bæk maɪ æpʌlz bʌt ðɛɹ ɪz wʌn wɪtʃ aɪ wɪl ɡɪv ju ʌnd ʃi hɛld ʌp æn æpʌl

She knocked, but Snowdrop looked out of the window and said: i dare not open the door, for the dwarfs have told me to let no one in. That is hard for me, said the woman, for i must take back my apples, but there is one which i will give you. And she held up an apple.

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as red as blood and with hair as black as the window frame she looked like a snow drop and hence was called by that name and when the child was born the mother died

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æz ɹɛd æz blʌd ʌnd wɪð hɛɹ æz blæk æz ðʌ wɪndoʊ fɹeɪm ʃi lʊkt laɪk ʌ snoʊ dɹɑp ʌnd hɛns wɑz kɔld baɪ ðæt neɪm ʌnd wɛn ðʌ tʃaɪld wɑz bɔɹn ðʌ mʌðɜ˞ daɪd

As red as blood and with hair as black as the window frame. She looked like a snow drop and hence was called by that name, and when the child was born, the mother died.

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no said snow drop i dare not take it what are you afraid of it cried the old woman there see i will cut it in two and you can have the red half and i will take the white the apple had been made so that the red side a-lone was poisoned

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noʊ sɛd snoʊ dɹɑp aɪ dɛɹ nɑt teɪk ɪt wʌt ɑɹ ju ʌfɹeɪd ʌv ɪt kɹaɪd ðʌ oʊld wʊmʌn ðɛɹ si aɪ wɪl kʌt ɪt ɪn tu ʌnd ju kæn hæv ðʌ ɹɛd hæf ʌnd aɪ wɪl teɪk ðʌ waɪt ðʌ æpʌl hæd bɪn meɪd soʊ ðæt ðʌ ɹɛd saɪd ʌ-loʊn wɑz pɔɪzʌnd

No said snow drop, i dare not take it. What are you afraid of it, cried the old woman there. See, i will cut it in two and you can have the red half and i will take the white. The apple had been made so that the red side a-lone was poisoned.

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when the witch wished to get in she would say rapunzel rapunzel let down your hair then rapunzel would let her long hair down out of the window and the witch would climb up by it

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wɛn ðʌ wɪtʃ wɪʃt tu ɡɛt ɪn ʃi wʊd seɪ ɹɑpʊzʌl ɹɑpʊzʌl lɛt daʊn jɔɹ hɛɹ ðɛn ɹɑpʊzʌl wʊd lɛt hɜ˞ lɔŋ hɛɹ daʊn aʊt ʌv ðʌ wɪndoʊ ʌnd ðʌ wɪtʃ wʊd klaɪm ʌp baɪ ɪt

When the witch wished to get in, she would say: Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair. Then Rapunzel would let her long hair down out of the window and the witch would climb up by it.

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my dear child be a good girl and the dear god will take care of you and i will look down on you from heaven and think of you soon after this she died

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maɪ dɪɹ tʃaɪld bi ʌ ɡʊd ɡɜ˞l ʌnd ðʌ dɪɹ ɡɑd wɪl teɪk kɛɹ ʌv ju ʌnd aɪ wɪl lʊk daʊn ɑn ju fɹʌm hɛvʌn ʌnd θɪŋk ʌv ju sun æftɜ˞ ðɪs ʃi daɪd

My dear child be a good girl, and the dear God will take care of you, and i will look down on you from Heaven and think of you. Soon after this she died.

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each day the girl went to her mother's grave and wept she kept her last words in mind and was good and kind to all a round her winter came and clothed the earth in a soft white robe

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itʃ deɪ ðʌ ɡɜ˞l wɛnt tu hɜ˞ mʌðɜ˞'ɛs ɡɹeɪv ʌnd wɛpt ʃi kɛpt hɜ˞ læst wɜ˞dz ɪn maɪnd ʌnd wɑz ɡʊd ʌnd kaɪnd tu ɔl ʌ ɹaʊnd hɜ˞ wɪntɜ˞ keɪm ʌnd kloʊðd ðʌ ɜ˞θ ɪn ʌ sɑft waɪt ɹoʊb

Each day the girl went to her mother's grave and wept. She kept her last words in mind and was good and kind to all a round. her winter came and clothed the earth in a soft white robe.

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but the prince would have his way and cinderella was called she washed her hands and face and went in bowing to the prince who gave her the gold slipper she sat down and put on the slipper which was a perfect fit for her

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bʌt ðʌ pɹɪns wʊd hæv hɪz weɪ ʌnd sɪndɜ˞ɛlʌ wɑz kɔld ʃi wɑʃt hɜ˞ hændz ʌnd feɪs ʌnd wɛnt ɪn boʊɪŋ tu ðʌ pɹɪns hu ɡeɪv hɜ˞ ðʌ ɡoʊld slɪpɜ˞ ʃi sæt daʊn ʌnd pʊt ɑn ðʌ slɪpɜ˞ wɪtʃ wɑz ʌ pɜ˞fɛkt fɪt fɔɹ hɜ˞

But the prince would have his way and Cinderella was called. She washed her hands and face and went in bowing to the prince who gave her the gold slipper. She sat down and put on the slipper, which was a perfect fit for her.

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snow-drop longed for the fruit and when she saw the woman eat her half she could not resist but took the poisoned part she took but one bite and fell down dead the queen looked at her with cruel eyes and laughed

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snoʊ-dɹɑp lɔŋd fɔɹ ðʌ fɹut ʌnd wɛn ʃi sɔ ðʌ wʊmʌn it hɜ˞ hæf ʃi kʊd nɑt ɹɪzɪst bʌt tʊk ðʌ pɔɪzʌnd pɑɹt ʃi tʊk bʌt wʌn baɪt ʌnd fɛl daʊn dɛd ðʌ kwin lʊkt æt hɜ˞ wɪð kɹuʌl aɪz ʌnd læft

Snow-drop, longed for the fruit, and when she saw the woman eat her half, she could not resist but took the poisoned part. She took but one bite and fell down dead. The queen looked at her with cruel eyes and laughed.

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no said the father except the daughter of my first wife but she cannot be the bride the prince asked to see her but the step mother said oh no she is much too dirty i dare not let her be seen

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noʊ sɛd ðʌ fɑðɜ˞ ɪksɛpt ðʌ dɔtɜ˞ ʌv maɪ fɜ˞st waɪf bʌt ʃi kænɑt bi ðʌ bɹaɪd ðʌ pɹɪns æskt tu si hɜ˞ bʌt ðʌ stɛp mʌðɜ˞ sɛd oʊ noʊ ʃi ɪz mʌtʃ tu dɜ˞ti aɪ dɛɹ nɑt lɛt hɜ˞ bi sin

No, said the father, except the daughter of my first wife, but she cannot be the bride. The prince asked to see her, but the step mother said: oh no, she is much too dirty, i dare not let her be seen.

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when the dwarfs came home they tried all means to bring snow drop to life but this time she seemed to be dead beyond recall they laid her on a bier and sat by her and wept for three days

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wɛn ðʌ dwɔɹfs keɪm hoʊm ðeɪ tɹaɪd ɔl minz tu bɹɪŋ snoʊ dɹɑp tu laɪf bʌt ðɪs taɪm ʃi simd tu bi dɛd bɪɑnd ɹikɔl ðeɪ leɪd hɜ˞ ɑn ʌ biɹ ʌnd sæt baɪ hɜ˞ ʌnd wɛpt fɔɹ θɹi deɪz

When the dwarfs came home, they tried all means to bring snow drop to life, but this time she seemed to be dead beyond recall. They laid her on a bier and sat by her and wept for three days.

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by and by a young prince passed through the woods one day and saw the case on the rock and the fair girl within it when he had looked at it he said to the dwarfs

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baɪ ʌnd baɪ ʌ jʌŋ pɹɪns pæst θɹu ðʌ wʊdz wʌn deɪ ʌnd sɔ ðʌ keɪs ɑn ðʌ ɹɑk ʌnd ðʌ fɛɹ ɡɜ˞l wɪðɪn ɪt wɛn hi hæd lʊkt æt ɪt hi sɛd tu ðʌ dwɔɹfs

By and by. A young prince passed through the woods one day and saw the case on the rock and the fair girl within it. when he had looked at it he said to the dwarfs:

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as they came to the hazel tree the two white doves cried turn and look turn and look there's no blood upon the shoe it fits so nice and she behind is the rightful bride for you

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æz ðeɪ keɪm tu ðʌ heɪzʌl tɹi ðʌ tu waɪt dʌvz kɹaɪd tɜ˞n ʌnd lʊk tɜ˞n ʌnd lʊk ðɛɹ'ɛs noʊ blʌd ʌpɑn ðʌ ʃu ɪt fɪts soʊ naɪs ʌnd ʃi bɪhaɪnd ɪz ðʌ ɹaɪtfʌl bɹaɪd fɔɹ ju

As they came to the hazel tree, the two white doves cried: Turn and look, turn and look. There's no blood upon the shoe. it fits so nice, and she behind is the rightful bride for you.

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the queen was shocked and turned green with envy from that hour the sight of snow drop filled her heart with hate and the hate grew so strong and fierce that she had no rest night or day

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ðʌ kwin wɑz ʃɑkt ʌnd tɜ˞nd ɡɹin wɪð ɛnvi fɹʌm ðæt aʊɜ˞ ðʌ saɪt ʌv snoʊ dɹɑp fɪld hɜ˞ hɑɹt wɪð heɪt ʌnd ðʌ heɪt ɡɹu soʊ stɹɔŋ ʌnd fɪɹs ðæt ʃi hæd noʊ ɹɛst naɪt ɔɹ deɪ

The queen was shocked and turned green with envy. From that hour, the sight of snow drop filled her heart with hate, and the hate grew so strong and fierce that she had no rest night or day.

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they took off her clothes and gave her an old gray dress and shoes of wood she had to stay in the kitchen and work hard all day at night when she was tired she had no bed to lie on but must lie down in the cinders on the hearth

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ðeɪ tʊk ɔf hɜ˞ kloʊðz ʌnd ɡeɪv hɜ˞ æn oʊld ɡɹeɪ dɹɛs ʌnd ʃuz ʌv wʊd ʃi hæd tu steɪ ɪn ðʌ kɪtʃʌn ʌnd wɜ˞k hɑɹd ɔl deɪ æt naɪt wɛn ʃi wɑz taɪɜ˞d ʃi hæd noʊ bɛd tu laɪ ɑn bʌt mʌst laɪ daʊn ɪn ðʌ sɪndɜ˞z ɑn ðʌ hɑɹθ

They took off her clothes and gave her an old gray dress and shoes of wood. She had to stay in the kitchen and work hard all day. At night, when she was tired, she had no bed to lie on but must lie down in the cinders on the hearth.

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now came a sad time for the poor stepchild is the goose to sit in the same room with us said the two daughters they who eat bread must earn it out with you go help the kitchen maid

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naʊ keɪm ʌ sæd taɪm fɔɹ ðʌ puɹ stɛptʃaɪld ɪz ðʌ ɡus tu sɪt ɪn ðʌ seɪm ɹum wɪð ʌs sɛd ðʌ tu dɔtɜ˞z ðeɪ hu it bɹɛd mʌst ɜ˞n ɪt aʊt wɪð ju ɡoʊ hɛlp ðʌ kɪtʃʌn meɪd

Now came a sad time for the poor stepchild. Is the goose to sit in the same room with us, said the two daughters. They who eat bread must earn it out with you. Go help the kitchen maid.

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this gave her such a dirty look that the sisters who were always glad to have a chance to insult her called her cinderella one day the father wished to go to the fair

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ðɪs ɡeɪv hɜ˞ sʌtʃ ʌ dɜ˞ti lʊk ðæt ðʌ sɪstɜ˞z hu wɜ˞ ɔlweɪz ɡlæd tu hæv ʌ tʃæns tu ɪnsʌlt hɜ˞ kɔld hɜ˞ sɪndɜ˞ɛlʌ wʌn deɪ ðʌ fɑðɜ˞ wɪʃt tu ɡoʊ tu ðʌ fɛɹ

This gave her such a dirty look that the sisters, who were always glad to have a chance to insult her, called her Cinderella. One day the father wished to go to the fair.

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rapunzel was in great fear when she saw the young man but the prince spoke to her kindly and told her how he had heard her sing and that he could not rest till he had seen her

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ɹɑpʊzʌl wɑz ɪn ɡɹeɪt fɪɹ wɛn ʃi sɔ ðʌ jʌŋ mæn bʌt ðʌ pɹɪns spoʊk tu hɜ˞ kaɪndli ʌnd toʊld hɜ˞ haʊ hi hæd hɜ˞d hɜ˞ sɪŋ ʌnd ðæt hi kʊd nɑt ɹɛst tɪl hi hæd sin hɜ˞

Rapunzel was in great fear when she saw the young man, but the prince spoke to her kindly and told her how he had heard her sing and that he could not rest till he had seen her.

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but when the warm rays of spring had caused the snow to melt from the mothers grave the husband took a new wife the wife brought home with her two daughters of her own who were fair in face but black and mean at heart

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bʌt wɛn ðʌ wɔɹm ɹeɪz ʌv spɹɪŋ hæd kɑzd ðʌ snoʊ tu mɛlt fɹʌm ðʌ mʌðɜ˞z ɡɹeɪv ðʌ hʌzbʌnd tʊk ʌ nu waɪf ðʌ waɪf bɹɔt hoʊm wɪð hɜ˞ tu dɔtɜ˞z ʌv hɜ˞ oʊn hu wɜ˞ fɛɹ ɪn feɪs bʌt blæk ʌnd min æt hɑɹt

But when the warm rays of spring had caused the snow to melt from the mothers grave, the husband took a new wife. The wife brought home with her two daughters of her own, who were fair in face but black and mean at heart.

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let me have this case and i will pay you what you like for it the dwarfs said we will not sell the case for all the gold in the world but when they saw that the prince loved snowdrop truly they gave him the case the prince had his servants lift it and take it away

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lɛt mi hæv ðɪs keɪs ʌnd aɪ wɪl peɪ ju wʌt ju laɪk fɔɹ ɪt ðʌ dwɔɹfs sɛd wi wɪl nɑt sɛl ðʌ keɪs fɔɹ ɔl ðʌ ɡoʊld ɪn ðʌ wɜ˞ld bʌt wɛn ðeɪ sɔ ðæt ðʌ pɹɪns lʌvd tɹuli ðeɪ ɡeɪv hɪm ðʌ keɪs ðʌ pɹɪns hæd hɪz sɜ˞vʌnts lɪft ɪt ʌnd teɪk ɪt ʌweɪ

Let me have this case and i will pay you what you like for it. The dwarfs said we will not sell the case for all the gold in the world. but when they saw that the prince loved Snowdrop truly, they gave him the case. The prince had his servants lift it and take it away.

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they would have buried her but she looked so fair and life-like they could not bear to put her in the earth so they had a case made of clear glass in which one could view the body from all sides and in this they placed her

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ðeɪ wʊd hæv bɛɹid hɜ˞ bʌt ʃi lʊkt soʊ fɛɹ ʌnd laɪf-laɪk ðeɪ kʊd nɑt bɛɹ tu pʊt hɜ˞ ɪn ðʌ ɜ˞θ soʊ ðeɪ hæd ʌ keɪs meɪd ʌv klɪɹ ɡlæs ɪn wɪtʃ wʌn kʊd vju ðʌ bɑdi fɹʌm ɔl saɪdz ʌnd ɪn ðɪs ðeɪ pleɪst hɜ˞

They would have buried her, but she looked so fair and life-like they could not bear to put her in the earth. So They had a case made of clear glass in which one could view the body from all sides, and in this they placed her.

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once when he stood behind a tree he saw the witch come and cry rapunzel rapunzel let down your hair then he saw the hair let down and the witch climb up by it

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wʌns wɛn hi stʊd bɪhaɪnd ʌ tɹi hi sɔ ðʌ wɪtʃ kʌm ʌnd kɹaɪ ɹɑpʊzʌl ɹɑpʊzʌl lɛt daʊn jɔɹ hɛɹ ðɛn hi sɔ ðʌ hɛɹ lɛt daʊn ʌnd ðʌ wɪtʃ klaɪm ʌp baɪ ɪt

Once, when he stood behind a tree, he saw the witch come and cry: rapunzel, rapunzel, let down your hair. Then he saw the hair let down and the witch climb up by it.

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Amidst a background of mild noise, a female speaker with an American accent expresses herself animatedly and with expressive tone. Her delivery is slightly slower than usual, accompanied by a slightly higher pitch. Her voice seems to echo, giving it a trait of being slightly distant-sounding.

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the woman did as she was told as soon as she put the eggshells in place the strange child sang out old am i as the oldest tree but to cook in eggshells is new to me

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ðʌ wʊmʌn dɪd æz ʃi wɑz toʊld æz sun æz ʃi pʊt ðʌ ɛɡʃɛlz ɪn pleɪs ðʌ stɹeɪndʒ tʃaɪld sæŋ aʊt oʊld æm aɪ æz ðʌ oʊldʌst tɹi bʌt tu kʊk ɪn ɛɡʃɛlz ɪz nu tu mi

The woman did as she was told. As soon as she put the eggshells in place, the strange child sang out. Old am i as the oldest tree, but to cook in eggshells is new to me.

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the queen was vexed and went to her glass mirror mirror on the wall who's the fairest one of all the mirror replied thou wert the fairest lady queen snowdrop is fairest now i ween

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ðʌ kwin wɑz vɛkst ʌnd wɛnt tu hɜ˞ ɡlæs mɪɹɜ˞ mɪɹɜ˞ ɑn ðʌ wɔl hu'ɛs ðʌ fɛɹɪst wʌn ʌv ɔl ðʌ mɪɹɜ˞ ɹɪplaɪd ðaʊ wɜ˞t ðʌ fɛɹɪst leɪdi kwin ɪz fɛɹɪst naʊ aɪ

The queen was vexed and went to her glass mirror, mirror on the wall. Who's the fairest one of all? The mirror replied: Thou Wert, The fairest lady. Queen Snowdrop is fairest. Now i ween.

female

slightly high-pitch

slightly clean

very distant-sounding

expressive and animated

extremely noisy

very bad speech quality

American

Amidst the background of extreme noise, a female speaker with an American accent delivers an expressive and animated speech. The recording, however, is of poor quality, as the speaker's voice is slightly muffled and very distant-sounding, with a slightly high-pitch. She speaks at a slightly slow pace.

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

then she was pleased for she knew the glass spoke the truth but as snow drop grew up she became fairer and fairer till she reached the age of eight and then was more lovely than the queen

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ðɛn ʃi wɑz plizd fɔɹ ʃi nu ðʌ ɡlæs spoʊk ðʌ tɹuθ bʌt æz snoʊ dɹɑp ɡɹu ʌp ʃi bɪkeɪm fɛɹɜ˞ ʌnd fɛɹɜ˞ tɪl ʃi ɹitʃt ðʌ eɪdʒ ʌv eɪt ʌnd ðɛn wɑz mɔɹ lʌvli ðæn ðʌ kwin

Then she was pleased, for she knew the glass spoke the truth. But as Snow Drop grew up she became fairer and fairer till she reached the age of eight and then was more lovely than the queen.

female

slightly high-pitch

slightly clean

very distant-sounding

slightly expressive and animated

noisy

bad speech quality

American

A female speaker with an American accent delivers her slightly animated and expressive words with a slightly high-pitched voice and a slightly slow pace. The recording has a background noise and a distant echo.

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

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

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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

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.