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but the owl is not a burglar he is the friend of man there is no other bird that does the farmer so much good as the owl the owl comes out in the dark to get the small animals that are out at that time stealing things from the farmer

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bʌt ðʌ aʊl ɪz nɑt ʌ bɜ˞ɡlɜ˞ hi ɪz ðʌ fɹɛnd ʌv mæn ðɛɹ ɪz noʊ ʌðɜ˞ bɜ˞d ðæt dʌz ðʌ fɑɹmɜ˞ soʊ mʌtʃ ɡʊd æz ðʌ aʊl ðʌ aʊl kʌmz aʊt ɪn ðʌ dɑɹk tu ɡɛt ðʌ smɔl ænʌmʌlz ðæt ɑɹ aʊt æt ðæt taɪm stilɪŋ θɪŋz fɹʌm ðʌ fɑɹmɜ˞

But the owl is not a burglar, he is the friend of man. there is no other bird that does the farmer so much good as the owl. The owl comes out in the dark to get the small animals that are out at that time stealing things from the farmer.

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Scottish

A Scottish-accented male speaks with a slight expediting of his pace and a very monotone, low-pitched voice. The recording has some background noise. His speech exhibits minimal expression or animations.

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number nine was taken greedily but the owl could not swallow it the tail hung out of the owl's mouth for a while before it could be fairly counted then no more were eaten till about three hours after when the owl was pleased to take four more mice

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nʌmbɜ˞ naɪn wɑz teɪkʌn ɡɹidʌli bʌt ðʌ aʊl kʊd nɑt swɑloʊ ɪt ðʌ teɪl hʌŋ aʊt ʌv ðʌ aʊl'ɛs maʊθ fɔɹ ʌ waɪl bɪfɔɹ ɪt kʊd bi fɛɹli kaʊntɪd ðɛn noʊ mɔɹ wɜ˞ itʌn tɪl ʌbaʊt θɹi aʊɜ˞z æftɜ˞ wɛn ðʌ aʊl wɑz plizd tu teɪk fɔɹ mɔɹ maɪs

Number nine was taken greedily, but the owl could not swallow it. The tail hung out of the owl's mouth for a while before it could be fairly counted. Then no more were eaten till about three hours after, when the owl was pleased to take four more mice.

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slightly noisy

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Scottish

A Scottish male speaks with a low-pitch, slightly monotone and slightly expressive tone, at a slightly faster pace. The recording has some background noise but is overall somewhat clear, and the speaker's voice has a slightly close-sounding quality.

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sometimes so many mice have come upon the farms in england that it looks as if everything would be eaten up by them but a great many owls always came when the mice were so thick and helped the farmers save their crops one owl was seen to make in thirty minutes seventeen trips to her young with food

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sʌmtaɪmz soʊ mɛni maɪs hæv kʌm ʌpɑn ðʌ fɑɹmz ɪn ɪŋɡlʌnd ðæt ɪt lʊks æz ɪf ɛvɹiθɪŋ wʊd bi itʌn ʌp baɪ ðɛm bʌt ʌ ɡɹeɪt mɛni aʊlz ɔlweɪz keɪm wɛn ðʌ maɪs wɜ˞ soʊ θɪk ʌnd hɛlpt ðʌ fɑɹmɜ˞z seɪv ðɛɹ kɹɑps wʌn aʊl wɑz sin tu meɪk ɪn θɜ˞di mɪnʌts sɛvʌntin tɹɪps tu hɜ˞ jʌŋ wɪð fud

Sometimes so many mice have come upon the farms in England that it looks as if everything would be eaten up by them. but a great many owls always came when the mice were so thick and helped the farmers save their crops. One owl was seen to make in thirty minutes seventeen trips to her young with food.

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slightly close-sounding

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Scottish

A Scottish-accented male delivers a very monotone speech with a low-pitch and a slightly fast pace. The recording has a slightly noisy character and the speaker's voice comes across as slightly close-sounding.

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one barn owl had thirty-nine locusts twenty-two other insects and one mouse which it had just taken screech owls and burrowing owls usually have more than two dozen locusts and some of them had other kinds of insects

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wʌn bɑɹn aʊl hæd θɜ˞di-naɪn loʊkʌsts twɛnti-tu ʌðɜ˞ ɪnsɛkts ʌnd wʌn maʊs wɪtʃ ɪt hæd dʒʌst teɪkʌn skɹitʃ aʊlz ʌnd bɜ˞oʊɪŋ aʊlz juʒʌwʌli hæv mɔɹ ðæn tu dʌzʌn loʊkʌsts ʌnd sʌm ʌv ðɛm hæd ʌðɜ˞ kaɪndz ʌv ɪnsɛkts

One barn owl had thirty-nine locusts, twenty-two other insects and one mouse which it had just taken. Screech owls and burrowing owls usually have more than two dozen locusts, and some of them had other kinds of insects.

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slightly noisy

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Scottish

A Scottish-accented male delivers a monotone speech with a low-pitch and a slightly quick pace. The recording is of slightly better quality with minimal background noise.

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this is one reason why the farmer likes the owl so well barn owls sometimes roost with pigeons but they are good friends we know they do not eat the pigeons because the owls swallow their food whole and have to throw up the bones afterwards and it is known that the owls living with pigeons throw up bones of rats and mice but not of pigeons

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ðɪs ɪz wʌn ɹizʌn waɪ ðʌ fɑɹmɜ˞ laɪks ðʌ aʊl soʊ wɛl bɑɹn aʊlz sʌmtaɪmz ɹust wɪð pɪdʒʌnz bʌt ðeɪ ɑɹ ɡʊd fɹɛndz wi noʊ ðeɪ du nɑt it ðʌ pɪdʒʌnz bɪkɔz ðʌ aʊlz swɑloʊ ðɛɹ fud hoʊl ʌnd hæv tu θɹoʊ ʌp ðʌ boʊnz æftɜ˞wɜ˞dz ʌnd ɪt ɪz noʊn ðæt ðʌ aʊlz lɪvɪŋ wɪð pɪdʒʌnz θɹoʊ ʌp boʊnz ʌv ɹæts ʌnd maɪs bʌt nɑt ʌv pɪdʒʌnz

This is one reason why the farmer likes the owl so well. Barn owls sometimes roost with pigeons, but they are good friends. We know they do not eat the pigeons because the owls swallow their food whole and have to throw up the bones afterwards. And it is known that the owls living with pigeons throw up bones of rats and mice but not of pigeons.

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expressive and animated

almost no noise

great speech quality

Scottish

A Scottish male speaker delivers an expressive and animated speech with a low-pitch voice. The recording is of excellent quality, with almost no noise present, and the speaker's voice is slightly closer sounding.

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a gentleman living in the west when there was so much damage done by grasshoppers found that the owls were living on them and not eating much of any other kind of food the only way he could tell what the owls had for supper was to shoot an owl once in awhile and see what was in its stomach

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ʌ dʒɛntʌlmʌn lɪvɪŋ ɪn ðʌ wɛst wɛn ðɛɹ wɑz soʊ mʌtʃ dæmʌdʒ dʌn baɪ ɡɹæshɑpɜ˞z faʊnd ðæt ðʌ aʊlz wɜ˞ lɪvɪŋ ɑn ðɛm ʌnd nɑt itɪŋ mʌtʃ ʌv ɛni ʌðɜ˞ kaɪnd ʌv fud ðʌ oʊnli weɪ hi kʊd tɛl wʌt ðʌ aʊlz hæd fɔɹ sʌpɜ˞ wɑz tu ʃut æn aʊl wʌns ɪn ʌwaɪl ʌnd si wʌt wɑz ɪn ɪts stʌmʌk

A gentleman living in the west, when there was so much damage done by grasshoppers, found that the owls were living on them and not eating much of any other kind of food. the only way he could tell what the owls had for supper was to shoot an owl once in awhile and see what was in its stomach.

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expressive and animated

almost no noise

wonderful speech quality

Scottish

A Scottish male speaker delivers an expressive and animated speech, recording quality is excellent with almost no background noise and slightly close sounding. He speaks with a slightly faster pace and a low-pitch voice.

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the gopher is a small animal that does damage to growing things it digs up corn after it is planted and gnaws the roots of fruit trees so as to hurt them badly owls catch gophers and eat them

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ðʌ ɡoʊfɜ˞ ɪz ʌ smɔl ænʌmʌl ðæt dʌz dæmʌdʒ tu ɡɹoʊɪŋ θɪŋz ɪt dɪɡz ʌp kɔɹn æftɜ˞ ɪt ɪz plæntɪd ʌnd nɔz ðʌ ɹuts ʌv fɹut tɹiz soʊ æz tu hɜ˞t ðɛm bædli aʊlz kætʃ ɡoʊfɜ˞z ʌnd it ðɛm

The gopher is a small animal that does damage to growing things. It digs up corn after it is planted and gnaws the roots of fruit trees so as to hurt them badly. Owls catch gophers and eat them.

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slightly distant-sounding

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almost no noise

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Scottish

A Scottish-accented male delivers a monotone speech with a slightly fast pace, yet the recording is almost noiseless and his voice carries a low-pitch undertone.

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a rabbit a weasel a mink or even a skunk is good eating for the owl there are times when one owl will make a meal of another owl of smaller size a large red-tailed hawk was once put into a garret where there was a snowy owl that night the hawk was killed partly eaten by the owl

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ʌ ɹæbʌt ʌ wizʌl ʌ mɪŋk ɔɹ ivɪn ʌ skʌŋk ɪz ɡʊd itɪŋ fɔɹ ðʌ aʊl ðɛɹ ɑɹ taɪmz wɛn wʌn aʊl wɪl meɪk ʌ mil ʌv ʌnʌðɜ˞ aʊl ʌv smɔlɜ˞ saɪz ʌ lɑɹdʒ ɹɛd-teɪld hɔk wɑz wʌns pʊt ɪntu ʌ ɡɛɹɪt wɛɹ ðɛɹ wɑz ʌ snoʊi aʊl ðæt naɪt ðʌ hɔk wɑz kɪld pɑɹtli itʌn baɪ ðʌ aʊl

A rabbit, a weasel, a mink or even a skunk is good eating for the owl. there are times when one owl will make a meal of another owl of smaller size. A large red-tailed hawk was once put into a garret where there was a snowy owl. That night the hawk was killed, partly eaten by The owl.

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A Scottish-accented male delivers a very monotone speech with slight noisiness in the background and a low-pitch. His voice is slightly close-sounding and he speaks at a slightly fast pace.

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a tame great horned owl and a little screech owl were shut up in a hay loft together the wings of the big owl were cut so he could not fly after about a week they both became one owl and that owl threw up the claws beaks bones and feathers that had once been useful to the little screech owl

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ʌ teɪm ɡɹeɪt hɔɹnd aʊl ʌnd ʌ lɪtʌl skɹitʃ aʊl wɜ˞ ʃʌt ʌp ɪn ʌ heɪ lɔft tʌɡɛðɜ˞ ðʌ wɪŋz ʌv ðʌ bɪɡ aʊl wɜ˞ kʌt soʊ hi kʊd nɑt flaɪ æftɜ˞ ʌbaʊt ʌ wik ðeɪ boʊθ bɪkeɪm wʌn aʊl ʌnd ðæt aʊl θɹu ʌp ðʌ klɔz biks boʊnz ʌnd fɛðɜ˞z ðæt hæd wʌns bɪn jusfʌl tu ðʌ lɪtʌl skɹitʃ aʊl

A tame great horned owl and a little screech owl were shut up in a hay loft together. The wings of the big owl were cut so he could not fly. After about a week they both became one owl and that owl threw up the claws, beaks, bones and feathers that had once been useful to the little screech owl.

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Scottish

A Scottish male night speaks with a low-pitch and a slightly monotone tone. His voice has a slightly close-sounding quality but is slightly disrupted by background noise. He delivers his words at a slightly quick pace.

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owls sometimes catch partridges and quails this is not so bad for they pick out the weak birds that are not well and so keep disease from spreading amongst the fine birds a hunter once shot a bob white so that it was not killed but could not fly he and his dog were chasing the bird in the grass along a fence hoping to catch it

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aʊlz sʌmtaɪmz kætʃ pɑɹtɹɪdʒɪz ʌnd kweɪlz ðɪs ɪz nɑt soʊ bæd fɔɹ ðeɪ pɪk aʊt ðʌ wik bɜ˞dz ðæt ɑɹ nɑt wɛl ʌnd soʊ kip dɪziz fɹʌm spɹɛdɪŋ ʌmʌŋst ðʌ faɪn bɜ˞dz ʌ hʌntɜ˞ wʌns ʃɑt ʌ bɑb waɪt soʊ ðæt ɪt wɑz nɑt kɪld bʌt kʊd nɑt flaɪ hi ʌnd hɪz dɔɡ wɜ˞ tʃeɪsɪŋ ðʌ bɜ˞d ɪn ðʌ ɡɹæs ʌlɔŋ ʌ fɛns hoʊpɪŋ tu kætʃ ɪt

Owls sometimes catch partridges and quails. this is not so bad, for they pick out the weak birds that are not well, and so keep disease from spreading amongst the fine birds. A hunter once shot a bob white so that it was not killed but could not fly. he and his dog were chasing the bird in the grass along a fence, hoping to catch it.

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moderate speech quality

Scottish

A Scottish male speaker delivers his monotone speech slightly faster than usual with a low-pitch voice. The recording quality is slightly noisy but clear enough to understand him fully, with a noticeable closeness to the microphone.

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an owl saw the wounded bird and thought it belonged to him because it was not well he came out of the woods very swiftly and picked up the bob white right before the eyes of the hunter in woods where there are panthers one will often hear in the night fearful cries that make it seem as if some wild beast were about to jump down from some tree nearby to kill the one who is out so late

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æn aʊl sɔ ðʌ wundɪd bɜ˞d ʌnd θɔt ɪt bɪlɔŋd tu hɪm bɪkɔz ɪt wɑz nɑt wɛl hi keɪm aʊt ʌv ðʌ wʊdz vɛɹi swɪftli ʌnd pɪkt ʌp ðʌ bɑb waɪt ɹaɪt bɪfɔɹ ðʌ aɪz ʌv ðʌ hʌntɜ˞ ɪn wʊdz wɛɹ ðɛɹ ɑɹ pænθɜ˞z wʌn wɪl ɔfʌn hiɹ ɪn ðʌ naɪt fɪɹfʌl kɹaɪz ðæt meɪk ɪt sim æz ɪf sʌm waɪld bist wɜ˞ ʌbaʊt tu dʒʌmp daʊn fɹʌm sʌm tɹi nɪɹbaɪ tu kɪl ðʌ wʌn hu ɪz aʊt soʊ leɪt

An owl saw the wounded bird and thought it belonged to him because it was not well. He came out of the woods very swiftly and picked up the bob white right before the eyes of the hunter. in woods where there are panthers, one will often hear in the night fearful cries that make it seem as if some wild beast were about to jump down from some tree nearby to kill the one who is out so late.

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Scottish

A Scottish male narrates with a monotone voice and slightly fast delivery. His speech has a low-pitch and slight noisiness, suggesting a slightly less than ideal recording.

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so we may call the owl the night watchman of the farm he sometimes comes out in the daytime but most owls prefer the night or at least a dark day the owl has been called a wise bird for the same reason that some men are thought to be wise he looks wise

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soʊ wi meɪ kɔl ðʌ aʊl ðʌ naɪt wɑtʃmʌn ʌv ðʌ fɑɹm hi sʌmtaɪmz kʌmz aʊt ɪn ðʌ deɪtaɪm bʌt moʊst aʊlz pɹʌfɜ˞ ðʌ naɪt ɔɹ æt list ʌ dɑɹk deɪ ðʌ aʊl hæz bɪn kɔld ʌ waɪz bɜ˞d fɔɹ ðʌ seɪm ɹizʌn ðæt sʌm mɛn ɑɹ θɔt tu bi waɪz hi lʊks waɪz

So we may call the owl the night watchman of the farm. He sometimes comes out in the daytime, but most owls prefer the night, or at least a dark day. The owl has been called a wise bird for the same reason that some men are thought to be wise. He looks wise.

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Scottish

A Scottish-accented manspeaks with slight expression and animation, his voice having alow-pitch and a slightly close-sounding proximity. The recording is of almost noiseless nature.

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most of these cries which frighten people are made by hoot owls but it is not easy to tell whether the sound comes from a hoot owl or from the throat of a wild cat there is a saying amongst country people who wish to seem wise i wasn't brought up in the woods to be afraid of owls

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moʊst ʌv ðiz kɹaɪz wɪtʃ fɹaɪtʌn pipʌl ɑɹ meɪd baɪ hut aʊlz bʌt ɪt ɪz nɑt izi tu tɛl wɛðɜ˞ ðʌ saʊnd kʌmz fɹʌm ʌ hut aʊl ɔɹ fɹʌm ðʌ θɹoʊt ʌv ʌ waɪld kæt ðɛɹ ɪz ʌ seɪɪŋ ʌmʌŋst kʌntɹi pipʌl hu wɪʃ tu sim waɪz aɪ 'ti bɹɔt ʌp ɪn ðʌ wʊdz tu bi ʌfɹeɪd ʌv aʊlz

Most of these cries which frighten people are made by hoot owls, but it is not easy to tell whether the sound comes from a hoot owl or from the throat of a wild cat. There is a saying amongst country people who wish to seem wise: i wasn't brought up in the woods to be afraid of owls.

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Scottish

A Scottish-accented male with a monotone voice and a slightly fast delivery speaks into a microphone that picks up some background noise. His voice has a low-pitch and a slightly distant sound.

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the hoot owl has so many wild notes in his voice that is not at all strange that he scares people who have not been brought up in the woods before he sends out his proper hoot he sometimes seems to try to frighten everybody out of the forest with his awful shrieks

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ðʌ hut aʊl hæz soʊ mɛni waɪld noʊts ɪn hɪz vɔɪs ðæt ɪz nɑt æt ɔl stɹeɪndʒ ðæt hi skɛɹz pipʌl hu hæv nɑt bɪn bɹɔt ʌp ɪn ðʌ wʊdz bɪfɔɹ hi sɛndz aʊt hɪz pɹɑpɜ˞ hut hi sʌmtaɪmz simz tu tɹaɪ tu fɹaɪtʌn ɛvɹibɑdi aʊt ʌv ðʌ fɔɹʌst wɪð hɪz ɑfʌl ʃɹiks

The hoot owl has so many wild notes in his voice. that is not at all strange that he scares people who have not been brought up in the woods before he sends out his proper hoot. He sometimes seems to try to frighten everybody out of the forest with his awful shrieks.

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Scottish

A Scottish-accented man delivers a very monotone and low-pitched speech, which is slightly faster than moderate speed. The recording is of almost no noise and has a slightly distant sound to it.

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the owl is brave one that weighed less than six ounces once fought a nine-pound rooster a teamster in maine once went to sleep on top of his load while his horses ate their oats beside a forest road

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ðʌ aʊl ɪz bɹeɪv wʌn ðæt weɪd lɛs ðæn sɪks aʊnsʌz wʌns fɔt ʌ naɪn-paʊnd ɹustɜ˞ ʌ timstɜ˞ ɪn meɪn wʌns wɛnt tu slip ɑn tɑp ʌv hɪz loʊd waɪl hɪz hɔɹsʌz eɪt ðɛɹ oʊts bɪsaɪd ʌ fɔɹʌst ɹoʊd

The owl is brave one that weighed less than six ounces. Once fought a nine-pound rooster. A teamster in Maine once went to sleep on top of his load while his horses ate their oats beside a forest road.

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Scottish

A Scottish-accented male with a low-pitched voice delivers his speech slightly faster than normal (approximately moderately paced), with his tone barely expressive or animated. The recording exhibits a slight amount of background noise and the speaker's voice has a slightly close-sounding quality.

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eh ha ha ha and then they become as solemn as any other owls and the stillness of the night is perfect until another owl has a droll story or song to set the rest a-shouting at

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ɛ hɑ hɑ hɑ ʌnd ðɛn ðeɪ bɪkʌm æz sɑlʌm æz ɛni ʌðɜ˞ aʊlz ʌnd ðʌ stɪlnʌs ʌv ðʌ naɪt ɪz pɜ˞fɛkt ʌntɪl ʌnʌðɜ˞ aʊl hæz ʌ dɹoʊl stɔɹi ɔɹ sɔŋ tu sɛt ðʌ ɹɛst ʌ-ʃaʊtɪŋ æt

Eh, ha, ha ha. And then they become as solemn as any other owls and the stillness of the night is perfect until another owl has a droll story or song to set the rest a-shouting at.

male

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clean

slightly close-sounding

monotone

almost no noise

great speech quality

Scottish

A Scottish male speaks with a monotone tone and a low-pitch voice. The recording is excellent with almost no noise and a slightly close-sounding presence.

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but he makes up for his awkwardness when there are eggs to sit upon for the owl is the best husband a bird ever had when there is room in the old hollow where the nest is he will sit upon the eggs with his wife and help her hatch the puffy little owl children

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bʌt hi meɪks ʌp fɔɹ hɪz ɔkwɜ˞dnʌs wɛn ðɛɹ ɑɹ ɛɡz tu sɪt ʌpɑn fɔɹ ðʌ aʊl ɪz ðʌ bɛst hʌzbʌnd ʌ bɜ˞d ɛvɜ˞ hæd wɛn ðɛɹ ɪz ɹum ɪn ðʌ oʊld hɑloʊ wɛɹ ðʌ nɛst ɪz hi wɪl sɪt ʌpɑn ðʌ ɛɡz wɪð hɪz waɪf ʌnd hɛlp hɜ˞ hætʃ ðʌ pʌfi lɪtʌl aʊl tʃɪldɹʌn

But he makes up for his awkwardness. when there are eggs to sit upon, for the owl is the best husband a bird ever had. When there is room in the old hollow where the nest is, he will sit upon the eggs with his wife and help her hatch the puffy little owl children.

male

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clean

slightly close-sounding

very monotone

very noisy

moderate speech quality

Scottish

A Scottish-accented man speaks in a very monotone tone, punctuating his slightly fast delivery. The recording is of poor quality, with intrusive background noise that makes it very difficult to understand him clearly as his voice is only slightly close-sounding. His pitch stays consistently low throughout his speech.

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if the owl is a sober and wise bird he forgets all about it when he woos his mate such awkward dancing and foolish boo hooing is never seen except when the owl is trying to choose a mate for life

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ɪf ðʌ aʊl ɪz ʌ soʊbɜ˞ ʌnd waɪz bɜ˞d hi fɜ˞ɡɛts ɔl ʌbaʊt ɪt wɛn hi wuz hɪz meɪt sʌtʃ ɑkwɜ˞d dænsɪŋ ʌnd fulɪʃ bu ɪz nɛvɜ˞ sin ɪksɛpt wɛn ðʌ aʊl ɪz tɹaɪɪŋ tu tʃuz ʌ meɪt fɔɹ laɪf

If the owl is a sober and wise bird, he forgets all about it when he woos his mate. such awkward dancing and foolish boo hooing is never seen, except when the owl is trying to choose a mate for life.

male

low-pitch

clean

slightly distant-sounding

slightly expressive and animated

almost no noise

great speech quality

Scottish

A Scottish man with a low-pitch voice delivers a speech that is slightly expressive and animated, with a laugh or stress on certain words detectable. The slight distance in the sound is noticeable, yet the recording conditions are nearly perfect with almost no background noise. His speech pace is slightly faster than normal.

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when he pulled the blanket away from his face an owl pounced down upon it perhaps thinking his white skin was a rabbit and tore his cheeks fiercely he was much frightened having just awakened but he caught the owl and killed it after a short struggle and called himself lucky because his eyes were not put out by the bird

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wɛn hi pʊld ðʌ blæŋkʌt ʌweɪ fɹʌm hɪz feɪs æn aʊl paʊnst daʊn ʌpɑn ɪt pɜ˞hæps θɪŋkɪŋ hɪz waɪt skɪn wɑz ʌ ɹæbʌt ʌnd tɔɹ hɪz tʃiks fɪɹsli hi wɑz mʌtʃ fɹaɪtʌnd hævɪŋ dʒʌst ʌweɪkʌnd bʌt hi kɑt ðʌ aʊl ʌnd kɪld ɪt æftɜ˞ ʌ ʃɔɹt stɹʌɡʌl ʌnd kɔld hɪmsɛlf lʌki bɪkɔz hɪz aɪz wɜ˞ nɑt pʊt aʊt baɪ ðʌ bɜ˞d

When he pulled the blanket away from his face, an owl pounced down upon it, perhaps thinking his white skin was a rabbit, and tore his cheeks fiercely. He was much frightened, having just awakened, but he caught the owl and killed it after a short struggle, and called himself lucky because his eyes were not put out by the bird.

male

low-pitch

clean

slightly close-sounding

very monotone

noisy

great speech quality

Scottish

A Scottish man speaks with a low-pitch voice and a very monotone tone, conveying little emotion. The recording has some background noise, and the speaker's voice is slightly close-sounding. He delivers his lines slightly faster than usual speech.

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they lay their eggs earlier than other birds and often the falling snow covers the back of the sitting bird the warmth of her body melts it so that water runs gently down through the nest and forms icicles that hang below and glisten in the sunshine to tell of the faithful conduct of the mother owl

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ðeɪ leɪ ðɛɹ ɛɡz ɜ˞liɜ˞ ðæn ʌðɜ˞ bɜ˞dz ʌnd ɔfʌn ðʌ fɑlɪŋ snoʊ kʌvɜ˞z ðʌ bæk ʌv ðʌ sɪtɪŋ bɜ˞d ðʌ wɔɹmθ ʌv hɜ˞ bɑdi mɛlts ɪt soʊ ðæt wɔtɜ˞ ɹʌnz dʒɛntli daʊn θɹu ðʌ nɛst ʌnd fɔɹmz aɪsɪkʌlz ðæt hæŋ bɪloʊ ʌnd ɡlɪsʌn ɪn ðʌ sʌnʃaɪn tu tɛl ʌv ðʌ feɪθfʌl kɑndʌkt ʌv ðʌ mʌðɜ˞ aʊl

They lay their eggs earlier than other birds, and often the falling snow covers the back of the sitting bird. The warmth of her body melts it so that water runs gently down through the nest and forms icicles that hang below and glisten in the sunshine to tell of the faithful conduct of the mother owl.

male

low-pitch

clean

slightly close-sounding

monotone

slightly noisy

great speech quality

Scottish

A Scottish-accented man speaks with a monotone yet expressive tone, slightly faster than an average pace. The recording is of reasonably good quality with low levels of background noise and a slightly close sound. His voice is resonant and carries a deep, low-pitch tone.

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owls are the best of parents too for they will risk their own lives freely to protect their young if their nests are robbed and the old birds can find where their young ones are caged they will come daily with food for them even though they are in great danger in doing so

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aʊlz ɑɹ ðʌ bɛst ʌv pɛɹʌnts tu fɔɹ ðeɪ wɪl ɹɪsk ðɛɹ oʊn lɪvz fɹili tu pɹʌtɛkt ðɛɹ jʌŋ ɪf ðɛɹ nɛsts ɑɹ ɹɑbd ʌnd ðʌ oʊld bɜ˞dz kæn faɪnd wɛɹ ðɛɹ jʌŋ wʌnz ɑɹ keɪdʒd ðeɪ wɪl kʌm deɪli wɪð fud fɔɹ ðɛm ivɪn ðoʊ ðeɪ ɑɹ ɪn ɡɹeɪt deɪndʒɜ˞ ɪn duɪŋ soʊ

Owls are the best of parents too, for they will risk their own lives freely to protect their young. If their nests are robbed and the old birds can find where their young ones are caged, they will come daily with food for them, even though they are in great danger in doing so.

male

low-pitch

clean

slightly close-sounding

very monotone

noisy

moderate speech quality

Scottish

A male speaker with a Scottish accent delivers a monotone speech with a slightly quick pace. The recording has some background noise but the speaker's voice is relatively close-sounding and has a low-pitch.

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one reason he looks so steadily at you that you think he is studying you is because the light is so strong in the daytime that his sight is bad but the owl is not as wise as he is said to be he does some foolish things as well as other birds in fact he is sometimes more foolish than any other bird would be in the same place

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wʌn ɹizʌn hi lʊks soʊ stɛdʌli æt ju ðæt ju θɪŋk hi ɪz stʌdiɪŋ ju ɪz bɪkɔz ðʌ laɪt ɪz soʊ stɹɔŋ ɪn ðʌ deɪtaɪm ðæt hɪz saɪt ɪz bæd bʌt ðʌ aʊl ɪz nɑt æz waɪz æz hi ɪz sɛd tu bi hi dʌz sʌm fulɪʃ θɪŋz æz wɛl æz ʌðɜ˞ bɜ˞dz ɪn fækt hi ɪz sʌmtaɪmz mɔɹ fulɪʃ ðæn ɛni ʌðɜ˞ bɜ˞d wʊd bi ɪn ðʌ seɪm pleɪs

One reason he looks so steadily at you that you think he is studying you is because the light is so strong in the daytime that his sight is bad. But the owl is not as wise as he is said to be. He does some foolish things, as well as other birds in fact. he is sometimes more foolish than any other bird would be in the same place.

male

low-pitch

clean

slightly distant-sounding

monotone

almost no noise

great speech quality

Scottish

A Scottish male speaker delivers monotone words at a slightly faster pace than usual. The recording features almost no noise and has a slight room echo, resulting in a slightly distant-sounding tone. His voice is low-pitched and steady.

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but the small birds find their desire to torment ends in their own capture for they cannot get away from the bird lime until the trapper comes along and gathers all the little birds that are hanging to the sticky limbs and twigs about the big bird they were trying to tease

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bʌt ðʌ smɔl bɜ˞dz faɪnd ðɛɹ dɪzaɪɜ˞ tu tɔɹmɛnt ɛndz ɪn ðɛɹ oʊn kæptʃɜ˞ fɔɹ ðeɪ kænɑt ɡɛt ʌweɪ fɹʌm ðʌ bɜ˞d laɪm ʌntɪl ðʌ tɹæpɜ˞ kʌmz ʌlɔŋ ʌnd ɡæðɜ˞z ɔl ðʌ lɪtʌl bɜ˞dz ðæt ɑɹ hæŋɪŋ tu ðʌ stɪki lɪmz ʌnd twɪɡz ʌbaʊt ðʌ bɪɡ bɜ˞d ðeɪ wɜ˞ tɹaɪɪŋ tu tiz

But the small birds find their desire to torment ends in their own capture, for they cannot get away from the bird lime until the trapper comes along and gathers all the little birds that are hanging to the sticky limbs and twigs about the big bird they were trying to tease.

male

low-pitch

clean

slightly close-sounding

slightly expressive and animated

slightly noisy

great speech quality

Scottish

A Scottish male speaker delivers a slightly animated and expressive speech, with a low-pitch voice and a slightly fast pace. The recording has a subtle hint of background noise and a slightly close-sounding quality.

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small birds as a rule hate owls and they delight in getting round these great awkward fellows whenever they can catch them by day and doing all they can to hurt their feelings bird-catchers sometimes catch small birds because they are so fond of teasing owls

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smɔl bɜ˞dz æz ʌ ɹul heɪt aʊlz ʌnd ðeɪ dɪlaɪt ɪn ɡɛtɪŋ ɹaʊnd ðiz ɡɹeɪt ɑkwɜ˞d fɛloʊz wɛnɛvɜ˞ ðeɪ kæn kætʃ ðɛm baɪ deɪ ʌnd duɪŋ ɔl ðeɪ kæn tu hɜ˞t ðɛɹ filɪŋz bɜ˞d-kætʃɜ˞z sʌmtaɪmz kætʃ smɔl bɜ˞dz bɪkɔz ðeɪ ɑɹ soʊ fɑnd ʌv tizɪŋ aʊlz

Small birds, as a rule, hate owls and they delight in getting round these great awkward fellows whenever they can catch them by day and doing all they can to hurt their feelings. bird-catchers sometimes catch small birds because they are so fond of teasing owls.

male

low-pitch

clean

slightly close-sounding

monotone

almost no noise

moderate speech quality

Scottish

A Scottish man delivers his speech with a monotone tone and a slightly low-pitch voice. The recording has almost no noise and the speaker's words are slightly fast-paced. His voice has a slightly close-sounding echo, giving the impression of a good recording.

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an owl is caught and tied to a tree the tree is covered with sticky stuff called bird lime as soon as a little bird sees the owl in the tree he cries to his friends and they come in great crowds to tease the owl

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æn aʊl ɪz kɑt ʌnd taɪd tu ʌ tɹi ðʌ tɹi ɪz kʌvɜ˞d wɪð stɪki stʌf kɔld bɜ˞d laɪm æz sun æz ʌ lɪtʌl bɜ˞d siz ðʌ aʊl ɪn ðʌ tɹi hi kɹaɪz tu hɪz fɹɛndz ʌnd ðeɪ kʌm ɪn ɡɹeɪt kɹaʊdz tu tiz ðʌ aʊl

An owl is caught and tied to a tree, the tree is covered with sticky stuff called bird lime. As soon as a little bird sees the owl in the tree, he cries to his friends and they come in great crowds to tease the owl.

male

low-pitch

clean

slightly distant-sounding

monotone

slightly noisy

wonderful speech quality

Scottish

A Scottish man speaks with a monotone tone and a slightly fast pace. His voice is slightly low-pitch and has a slightly noisy backdrop, making for a slightly distant-sounding recording.

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all owls are not too stupid to learn puffy a tame young owl caught and ate a two-pound pullet an old hen afterwards took a fancy to his perch

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ɔl aʊlz ɑɹ nɑt tu stupʌd tu lɜ˞n pʌfi ʌ teɪm jʌŋ aʊl kɑt ʌnd eɪt ʌ tu-paʊnd æn oʊld hɛn æftɜ˞wɜ˞dz tʊk ʌ fænsi tu hɪz pɜ˞tʃ

All owls are not too stupid to learn. Puffy, a tame young owl caught and ate a two-pound pullet. an old hen afterwards took a fancy to his perch.

male

low-pitch

clean

slightly close-sounding

expressive and animated

noisy

great speech quality

Scottish

A Scottish man delivers an expressive and animated speech with a moderate speed. The tone of his low-pitched voice is somewhat close-sounding, yet there is background noise throughout the recording.

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she went in and gave the little owl a sound whipping and after that shared the perch with him he never forgot the lesson the hen had given him and always treated her well owls have a way of hiding from notice by making believe that they are something besides owls they can move their feathers so as to change their looks entirely

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ʃi wɛnt ɪn ʌnd ɡeɪv ðʌ lɪtʌl aʊl ʌ saʊnd wɪpɪŋ ʌnd æftɜ˞ ðæt ʃɛɹd ðʌ pɜ˞tʃ wɪð hɪm hi nɛvɜ˞ fɜ˞ɡɑt ðʌ lɛsʌn ðʌ hɛn hæd ɡɪvʌn hɪm ʌnd ɔlweɪz tɹitɪd hɜ˞ wɛl aʊlz hæv ʌ weɪ ʌv haɪdɪŋ fɹʌm noʊtʌs baɪ meɪkɪŋ bɪliv ðæt ðeɪ ɑɹ sʌmθɪŋ bɪsaɪdz aʊlz ðeɪ kæn muv ðɛɹ fɛðɜ˞z soʊ æz tu tʃeɪndʒ ðɛɹ lʊks ɪntaɪɜ˞li

She went in and gave the little owl a sound whipping and after that shared the perch with him. He never forgot the lesson the hen had given him and always treated her well. Owls have a way of hiding from notice by making believe that they are something besides owls. they can move their feathers so as to change their looks entirely.

male

low-pitch

clean

slightly distant-sounding

slightly expressive and animated

very noisy

slightly bad speech quality

Scottish

A Scottish male with a slightly expressive and animated tone speaks slightly faster than average, with a low-pitch voice. The recording is very noisy and there is some roominess.

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the great horned owl sometimes makes himself a frightful mass of feathers a yard wide and at other times he seems to be a very slim bird too thin for an owl puffy once got away from his master he flew to the top of a stump and sat like a stake for an hour

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ðʌ ɡɹeɪt hɔɹnd aʊl sʌmtaɪmz meɪks hɪmsɛlf ʌ fɹaɪtfʌl mæs ʌv fɛðɜ˞z ʌ jɑɹd waɪd ʌnd æt ʌðɜ˞ taɪmz hi simz tu bi ʌ vɛɹi slɪm bɜ˞d tu θɪn fɔɹ æn aʊl pʌfi wʌns ɡɑt ʌweɪ fɹʌm hɪz mæstɜ˞ hi flu tu ðʌ tɑp ʌv ʌ stʌmp ʌnd sæt laɪk ʌ steɪk fɔɹ æn aʊɜ˞

The great horned owl sometimes makes himself a frightful mass of feathers a yard wide, and at other times he seems to be a very slim bird, too thin for an owl puffy. Once got away from his master, he flew to the top of a stump and sat like a stake for an hour.

male

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clean

slightly distant-sounding

monotone

noisy

great speech quality

Scottish

A Scottish male with a monotonevoice briefly raises the intensity of his delivery, speaking slightly faster than usual. The recording includes some background noise and has a slightly distant sound. His deep, low-pitch voice adds depth to the text, despite its uniform tone.

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owls are fond of mice a boy who'd a half-grown barn owl tried one day to see how many mice he would eat the first four mice went down the owl's throat very quickly then number five and number six were eaten in a short time number seven did not go down quite as rapidly and number eight was slower still

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aʊlz ɑɹ fɑnd ʌv maɪs ʌ bɔɪ hu'di ʌ hæf-ɡɹoʊn bɑɹn aʊl tɹaɪd wʌn deɪ tu si haʊ mɛni maɪs hi wʊd it ðʌ fɜ˞st fɔɹ maɪs wɛnt daʊn ðʌ aʊl'ɛs θɹoʊt vɛɹi kwɪkli ðɛn nʌmbɜ˞ faɪv ʌnd nʌmbɜ˞ sɪks wɜ˞ itʌn ɪn ʌ ʃɔɹt taɪm nʌmbɜ˞ sɛvʌn dɪd nɑt ɡoʊ daʊn kwaɪt æz ɹæpʌdli ʌnd nʌmbɜ˞ eɪt wɑz sloʊɜ˞ stɪl

Owls are fond of mice. A boy who'd a half-grown barn owl tried one day to see how many mice he would eat. The first four mice went down the owl's throat very quickly. Then number five and number six were eaten in a short time. Number seven did not go down quite as rapidly and number eight was slower still.

male

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very clean

slightly close-sounding

monotone

almost no noise

great speech quality

Scottish

A Scottish-accented man speaks in a monotone tone with a slightly fast pace and a low-pitch voice. The recording is almost noiseless and the sound is slightly close-up.

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while his master looked all round the place for him without knowing there was a bird on the stump in plain sight owls draw the feathers away from their mouths in an odd way when they eat and when walking softly to steal upon a mouse tuck up their feathers as a lady lifts her skirts

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waɪl hɪz mæstɜ˞ lʊkt ɔl ɹaʊnd ðʌ pleɪs fɔɹ hɪm wɪθaʊt noʊɪŋ ðɛɹ wɑz ʌ bɜ˞d ɑn ðʌ stʌmp ɪn pleɪn saɪt aʊlz dɹɔ ðʌ fɛðɜ˞z ʌweɪ fɹʌm ðɛɹ maʊðz ɪn æn ɑd weɪ wɛn ðeɪ it ʌnd wɛn wɔkɪŋ sɔftli tu stil ʌpɑn ʌ maʊs tʌk ʌp ðɛɹ fɛðɜ˞z æz ʌ leɪdi lɪfts hɜ˞ skɜ˞ts

While his master looked all round the place for him without knowing there was a bird on the stump in plain sight. Owls draw the feathers away from their mouths in an odd way when they eat and when, walking softly to steal upon a mouse, tuck up their feathers as a lady lifts her skirts.

male

low-pitch

clean

slightly distant-sounding

very monotone

slightly noisy

great speech quality

Scottish

A Scottish man delivers a monotone speech with a slight accent, his voice slightly echoing and having a touch of background noise. He speaks at a slightly faster pace, with a low-pitch tone.

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stories of dead cities that had tumbled beneath the waves and for the famous forest of reeds covering a hundred villages which disappeared in one night were known only too well

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stɔɹiz ʌv dɛd sɪtiz ðæt hæd tʌmbʌld bɪniθ ðʌ weɪvz ʌnd fɔɹ ðʌ feɪmʌs fɔɹʌst ʌv ɹidz kʌvɜ˞ɪŋ ʌ hʌndɹʌd vɪlʌdʒʌz wɪtʃ dɪsʌpɪɹd ɪn wʌn naɪt wɜ˞ noʊn oʊnli tu wɛl

Stories of dead cities that had tumbled beneath the waves, and for the famous forest of reeds covering a hundred villages which disappeared in one night, were known only too well.

female

moderate pitch

balanced in clarity

slightly distant-sounding

monotone

almost no noise

moderate speech quality

Hungarian

A female speaker with a Hungarian accent delivers a monotone speech at a slightly slower than usual pace. The recording exhibits almost no noise and the speaker's voice comes across as slightly distant-sounding, with a moderate pitch.

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under the birch tree lovers met to plight their vows and on its smooth bark was often cut the figure of two hearts joined in one

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ʌndɜ˞ ðʌ bɜ˞tʃ tɹi lʌvɜ˞z mɛt tu plaɪt ðɛɹ vaʊz ʌnd ɑn ɪts smuð bɑɹk wɑz ɔfʌn kʌt ðʌ fɪɡjɜ˞ ʌv tu hɑɹts dʒɔɪnd ɪn wʌn

Under the birch tree, lovers met to plight their vows, and on its smooth bark was often cut The figure of two hearts joined in one.

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they did not sink in the mud and the man's feet were comfortable even after hours of labor they did not draw his feet and they kept out the water far better than leather possibly could

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ðeɪ dɪd nɑt sɪŋk ɪn ðʌ mʌd ʌnd ðʌ mæn'ɛs fit wɜ˞ kʌmfɜ˞tʌbʌl ivɪn æftɜ˞ aʊɜ˞z ʌv leɪbɜ˞ ðeɪ dɪd nɑt dɹɔ hɪz fit ʌnd ðeɪ kɛpt aʊt ðʌ wɔtɜ˞ fɑɹ bɛtɜ˞ ðæn lɛðɜ˞ pɑsʌbli kʊd

They did not sink in the mud and the man's feet were comfortable even after hours of labor. They did not draw his feet and they kept out the water far better than leather possibly could.

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when the van eyck vrouw and the children saw how happy daddy was they each one wanted a pair then they asked him what he called them

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wɛn ðʌ væn ʌnd ðʌ tʃɪldɹʌn sɔ haʊ hæpi dædi wɑz ðeɪ itʃ wʌn wɔntɪd ʌ pɛɹ ðɛn ðeɪ æskt hɪm wʌt hi kɔld ðɛm

When the Van Eyck Vrouw and the children saw how happy daddy was, they each one wanted a pair. Then they asked him what he called them.

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in such a case all the people the babies and their mothers men women horses and cattle would be drowned the dutch folks were a little too fast he thought in winning their acres from the sea

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ɪn sʌtʃ ʌ keɪs ɔl ðʌ pipʌl ðʌ beɪbiz ʌnd ðɛɹ mʌðɜ˞z mɛn wɪmʌn hɔɹsʌz ʌnd kætʌl wʊd bi dɹaʊnd ðʌ dʌtʃ foʊks wɜ˞ ʌ lɪtʌl tu fæst hi θɔt ɪn wɪnɪŋ ðɛɹ eɪkɜ˞z fɹʌm ðʌ si

In such a case, all the people, the babies and their mothers, men, women, horses and cattle would be drowned. The dutch folks were a little too fast, he thought, in winning their acres from the sea.

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in one hand he grasped his tool box in the other he held a curious looking machine it was a big lump of iron set in a frame with ropes to pull it up and let it fall down with a thump what is it asked van eyck

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ɪn wʌn hænd hi ɡɹæspt hɪz tul bɑks ɪn ðʌ ʌðɜ˞ hi hɛld ʌ kjʊɹiʌs lʊkɪŋ mʌʃin ɪt wɑz ʌ bɪɡ lʌmp ʌv aɪɜ˞n sɛt ɪn ʌ fɹeɪm wɪð ɹoʊps tu pʊl ɪt ʌp ʌnd lɛt ɪt fɔl daʊn wɪð ʌ θʌmp wʌt ɪz ɪt æskt væn

In one hand he grasped his tool box. In the other he held a curious looking machine. It was a big lump of iron set in a frame with ropes to pull it up and let it fall down with a thump. what is it, asked Van Eyck.

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they were lively and happy what now asked the dreamer smilingly of his two visitors he had hardly got the question out of his mouth when in walked a kabouter all smutty with blacksmith work

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ðeɪ wɜ˞ laɪvli ʌnd hæpi wʌt naʊ æskt ðʌ dɹimɜ˞ smaɪlɪŋli ʌv hɪz tu vɪzɪtɜ˞z hi hæd hɑɹdli ɡɑt ðʌ kwɛstʃʌn aʊt ʌv hɪz maʊθ wɛn ɪn wɔkt ʌ ɔl smʌti wɪð blæksmɪθ wɜ˞k

They were lively and happy. what now? asked the dreamer smilingly of his two visitors. He had hardly got the question out of his mouth when in walked a kabouter all smutty with blacksmith work.

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that's the way the dutch talk not how do you do but in their watery country it is this how do you sail or else how goes it with you already

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ðæt'ɛs ðʌ weɪ ðʌ dʌtʃ tɔk nɑt haʊ du ju du bʌt ɪn ðɛɹ wɔtɜ˞i kʌntɹi ɪt ɪz ðɪs haʊ du ju seɪl ɔɹ ɛls haʊ ɡoʊz ɪt wɪð ju ɔlɹɛdi

That's the way the Dutch talk, not how do you do. But in their watery country it is this: how do you sail, or else how goes it with you already?

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moreover he was frightened at the thought that the new land made by pushing back the ocean and building dikes might sink down again and go back to the fishes

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mɔɹoʊvɜ˞ hi wɑz fɹaɪtʌnd æt ðʌ θɔt ðæt ðʌ nu lænd meɪd baɪ pʊʃɪŋ bæk ðʌ oʊʃʌn ʌnd bɪldɪŋ daɪks maɪt sɪŋk daʊn ʌɡɛn ʌnd ɡoʊ bæk tu ðʌ fɪʃʌz

Moreover, he was frightened at the thought that the new land made by pushing back the ocean and building dikes might sink down again and go back to the fishes.

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the carpenter daddy continued to mourn over the loss of the forests he even shed tears fearing lest by and by there should not one oak tree be left in the country

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ðʌ kɑɹpʌntɜ˞ dædi kʌntɪnjud tu mɔɹn oʊvɜ˞ ðʌ lɔs ʌv ðʌ fɔɹʌsts hi ivɪn ʃɛd tɛɹz fɪɹɪŋ lɛst baɪ ʌnd baɪ ðɛɹ ʃʊd nɑt wʌn oʊk tɹi bi lɛft ɪn ðʌ kʌntɹi

The Carpenter Daddy continued to mourn over the loss of the forests. he even shed tears fearing lest, by and by, there should not one oak tree be left in the country.

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then van eyck told his dream it was this the moss maiden and trintje the wood elf came to him again at night and danced

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ðɛn væn toʊld hɪz dɹim ɪt wɑz ðɪs ðʌ mɔs meɪdʌn ʌnd ðʌ wʊd ɛlf keɪm tu hɪm ʌɡɛn æt naɪt ʌnd dænst

Then Van Eyck told his dream, it was this the moss maiden, and Trintje the wood elf came to him again at night and danced.

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one day while sitting on his doorstep brooding sorrowfully a moss maiden and a tree elf appeared skipping along hand in hand

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wʌn deɪ waɪl sɪtɪŋ ɑn hɪz dɔɹstɛp bɹudɪŋ ʌ mɔs meɪdʌn ʌnd ʌ tɹi ɛlf ʌpɪɹd skɪpɪŋ ʌlɔŋ hænd ɪn hænd

One day, while sitting on his doorstep brooding sorrowfully, a moss maiden and a tree elf appeared, skipping along hand in hand.

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which his fathers loved and which he would allow no one to cut down looking up the leaves of the tree rustled and one big branch seemed to sweep near him

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wɪtʃ hɪz fɑðɜ˞z lʌvd ʌnd wɪtʃ hi wʊd ʌlaʊ noʊ wʌn tu kʌt daʊn lʊkɪŋ ʌp ðʌ livz ʌv ðʌ tɹi ʌnd wʌn bɪɡ bɹæntʃ simd tu swip nɪɹ hɪm

Which his fathers loved and which he would allow no one to cut down. Looking up, the leaves of the tree rustled and one big branch seemed to sweep near him.

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A female speaker with a Hungarian accent delivers her monotone speech slightly slowly. The recording has a slight incongruity with some background noise, but the speech remains mostly understandable. The presentation is slightly distant-sounding, offering a subtle sense of depth to the listener.

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it's a hey a pile driver said the kabouter showing him how to use it when men say to you on the street tomorrow how do you sail laugh at them said the moss maiden herself laughing

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ɪt'ɛs ʌ heɪ ʌ paɪl dɹaɪvɜ˞ sɛd ðʌ ʃoʊɪŋ hɪm haʊ tu jus ɪt wɛn mɛn seɪ tu ju ɑn ðʌ stɹit tʌmɑɹoʊ haʊ du ju seɪl læf æt ðɛm sɛd ðʌ mɔs meɪdʌn hɜ˞sɛlf læfɪŋ

It's a hey, a pile driver, said the kabouter, showing him how to use it. When men say to you on the street tomorrow, how do you sail, laugh at them, said the moss maiden herself laughing.

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did they not say you could walk on top of them by this time van eyck had asked so many questions and kept the elves so long that the moss maiden peeped anxiously through the window

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dɪd ðeɪ nɑt seɪ ju kʊd wɔk ɑn tɑp ʌv ðɛm baɪ ðɪs taɪm væn hæd æskt soʊ mɛni kwɛstʃʌnz ʌnd kɛpt ðʌ ɛlvz soʊ lɔŋ ðæt ðʌ mɔs meɪdʌn pipt æŋkʃʌsli θɹu ðʌ wɪndoʊ

Did they not say you could walk on top of them? By this time Van Eyck had asked so many questions and kept the elves so long that the moss maiden peeped anxiously through the window.

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i and my fellow oak trees shall pass away but the sunshine shall be spread over the land and make it dry then

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aɪ ʌnd maɪ fɛloʊ oʊk tɹiz ʃæl pæs ʌweɪ bʌt ðʌ sʌnʃaɪn ʃæl bi spɹɛd oʊvɜ˞ ðʌ lænd ʌnd meɪk ɪt dɹaɪ ðɛn

I and my fellow oak trees shall pass away, but the sunshine shall be spread over the land and make it dry. then

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then it whispered in his ear do not mourn for your descendants even many generations hence shall see greater things than you have witnessed

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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

Then it whispered in his ear: do not mourn for your descendants. even many generations hence shall see greater things than you have witnessed.

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A woman with a Hungarian accent delivers a slightly expressive and animated speech. The recording is of excellent quality, with almost no background noise. Her pace is slightly slow, and her voice carries a moderate pitch.

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yes and now you can tell the people how to build cities with mighty churches with lofty towers and with high houses like those in other lands

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jɛs ʌnd naʊ ju kæn tɛl ðʌ pipʌl haʊ tu bɪld sɪtiz wɪð maɪti tʃɜ˞tʃɪz wɪð lɔfti taʊɜ˞z ʌnd wɪð haɪ haʊsʌz laɪk ðoʊz ɪn ʌðɜ˞ lændz

Yes, and now you can tell the people how to build cities with mighty churches, with lofty towers and with high houses like those in other lands.

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A female speaker with a Hungarian accent delivers a slightly expressive and animated speech at a moderate pace. Her voice has a slight closeness, with almost no noise present in the recording.

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take the trees trim the branches off sharpen the tops turn them upside down and pound them deep in the ground did not the ancient oak promise that the trees would be turned upside down for you

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teɪk ðʌ tɹiz tɹɪm ðʌ bɹæntʃʌz ɔf ʃɑɹpʌn ðʌ tɑps tɜ˞n ðɛm ʌpsaɪd daʊn ʌnd paʊnd ðɛm dip ɪn ðʌ ɡɹaʊnd dɪd nɑt ðʌ eɪntʃʌnt oʊk pɹɑmʌs ðæt ðʌ tɹiz wʊd bi tɜ˞nd ʌpsaɪd daʊn fɔɹ ju

Take the trees, trim the branches off, sharpen the tops, turn them upside down and pound them deep in the ground. Did not the ancient oak promise that the trees would be turned upside down for you?

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they came up to him and told him that his ancestral oak had a message for him then they laughed and ran away van eyck which was now the man's fully family name went into the forest and stood under the grand old oak tree

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ðeɪ keɪm ʌp tu hɪm ʌnd toʊld hɪm ðæt hɪz ænsɛstɹʌl oʊk hæd ʌ mɛsʌdʒ fɔɹ hɪm ðɛn ðeɪ læft ʌnd ɹæn ʌweɪ væn wɪtʃ wɑz naʊ ðʌ mæn'ɛs fʊli fæmʌli neɪm wɛnt ɪntu ðʌ fɔɹʌst ʌnd stʊd ʌndɜ˞ ðʌ ɡɹænd oʊld oʊk tɹi

They came up to him and told him that his ancestral oak had a message for him. then they laughed and ran away. Van Eyck, which was now the man's fully family name, went into the forest and stood under the grand old oak tree.

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instead of its falling down like acorns from the trees more and better food shall come up from out of the earth

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ɪnstɛd ʌv ɪts fɑlɪŋ daʊn laɪk eɪkɔɹnz fɹʌm ðʌ tɹiz mɔɹ ʌnd bɛtɜ˞ fud ʃæl kʌm ʌp fɹʌm aʊt ʌv ðʌ ɜ˞θ

Instead of its falling down like acorns from the trees, more and better food shall come up from out of the earth.

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klompen said he in good dutch and klompen or klomps they are to this day i'll make a fortune of this said van eyck i'll set up a klomp winkel shop for wooden shoes at once

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sɛd hi ɪn ɡʊd dʌtʃ ʌnd ɔɹ ðeɪ ɑɹ tu ðɪs deɪ aɪ' meɪk ʌ fɔɹtʃʌn ʌv ðɪs sɛd væn aɪ' sɛt ʌp ʌ klɑmp wɪŋkʌl ʃɑp fɔɹ wʊdʌn ʃuz æt wʌns

Klompen, said he in Good Dutch, and Klompen or Klomps they are to this day. I'll make a fortune of this, said Van Eyck. I'll set up a Klomp winkel shop for wooden shoes at once.

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where green fields now spread and the cities grow where forests were we shall come to life again but in another form

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wɛɹ ɡɹin fildz naʊ spɹɛd ʌnd ðʌ sɪtiz ɡɹoʊ wɛɹ fɔɹʌsts wɜ˞ wi ʃæl kʌm tu laɪf ʌɡɛn bʌt ɪn ʌnʌðɜ˞ fɔɹm

Where green fields now spread and the cities grow where forests were. We shall come to life again, but in another form.

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i'll make another fortune out of this also said the happy man who next morning was saluted as mr joyful at once van eyck set up a factory for making pile drivers

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aɪ' meɪk ʌnʌðɜ˞ fɔɹtʃʌn aʊt ʌv ðɪs ɔlsoʊ sɛd ðʌ hæpi mæn hu nɛkst mɔɹnɪŋ wɑz sʌlutɪd æz mɪstɜ˞ dʒɔɪfʌl æt wʌns væn sɛt ʌp ʌ fæktɜ˞i fɔɹ meɪkɪŋ paɪl dɹaɪvɜ˞z

I'll make another fortune out of this. Also said the happy man who next morning was saluted as Mr Joyful. At once, Van Eyck set up a factory for making pile drivers.

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in summer the forest furnished shade and in winter warmth from the fire in the spring time the new leaves were a wonder and in autumn the pigs grew fat on the mast or the acorns that had dropped on the ground

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ɪn sʌmɜ˞ ðʌ fɔɹʌst fɜ˞nɪʃt ʃeɪd ʌnd ɪn wɪntɜ˞ wɔɹmθ fɹʌm ðʌ faɪɜ˞ ɪn ðʌ spɹɪŋ taɪm ðʌ nu livz wɜ˞ ʌ wʌndɜ˞ ʌnd ɪn ɔtʌm ðʌ pɪɡz ɡɹu fæt ɑn ðʌ mæst ɔɹ ðʌ eɪkɔɹnz ðæt hæd dɹɑpt ɑn ðʌ ɡɹaʊnd

In summer the forest furnished shade and in winter warmth from the fire. In the spring time the new leaves were a wonder, and in autumn the pigs grew fat on the mast or the acorns that had dropped on the ground.

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A female speaker with a Hungarian accent delivers her speech with a monotone tone, slightly slowly paced and at a moderate pitch. The recording has slight background noise but is not significantly affecting the clarity of the speech. The speech itself carries a neutral emotional tone.

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seeing the day breaking she and trintje and the kabouter flew away so as not to be petrified by the sunrise

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siɪŋ ðʌ deɪ bɹeɪkɪŋ ʃi ʌnd ʌnd ðʌ flu ʌweɪ soʊ æz nɑt tu bi pɛtɹʌfaɪd baɪ ðʌ sʌnɹaɪz

Seeing the day breaking, she and Trintje and the Kabouter flew away so as not to be petrified by the sunrise.

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A female speaker with a Hungarian accent delivers a slightly expressive and animated speech, with a moderate pitch and a slightly slowly pace. The recording quality is excellent, with almost no ambient noise present.

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the leaves of the branch rustled for another moment then all was still until the moss maiden and trintje the tree elf again hand in hand as they tripled along merrily appeared to him

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ðʌ livz ʌv ðʌ bɹæntʃ fɔɹ ʌnʌðɜ˞ moʊmʌnt ðɛn ɔl wɑz stɪl ʌntɪl ðʌ mɔs meɪdʌn ʌnd ðʌ tɹi ɛlf ʌɡɛn hænd ɪn hænd æz ðeɪ tɹɪpʌld ʌlɔŋ mɛɹʌli ʌpɪɹd tu hɪm

The leaves of the branch rustled for another moment. Then all was still, until the moss maiden and Trintje, the tree elf, again hand in hand as they tripled along, merrily appeared to him.

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A Hungarian woman speaks with a slightly expressive and animated tone, her voice slightly distant-sounding but clear. She delivers her words moderately paced and with a slight delay.

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so a foundation as good as stone was made in the soft and spongy soil and well built houses uprose by the thousands

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soʊ ʌ faʊndeɪʃʌn æz ɡʊd æz stoʊn wɑz meɪd ɪn ðʌ sɑft ʌnd spʌndʒi sɔɪl ʌnd wɛl bɪlt haʊsʌz baɪ ðʌ θaʊzʌndz

So a foundation as good as stone was made in the soft and spongy soil, and well built houses uprose by the thousands.

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A female speaker with a Hungarian accent delivers a slightly expressive and animated talk in a recording with almost no noise and a slightly close-sounding environment. She speaks with a moderate pitch and at a slightly slower pace.

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will we do this believe what we tell you and be happy we shall turn ourselves upside down for you i cannot see how all these things can be said van eyck fear not my promise will endure

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wɪl wi du ðɪs bɪliv wʌt wi tɛl ju ʌnd bi hæpi wi ʃæl tɜ˞n aʊɜ˞sɛlvz ʌpsaɪd daʊn fɔɹ ju aɪ kænɑt si haʊ ɔl ðiz θɪŋz kæn bi sɛd væn fɪɹ nɑt maɪ pɹɑmʌs wɪl ɛndjʊɹ

Will we do this, believe what we tell you and be happy. We shall turn ourselves upside down for you. I cannot see how all these things can be said. Van Eyck, fear not, my promise will endure.

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A female speaker with a Hungarian accent delivers her monotone speech slightly slowly, with only a hint of ambient noise present. The recording is of good quality, creating a moderate pitch and slightly distant yet clear sound.

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

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

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

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A female speaker with a Hungarian accent delivers a monotone speech with a slightly slow pace. The recording is of very good quality, with almost no noise present, and her voice sounds clear and closest to the microphone.

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nor need you fear for the land that it will fall for even while living we and all the oak trees that are left and all the birch beech and pine trees shall stand on our heads for you

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nɔɹ nid ju fɪɹ fɔɹ ðʌ lænd ðæt ɪt wɪl fɔl fɔɹ ivɪn waɪl lɪvɪŋ wi ʌnd ɔl ðʌ oʊk tɹiz ðæt ɑɹ lɛft ʌnd ɔl ðʌ bɜ˞tʃ bitʃ ʌnd paɪn tɹiz ʃæl stænd ɑn aʊɜ˞ hɛdz fɔɹ ju

Nor need you fear for the land that it will fall, for even while living, we and all the oak trees that are left and all the birch, beech and pine trees shall stand on our heads for you.

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A female speaker with a Hungarian accent delivers her monotone speech very slightly slowly. The recording is almost noiseless and the speaker's voice is slightly close-sounding with a moderate pitch.

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when most needed we shall furnish you and your children and children's children with warmth comfort fire light and wealth

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wɛn moʊst nidʌd wi ʃæl fɜ˞nɪʃ ju ʌnd jɔɹ tʃɪldɹʌn ʌnd tʃɪldɹʌn'ɛs tʃɪldɹʌn wɪð wɔɹmθ kʌmfɜ˞t faɪɜ˞ laɪt ʌnd wɛlθ

When most needed. We shall furnish you and your children and children's children with warmth, comfort, fire, light and wealth.

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A female speaker with a Hungarian accent delivers a monotone speech with a slightly slowed pace and a moderate pitch. The recording is near perfect, almost no noise is present. The close-sounding tone adds to the clarity and stature of her words.

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we shall hold up your houses lest they fall into the ooze and you shall walk and run over our heads as truly as when rooted in the soil

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wi ʃæl hoʊld ʌp jɔɹ haʊsʌz lɛst ðeɪ fɔl ɪntu ðʌ uz ʌnd ju ʃæl wɔk ʌnd ɹʌn oʊvɜ˞ aʊɜ˞ hɛdz æz tɹuli æz wɛn ɹutʌd ɪn ðʌ sɔɪl

We shall hold up your houses lest they fall into the ooze and you shall walk and run over our heads as truly as when rooted in the soil.

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A female speaker with a Hungarian accent delivers her words with a monotone tone and a slightly slow pace. The recording has a slight amount of background noise and a slightly close-sounding quality.

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on top of the forest trees driven deep in the sand and clay dams and dykes were built that kept out the ocean so

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ɑn tɑp ʌv ðʌ fɔɹʌst tɹiz dɹɪvʌn dip ɪn ðʌ sænd ʌnd kleɪ dæmz ʌnd daɪks wɜ˞ bɪlt ðæt kɛpt aʊt ðʌ oʊʃʌn soʊ

On top of the forest trees, driven deep in the sand and clay, dams and dykes were built that kept out the ocean. So

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A female speaker with a Hungarian accent delivers a monotone speech slightly slowly. The recording is excellent, with almost no noise present, and her voice has a moderate pitch.

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even the lofty walls of churches stood firm the spires were unshaken in the storm old holland had no fertile soil like france or vast flocks of sheeps producing wool like england or armies of weavers as in the belgic lands

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ivɪn ðʌ lɔfti wɔlz ʌv tʃɜ˞tʃɪz stʊd fɜ˞m ðʌ spaɪɹz wɜ˞ ʌnʃeɪkʌn ɪn ðʌ stɔɹm oʊld hɑlʌnd hæd noʊ fɜ˞tʌl sɔɪl laɪk fɹæns ɔɹ væst flɑks ʌv ʃips pɹʌdusɪŋ wʊl laɪk ɪŋɡlʌnd ɔɹ ɑɹmiz ʌv wivɜ˞z æz ɪn ðʌ lændz

Even the lofty walls of churches stood firm. The spires were unshaken in the storm. old Holland had no fertile soil like France, or vast flocks of sheeps producing wool, like England, or armies of weavers, as in the belgic lands.

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A female speaker with a Hungarian accent delivers a slightly expressive and animated speech with moderate pitch. The recording is of excellent quality, with almost no background noise, and her voice comes across as slightly close-sounding.

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sending men into the woods who chose the tall straight trees he had their branches cut off then he sharpened the trunks at one end and these were driven by the pile driver down far and deep into the ground

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sɛndɪŋ mɛn ɪntu ðʌ wʊdz hu tʃoʊz ðʌ tɔl stɹeɪt tɹiz hi hæd ðɛɹ bɹæntʃʌz kʌt ɔf ðɛn hi ʃɑɹpʌnd ðʌ tɹʌŋks æt wʌn ɛnd ʌnd ðiz wɜ˞ dɹɪvʌn baɪ ðʌ paɪl dɹaɪvɜ˞ daʊn fɑɹ ʌnd dip ɪntu ðʌ ɡɹaʊnd

Sending men into the woods who chose the tall, straight trees. He had their branches cut off. Then he sharpened the trunks at one end and these were driven by the pile driver down far and deep into the ground.

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A female speaker with a Hungarian accent delivers a slightly expressive and animated speech, capturing every word clearly with slightly close-sounding administration. The recording exhibits almost no noise, indicative of a good quality microphone or environment. She speaks slightly slowly with a moderate pitch, creating a confident and measured delivery.

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we shall help you and get our friends the elves to do the same now do you take some oak wood and saw off two pieces each a foot long

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wi ʃæl hɛlp ju ʌnd ɡɛt aʊɜ˞ fɹɛndz ðʌ ɛlvz tu du ðʌ seɪm naʊ du ju teɪk sʌm oʊk wʊd ʌnd sɔ ɔf tu pisʌz itʃ ʌ fʊt lɔŋ

We shall help you and get our friends, the elves, to do the same now. Do you take some oak wood and saw off two pieces, each a foot long?

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A female speaker with a Hungarian accent delivers a speech that is slightly expressive and animated, accompanied by almost no background noise. She speaks at a slightly slow pace with a moderate pitch.

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instead of the old two thousand square miles there were in the realm in the course of years twelve thousand rich in green fields and cattle

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ɪnstɛd ʌv ðʌ oʊld tu θaʊzʌnd skwɛɹ maɪlz ðɛɹ wɜ˞ ɪn ðʌ ɹɛlm ɪn ðʌ kɔɹs ʌv jɪɹz twɛlv θaʊzʌnd ɹɪtʃ ɪn ɡɹin fildz ʌnd kætʌl

Instead of the old two thousand square miles, there were in the realm in the course of years, twelve thousand rich in green fields and cattle.

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A woman with a Hungarian accent delivers a monotone speech, her voice slightly close and almost no noise interfering. She speaks at a slightly slow pace with a moderate pitch.

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pondering on what all this might mean van eyck went to his wood shed and sawed off the oak timber at night after his wife had cleared off the supper table he laid the foot-long pieces in their place

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pɑndɜ˞ɪŋ ɑn wʌt ɔl ðɪs maɪt min væn wɛnt tu hɪz wʊd ʃɛd ʌnd sɔd ɔf ðʌ oʊk tɪmbɜ˞ æt naɪt æftɜ˞ hɪz waɪf hæd klɪɹd ɔf ðʌ sʌpɜ˞ teɪbʌl hi leɪd ðʌ fʊt-lɔŋ pisʌz ɪn ðɛɹ pleɪs

Pondering on what all this might mean, Van Eyck went to his wood shed and sawed off the oak timber. At night, after his wife had cleared off the supper table, he laid the foot-long pieces in their place.

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A female speaker with a Hungarian accent delivers a slightly expressive and animated speech with a moderate pitch, speaking slightly slowly. The recording quality is excellent, with almost no background noise and a very clear vocal representation.

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when van eyck woke up in the morning he recalled his dream and before he was dressed hurried to the kitchen there on the table lay a pair of neatly made wooden shoes

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wɛn væn woʊk ʌp ɪn ðʌ mɔɹnɪŋ hi ɹɪkɔld hɪz dɹim ʌnd bɪfɔɹ hi wɑz dɹɛst hɜ˞id tu ðʌ kɪtʃʌn ðɛɹ ɑn ðʌ teɪbʌl leɪ ʌ pɛɹ ʌv nitli meɪd wʊdʌn ʃuz

When Van Eyck woke up in the morning, he recalled his dream and, before he was dressed, hurried to the kitchen. There on the table lay a pair of neatly made wooden shoes.

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A female speaker with a Hungarian accent delivers a monotone speech with a slight delay. The recording is almost noiseless, providing a Very clear audio quality.

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see that they are well dried then set them on the kitchen table tonight when you go to bed after saying this and looking at each other and laughing just as girls do they disappeared

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si ðæt ðeɪ ɑɹ wɛl dɹaɪd ðɛn sɛt ðɛm ɑn ðʌ kɪtʃʌn teɪbʌl tʌnaɪt wɛn ju ɡoʊ tu bɛd æftɜ˞ seɪɪŋ ðɪs ʌnd lʊkɪŋ æt itʃ ʌðɜ˞ ʌnd læfɪŋ dʒʌst æz ɡɜ˞lz du ðeɪ dɪsʌpɪɹd

See that they are well dried, then set them on the kitchen table tonight when you go to bed. After saying this and looking at each other and laughing just as girls do, they disappeared.

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A female speaker with a slight Hungarian accent delivers a slightly expressive and animated speech, with a mildly close-sounding and moderately pitched voice. The recording is slightly noisy with a hint of background noise.

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they had heels at the bottom and were nicely pointed at the toes and altogether were very inviting to the foot he tried them on and found that they fitted him exactly

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ðeɪ hæd hilz æt ðʌ bɑtʌm ʌnd wɜ˞ naɪsli pɔɪntɪd æt ðʌ toʊz ʌnd ɔltʌɡɛðɜ˞ wɜ˞ vɛɹi ɪnvaɪtɪŋ tu ðʌ fʊt hi tɹaɪd ðɛm ɑn ʌnd faʊnd ðæt ðeɪ fɪtʌd hɪm ɪɡzæktli

They had heels at the bottom and were nicely pointed at the toes and altogether were very inviting to the foot. He tried them on and found that they fitted him exactly.

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A female speaker with a Hungarian accent delivers her monotone speech with a moderate pitch and moderate speed in nearly quiet conditions. Her voice has a slightly distant-sounding quality.

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not a sign of tools or shavings could be seen but the clean wood and pleasant odor made him glad when he glanced again at the wooden shoes he found them perfectly smooth both inside and out

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nɑt ʌ saɪn ʌv tulz ɔɹ ʃeɪvɪŋz kʊd bi sin bʌt ðʌ klin wʊd ʌnd plɛzʌnt oʊdɜ˞ meɪd hɪm ɡlæd wɛn hi ɡlænst ʌɡɛn æt ðʌ wʊdʌn ʃuz hi faʊnd ðɛm pɜ˞fʌktli smuð boʊθ ɪnsaɪd ʌnd aʊt

Not a sign of tools or shavings could be seen, but the clean wood and pleasant odor made him glad. When he glanced again at the wooden shoes, he found them perfectly smooth, both inside and out.

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A female speaker with a Hungarian accent delivers her monotone speech slightly slowly, with a moderate pitch and some background noise present. The distance of the recording Poland-Local feels slightly distant.

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so going out to the blacksmith's shop in the village he had the man who pounded iron fashion for him on his anvil a set of tools exactly like those used by the kabouter and the elf which he had seen in his dream

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