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0 | Printing, in the only sense with which we are at present concerned, differs from most if not from all the arts and crafts represented in the Exhibition | 234.737991 | 66.792053 | 60.320156 | 47.190716 | slightly fast | pɹɪntɪŋ, ɪn ðʌ oʊnli sɛns wɪð wɪtʃ wi ɑɹ æt pɹɛzʌnt kʌnsɜ˞nd, dɪfɜ˞z fɹʌm moʊst ɪf nɑt fɹʌm ɔl ðʌ ɑɹts ʌnd kɹæfts ɹɛpɹɪzɛntɪd ɪn ðʌ ɛksʌbɪʃʌn | slightly clear | moderate reverberation | moderate intonation | 'LJ speaks with a moderate level of reverberation, with some ambient noise in the background and a slightly fast pace'. |
1 | in being comparatively modern. | 227.568649 | 72.368576 | 50.870743 | 57.180603 | slightly fast | ɪn biɪŋ kʌmpɛɹʌtɪvli mɑdɜ˞n. | moderate ambient sound | very confined sounding | slightly expressive | 'LJ's voice is quite clear, but there's a bit of background noise and a slightly expressive tone to it.' |
2 | For although the Chinese took impressions from wood blocks engraved in relief for centuries before the woodcutters of the Netherlands, by a similar process | 231.132126 | 73.456093 | 50.003857 | 58.235699 | moderate speed | fɔɹ ɔlðoʊ ðʌ tʃaɪniz tʊk ɪmpɹɛʃʌnz fɹʌm wʊd blɑks ɪnɡɹeɪvd ɪn ɹɪlif fɔɹ sɛntʃɜ˞iz bɪfɔɹ ðʌ ʌv ðʌ nɛðɜ˞lʌndz, baɪ ʌ sɪmʌlɜ˞ pɹɑsɛs | moderate ambient sound | very confined sounding | slightly expressive | 'LJ's voice has a moderate level of noise, but it's very clear and slightly expressive.' |
3 | produced the block books, which were the immediate predecessors of the true printed book, | 241.96814 | 61.273483 | 50.038593 | 59.691368 | slightly fast | pɹʌdust ðʌ blɑk bʊks, wɪtʃ wɜ˞ ðʌ ɪmidiʌt pɹɛdʌsɛsɜ˞z ʌv ðʌ tɹu pɹɪntɪd bʊk, | moderate ambient sound | very confined sounding | moderate intonation | 'Speech is moderately clear with a moderate pace, but the recording is slightly confined, perhaps due to echo or background noise.'. |
4 | the invention of movable metal letters in the middle of the fifteenth century may justly be considered as the invention of the art of printing. | 219.185486 | 64.124756 | 43.012615 | 56.139969 | slightly fast | ðʌ ɪnvɛnʃʌn ʌv muvʌbʌl mɛtʌl lɛtɜ˞z ɪn ðʌ mɪdʌl ʌv ðʌ fɪftinθ sɛntʃɜ˞i meɪ dʒʌstli bi kʌnsɪdɜ˞d æz ðʌ ɪnvɛnʃʌn ʌv ðʌ ɑɹt ʌv pɹɪntɪŋ. | slightly noisy | very confined sounding | moderate intonation | 'LJ speaks with a moderate tone of voice and delivers her words with some slight variation in pace, but the recording is quite noisy.' |
5 | And it is worth mention in passing that, as an example of fine typography, | 232.375214 | 62.721939 | 52.568539 | 58.215557 | moderate speed | ʌnd ɪt ɪz wɜ˞θ mɛnʃʌn ɪn pæsɪŋ ðæt, æz æn ɪɡzæmpʌl ʌv faɪn tʌpɑɡɹʌfi, | moderate ambient sound | very confined sounding | moderate intonation | 'LJ's speech is moderately loud and clear, with a moderate level of background noise and a moderate tone of voice.'. |
6 | the earliest book printed with movable types, the Gutenberg, or "forty-two line Bible" of about fourteen fifty-five, | 234.030029 | 70.76667 | 52.281704 | 59.265285 | moderate speed | ðʌ ɜ˞liʌst bʊk pɹɪntɪd wɪð muvʌbʌl taɪps, ðʌ ɡutʌnbɜ˞ɡ, ɔɹ "fɔɹti-tu laɪn baɪbʌl" ʌv ʌbaʊt fɔɹtin fɪfti-faɪv, | moderate ambient sound | very confined sounding | slightly expressive | 'LJ's speech is clear and concise in a moderate ambient sound with a slight expressive touch.' |
7 | has never been surpassed. | 178.694992 | 40.347881 | 42.13945 | 50.141232 | moderate speed | hæz nɛvɜ˞ bɪn sɜ˞pæst. | slightly noisy | slightly confined sounding | slightly monotone | 'Very good recording. The speaker's voice is slightly quiet and monotone, but still clear and easy to understand.' |
8 | Printing, then, for our purpose, may be considered as the art of making books by means of movable types. | 238.893127 | 72.35807 | 55.412933 | 58.217594 | moderate speed | pɹɪntɪŋ, ðɛn, fɔɹ aʊɜ˞ pɜ˞pʌs, meɪ bi kʌnsɪdɜ˞d æz ðʌ ɑɹt ʌv meɪkɪŋ bʊks baɪ minz ʌv muvʌbʌl taɪps. | slightly clear | very confined sounding | slightly expressive | 'LJ speaks with a moderate pace and clarity, but there's a slight hint of background noise and a touch of expressiveness in her tone.' |
9 | Now, as all books not primarily intended as picture-books consist principally of types composed to form letterpress, | 239.743195 | 73.277275 | 53.471733 | 59.496342 | moderate speed | naʊ, æz ɔl bʊks nɑt pɹaɪmɛɹʌli ɪntɛndɪd æz pɪktʃɜ˞-bʊks kʌnsɪst pɹɪnsɪpli ʌv taɪps kʌmpoʊzd tu fɔɹm lɛtɜ˞pɹɛs, | moderate ambient sound | very confined sounding | slightly expressive | 'LJ's voice is moderately loud and slightly expressive, but there's a bit of ambient noise in the background that makes it feel less clear than the other keywords.'. |
10 | it is of the first importance that the letter used should be fine in form; | 240.105347 | 74.477509 | 47.496452 | 42.413357 | slightly fast | ɪt ɪz ʌv ðʌ fɜ˞st ɪmpɔɹtʌns ðæt ðʌ lɛtɜ˞ juzd ʃʊd bi faɪn ɪn fɔɹm; | moderate ambient sound | slightly roomy sounding | slightly expressive | 'A bit of background noise with a moderate presence, and LJ's voice is slightly expressive but not too expressive.' |
11 | especially as no more time is occupied, or cost incurred, in casting, setting, or printing beautiful letters | 252.130859 | 78.506256 | 56.953815 | 53.413677 | moderate speed | ʌspɛʃli æz noʊ mɔɹ taɪm ɪz ɑkjʌpaɪd, ɔɹ kɑst ɪnkɜ˞d, ɪn kæstɪŋ, sɛtɪŋ, ɔɹ pɹɪntɪŋ bjutʌfʌl lɛtɜ˞z | slightly clear | quite confined sounding | slightly expressive | 'LJ speaks with a moderate level of formality and slight expression in a relatively clear recording with a bit of ambient noise'. |
12 | than in the same operations with ugly ones. | 197.170792 | 73.132088 | 49.612144 | 59.622231 | slightly fast | ðæn ɪn ðʌ seɪm ɑpɜ˞eɪʃʌnz wɪð ʌɡli wʌnz. | moderate ambient sound | very confined sounding | slightly expressive | 'Very good recording. The speech is clear and slightly expressive, but there's a bit of background noise.' |
13 | And it was a matter of course that in the Middle Ages, when the craftsmen took care that beautiful form should always be a part of their productions whatever they were, | 235.739304 | 76.734352 | 53.376881 | 58.130077 | slightly fast | ʌnd ɪt wɑz ʌ mætɜ˞ ʌv kɔɹs ðæt ɪn ðʌ mɪdʌl eɪdʒʌz, wɛn ðʌ kɹæftsmɛn tʊk kɛɹ ðæt bjutʌfʌl fɔɹm ʃʊd ɔlweɪz bi ʌ pɑɹt ʌv ðɛɹ pɹʌdʌkʃʌnz wʌtɛvɜ˞ ðeɪ wɜ˞, | moderate ambient sound | very confined sounding | slightly expressive | 'This audio sample has a moderate amount of ambient noise with a hint of expression'. |
14 | the forms of printed letters should be beautiful, and that their arrangement on the page should be reasonable and a help to the shapeliness of the letters themselves. | 224.785706 | 80.687111 | 57.9235 | 53.838219 | slightly fast | ðʌ fɔɹmz ʌv pɹɪntɪd lɛtɜ˞z ʃʊd bi bjutʌfʌl, ʌnd ðæt ðɛɹ ɜ˞eɪndʒmʌnt ɑn ðʌ peɪdʒ ʃʊd bi ɹizʌnʌbʌl ʌnd ʌ hɛlp tu ðʌ ʌv ðʌ lɛtɜ˞z ðɛmsɛlvz. | slightly clear | quite confined sounding | slightly expressive | 'LJ's voice is very clear, but there's a slight hint of background noise and a touch of expression in the tone.' |
15 | The Middle Ages brought calligraphy to perfection, and it was natural therefore | 235.140396 | 86.479713 | 54.584965 | 47.873428 | moderate speed | ðʌ mɪdʌl eɪdʒʌz bɹɔt kʌlɪɡɹʌfi tu pɜ˞fɛkʃʌn, ʌnd ɪt wɑz nætʃɜ˞ʌl ðɛɹfɔɹ | slightly clear | slightly confined sounding | slightly expressive | 'LJ speaks with a moderate tone and slight expression in a relatively clear but slightly confined space.' |
16 | that the forms of printed letters should follow more or less closely those of the written character, and they followed them very closely. | 237.976822 | 77.414757 | 53.191597 | 59.021328 | quite fast | ðæt ðʌ fɔɹmz ʌv pɹɪntɪd lɛtɜ˞z ʃʊd fɑloʊ mɔɹ ɔɹ lɛs kloʊsli ðoʊz ʌv ðʌ ɹɪtʌn kɛɹɪktɜ˞, ʌnd ðeɪ fɑloʊd ðɛm vɛɹi kloʊsli. | moderate ambient sound | very confined sounding | slightly expressive | 'The speech is recorded in a room with moderate ambient sound and has a slightly expressive tone with some fast-paced delivery.'. |
17 | The first books were printed in black letter, i.e. the letter which was a Gothic development of the ancient Roman character, | 248.976151 | 102.817825 | 51.771767 | 59.484024 | slightly fast | ðʌ fɜ˞st bʊks wɜ˞ pɹɪntɪd ɪn blæk lɛtɜ˞, aɪ.i. ðʌ lɛtɜ˞ wɪtʃ wɑz ʌ ɡɑθɪk dɪvɛlʌpmʌnt ʌv ðʌ eɪntʃʌnt ɹoʊmʌn kɛɹɪktɜ˞, | moderate ambient sound | very confined sounding | quite expressive | 'Very good recording, but the background sound is quite noticeable, and the speaker's voice is quite expressive.' |
18 | and which developed more completely and satisfactorily on the side of the "lower-case" than the capital letters; | 242.617783 | 78.75219 | 50.76059 | 59.377167 | slightly fast | ʌnd wɪtʃ dɪvɛlʌpt mɔɹ kʌmplitli ʌnd sætɪsfæktɹʌli ɑn ðʌ saɪd ʌv ðʌ "loʊɜ˞-keɪs" ðæn ðʌ kæpʌtʌl lɛtɜ˞z; | moderate ambient sound | very confined sounding | slightly expressive | 'Sounds are clear but slightly muffled with moderate ambient noise in the background, with a touch of expression in the pronunciation.'. |
19 | the "lower-case" being in fact invented in the early Middle Ages. | 223.264511 | 58.253731 | 55.475536 | 59.812492 | moderate speed | ðʌ "loʊɜ˞-keɪs" biɪŋ ɪn fækt ɪnvɛntʌd ɪn ðʌ ɜ˞li mɪdʌl eɪdʒʌz. | slightly clear | very confined sounding | moderate intonation | 'LJ's speech sounds clear and moderate, but there is a hint of background noise and a slightly faster pace than usual.' |
20 | The earliest book printed with movable type, the aforesaid Gutenberg Bible, is printed in letters which are an exact imitation | 240.244492 | 65.721039 | 53.565285 | 51.541965 | moderate speed | ðʌ ɜ˞liʌst bʊk pɹɪntɪd wɪð muvʌbʌl taɪp, ðʌ ʌfɔɹsɛd ɡutʌnbɜ˞ɡ baɪbʌl, ɪz pɹɪntɪd ɪn lɛtɜ˞z wɪtʃ ɑɹ æn ɪɡzækt ɪmʌteɪʃʌn | moderate ambient sound | quite confined sounding | moderate intonation | 'This recording has a moderate amount of background noise, with a slightly consistent tone and moderate pace of delivery.' |
21 | of the more formal ecclesiastical writing which obtained at that time; this has since been called "missal type," | 230.099365 | 69.135635 | 56.429523 | 58.972824 | moderate speed | ʌv ðʌ mɔɹ fɔɹmʌl ɪkliziæstɪkʌl ɹaɪtɪŋ wɪtʃ ʌbteɪnd æt ðæt taɪm; ðɪs hæz sɪns bɪn kɔld "mɪsʌl taɪp," | slightly clear | very confined sounding | moderate intonation | 'LJ's voice is moderately clear with a moderate level of intonation and a moderate pace of delivery.' |
22 | and was in fact the kind of letter used in the many splendid missals, psalters, etc., produced by printing in the fifteenth century. | 237.289291 | 86.801933 | 52.371243 | 55.311604 | slightly fast | ʌnd wɑz ɪn fækt ðʌ kaɪnd ʌv lɛtɜ˞ juzd ɪn ðʌ mɛni splɛndɪd , sɔltɜ˞z, ɛtsɛtɜ˞ʌ., pɹʌdust baɪ pɹɪntɪŋ ɪn ðʌ fɪftinθ sɛntʃɜ˞i. | moderate ambient sound | quite confined sounding | slightly expressive | 'LJ's voice is quite confined, but with a slightly expressive touch in a moderate ambient sound.' |
23 | But the first Bible actually dated (which also was printed at Maintz by Peter Schoeffer in the year fourteen sixty-two) | 232.818222 | 72.611961 | 57.460209 | 59.743881 | moderate speed | bʌt ðʌ fɜ˞st baɪbʌl æktʃuʌli deɪtɪd (wɪtʃ ɔlsoʊ wɑz pɹɪntɪd æt baɪ pitɜ˞ ɪn ðʌ jɪɹ fɔɹtin sɪksti-tu) | slightly clear | very confined sounding | slightly expressive | 'LJ speaks with a moderate level of formality, his voice almost completely silent, but with a hint of expression.' |
24 | imitates a much freer hand, simpler, rounder, and less spiky, and therefore far pleasanter and easier to read. | 252.655289 | 93.747116 | 54.20573 | 33.246635 | slightly slowly | ɪmʌteɪts ʌ mʌtʃ fɹiɜ˞ hænd, sɪmpʌlɜ˞, ɹaʊndɜ˞, ʌnd lɛs spaɪki, ʌnd ðɛɹfɔɹ fɑɹ ʌnd iziɜ˞ tu ɹɛd. | slightly clear | very roomy sounding | quite expressive | 'LJ speaks with a moderate, clear tone, but there's a hint of expressiveness in her voice.' |
25 | On the whole the type of this book may be considered the ne-plus-ultra of Gothic type, | 260.70282 | 91.609764 | 65.082542 | 49.02821 | moderate speed | ɑn ðʌ hoʊl ðʌ taɪp ʌv ðɪs bʊk meɪ bi kʌnsɪdɜ˞d ðʌ ni-plʌs-ʌltɹʌ ʌv ɡɑθɪk taɪp, | quite clear | slightly confined sounding | quite expressive | 'LJ speaks with a moderate level of expression in a clear and slightly noisy recording.'. |
26 | especially as regards the lower-case letters; and type very similar was used during the next fifteen or twenty years not only by Schoeffer, | 229.907013 | 67.79673 | 59.629677 | 58.783382 | moderate speed | ʌspɛʃli æz ɹɪɡɑɹdz ðʌ loʊɜ˞-keɪs lɛtɜ˞z; ʌnd taɪp vɛɹi sɪmʌlɜ˞ wɑz juzd dʊɹɪŋ ðʌ nɛkst fɪftin ɔɹ twɛnti jɪɹz nɑt oʊnli baɪ , | slightly clear | very confined sounding | moderate intonation | 'This recording is of good quality, but there's a hint of background noise that can be heard.' |
27 | but by printers in Strasburg, Basle, Paris, Lubeck, and other cities. | 227.058121 | 85.01268 | 59.007153 | 56.759731 | slightly slowly | bʌt baɪ pɹɪntɜ˞z ɪn stɹæsbɜ˞ɡ, bæsʌl, pɛɹɪs, lubɛk, ʌnd ʌðɜ˞ sɪtiz. | slightly clear | very confined sounding | slightly expressive | 'LJ's voice is very clear, but there's a slight hint of background noise and a bit of expression in the tone.'. |
28 | But though on the whole, except in Italy, Gothic letter was most often used | 231.955978 | 83.75206 | 49.794945 | 59.624393 | moderate speed | bʌt ðoʊ ɑn ðʌ hoʊl, ɪksɛpt ɪn ɪtʌli, ɡɑθɪk lɛtɜ˞ wɑz moʊst ɔfʌn juzd | moderate ambient sound | very confined sounding | slightly expressive | 'The speech is delivered in a moderate room with a hint of background noise, but the tone is quite expressive.' |
29 | a very few years saw the birth of Roman character not only in Italy, but in Germany and France. | 205.322128 | 61.765995 | 52.848267 | 59.341911 | moderate speed | ʌ vɛɹi fju jɪɹz sɔ ðʌ bɜ˞θ ʌv ɹoʊmʌn kɛɹɪktɜ˞ nɑt oʊnli ɪn ɪtʌli, bʌt ɪn dʒɜ˞mʌni ʌnd fɹæns. | moderate ambient sound | very confined sounding | moderate intonation | 'This audio sample has a moderate level of ambient sound with moderate intonation and speed'. |
30 | In fourteen sixty-five Sweynheim and Pannartz began printing in the monastery of Subiaco near Rome, | 221.978943 | 67.406189 | 53.610298 | 56.455475 | slightly slowly | ɪn fɔɹtin sɪksti-faɪv ʌnd bɪɡæn pɹɪntɪŋ ɪn ðʌ mɑnʌstɛɹi ʌv nɪɹ ɹoʊm, | moderate ambient sound | very confined sounding | moderate intonation | 'LJ speaks with moderate pace and intonation in a room with moderate ambient noise.' |
31 | and used an exceedingly beautiful type, which is indeed to look at a transition between Gothic and Roman, | 223.660233 | 51.553356 | 55.884609 | 47.570118 | moderate speed | ʌnd juzd æn ɪksidɪŋli bjutʌfʌl taɪp, wɪtʃ ɪz ɪndid tu lʊk æt ʌ tɹænzɪʃʌn bɪtwin ɡɑθɪk ʌnd ɹoʊmʌn, | slightly clear | slightly confined sounding | slightly monotone | 'LJ speaks with a slightly monotone tone, but there's a bit of background noise and a moderate pace to his delivery.'. |
32 | but which must certainly have come from the study of the twelfth or even the eleventh century MSS. | 226.019394 | 69.217834 | 49.486378 | 56.242737 | moderate speed | bʌt wɪtʃ mʌst sɜ˞tʌnli hæv kʌm fɹʌm ðʌ stʌdi ʌv ðʌ twɛlfθ ɔɹ ivɪn ðʌ ɪlɛvʌnθ sɛntʃɜ˞i . | moderate ambient sound | very confined sounding | moderate intonation | 'LJ's voice is moderately spoken with a moderate level of ambient sound, and the intonation is consistent with a moderate pace.' |
33 | They printed very few books in this type, three only; but in their very first books in Rome, beginning with the year fourteen sixty-eight, | 215.343842 | 58.653671 | 58.244926 | 44.737629 | moderate speed | ðeɪ pɹɪntɪd vɛɹi fju bʊks ɪn ðɪs taɪp, θɹi oʊnli; bʌt ɪn ðɛɹ vɛɹi fɜ˞st bʊks ɪn ɹoʊm, bɪɡɪnɪŋ wɪð ðʌ jɪɹ fɔɹtin sɪksti-eɪt, | slightly clear | moderate reverberation | moderate intonation | 'LJ speaks with a moderate level of repetition and has a clear tone, but the recording quality is moderate.' |
34 | they discarded this for a more completely Roman and far less beautiful letter. | 203.973679 | 68.64389 | 56.09444 | 59.701855 | slightly fast | ðeɪ dɪskɑɹdɪd ðɪs fɔɹ ʌ mɔɹ kʌmplitli ɹoʊmʌn ʌnd fɑɹ lɛs bjutʌfʌl lɛtɜ˞. | slightly clear | very confined sounding | moderate intonation | 'The speech is delivered quite clearly but has a slight echo in the background, with moderate intonation and a slightly faster pace than usual.'. |
35 | But about the same year Mentelin at Strasburg began to print in a type which is distinctly Roman; | 228.285767 | 65.052742 | 55.356258 | 59.44125 | moderate speed | bʌt ʌbaʊt ðʌ seɪm jɪɹ æt stɹæsbɜ˞ɡ bɪɡæn tu pɹɪnt ɪn ʌ taɪp wɪtʃ ɪz dɪstɪŋktli ɹoʊmʌn; | slightly clear | very confined sounding | moderate intonation | 'LJ speaks with a moderate tone and pace, with some faint background noise and a moderate pace.'. |
36 | and the next year Gunther Zeiner at Augsburg followed suit; | 217.38031 | 52.839165 | 61.03141 | 44.20895 | moderate speed | ʌnd ðʌ nɛkst jɪɹ ɡʌnθɜ˞ zaɪnɜ˞ æt ɔɡzbɜ˞ɡ fɑloʊd sut; | quite clear | moderate reverberation | moderate intonation | 'LJ speaks in a moderate tone with a clear and consistent delivery.' |
37 | while in fourteen seventy at Paris Udalric Gering and his associates turned out the first books printed in France, also in Roman character. | 244.493759 | 85.029671 | 59.277512 | 50.640419 | moderate speed | waɪl ɪn fɔɹtin sɛvʌnti æt pɛɹɪs ɡɪɹɪŋ ʌnd hɪz ʌsoʊsiʌts tɜ˞nd aʊt ðʌ fɜ˞st bʊks pɹɪntɪd ɪn fɹæns, ɔlsoʊ ɪn ɹoʊmʌn kɛɹɪktɜ˞. | slightly clear | slightly confined sounding | slightly expressive | 'LJ speaks with a slightly elevated tone and is quite clear, but there's a hint of background noise that adds a touch of expression.'. |
38 | The Roman type of all these printers is similar in character, | 236.546829 | 93.584503 | 57.915874 | 59.721352 | slightly fast | ðʌ ɹoʊmʌn taɪp ʌv ɔl ðiz pɹɪntɜ˞z ɪz sɪmʌlɜ˞ ɪn kɛɹɪktɜ˞, | slightly clear | very confined sounding | quite expressive | 'LJ speaks with a clear voice, but there's a hint of background noise, and her expression is slightly expressive'. |
39 | and is very simple and legible, and unaffectedly designed for use; but it is by no means without beauty. | 236.050598 | 85.120163 | 57.190662 | 59.698738 | moderate speed | ʌnd ɪz vɛɹi sɪmpʌl ʌnd lɛdʒʌbʌl, ʌnd dɪzaɪnd fɔɹ jus; bʌt ɪt ɪz baɪ noʊ minz wɪθaʊt bjuti. | slightly clear | very confined sounding | slightly expressive | 'LJ's speech is clear but slightly muffled by the sound of her own voice, with a touch of expression added in.' |
40 | It must be said that it is in no way like the transition type of Subiaco, | 254.888031 | 81.085175 | 50.723282 | 58.997608 | moderate speed | ɪt mʌst bi sɛd ðæt ɪt ɪz ɪn noʊ weɪ laɪk ðʌ tɹænzɪʃʌn taɪp ʌv , | moderate ambient sound | very confined sounding | slightly expressive | 'The speech is delivered in a moderate ambient sound with some slight expression'. |
41 | and though more Roman than that, yet scarcely more like the complete Roman type of the earliest printers of Rome. | 199.906281 | 59.967175 | 55.570953 | 45.460011 | slightly fast | ʌnd ðoʊ mɔɹ ɹoʊmʌn ðæn ðæt, jɛt skɛɹsli mɔɹ laɪk ðʌ kʌmplit ɹoʊmʌn taɪp ʌv ðʌ ɜ˞liʌst pɹɪntɜ˞z ʌv ɹoʊm. | slightly clear | moderate reverberation | moderate intonation | 'LJ speaks with a moderate level of reverberation, but the recording is clear enough to understand most of the words.' |
42 | A further development of the Roman letter took place at Venice. | 227.540771 | 78.398369 | 51.956375 | 57.11438 | slightly fast | ʌ fɜ˞ðɜ˞ dɪvɛlʌpmʌnt ʌv ðʌ ɹoʊmʌn lɛtɜ˞ tʊk pleɪs æt vɛnʌs. | moderate ambient sound | very confined sounding | slightly expressive | 'The speech is delivered with a moderate pace and an expressive tone, but there's a bit of background noise that can be distracting.' |
43 | John of Spires and his brother Vindelin, followed by Nicholas Jenson, began to print in that city, | 216.335693 | 64.432312 | 60.181484 | 52.298157 | moderate speed | dʒɑn ʌv spaɪɹz ʌnd hɪz bɹʌðɜ˞ , fɑloʊd baɪ nɪkʌlʌs dʒɛnsʌn, bɪɡæn tu pɹɪnt ɪn ðæt sɪti, | slightly clear | quite confined sounding | moderate intonation | 'LJ speaks with a moderate tone of voice, somewhat clear but not very loud.' |
44 | fourteen sixty-nine, fourteen seventy; | 204.609253 | 42.50312 | 57.316418 | 59.761871 | moderate speed | fɔɹtin sɪksti-naɪn, fɔɹtin sɛvʌnti; | slightly clear | very confined sounding | slightly monotone | 'Very good recording. The speaker's voice is clear and slightly monotone, with a hint of background noise.' |
45 | their type is on the lines of the German and French rather than of the Roman printers. | 231.590363 | 82.290642 | 57.274933 | 58.411621 | slightly fast | ðɛɹ taɪp ɪz ɑn ðʌ laɪnz ʌv ðʌ dʒɜ˞mʌn ʌnd fɹɛntʃ ɹæðɜ˞ ðæn ʌv ðʌ ɹoʊmʌn pɹɪntɜ˞z. | slightly clear | very confined sounding | slightly expressive | 'LJ's voice is very clear, but there is some background noise that makes it sound slightly unclear. Her tone is slightly expressive, but not very expressive.' |
46 | Of Jenson it must be said that he carried the development of Roman type as far as it can go: | 248.028809 | 80.005486 | 43.093525 | 59.093216 | slightly fast | ʌv dʒɛnsʌn ɪt mʌst bi sɛd ðæt hi kæɹid ðʌ dɪvɛlʌpmʌnt ʌv ɹoʊmʌn taɪp æz fɑɹ æz ɪt kæn ɡoʊ: | slightly noisy | very confined sounding | slightly expressive | 'The speech is very clear but has a slight background noise and a slightly expressive tone.' |
47 | his letter is admirably clear and regular, but at least as beautiful as any other Roman type. | 231.923584 | 68.854927 | 48.549911 | 55.325676 | slightly fast | hɪz lɛtɜ˞ ɪz ædmɜ˞ʌbli klɪɹ ʌnd ɹɛɡjʌlɜ˞, bʌt æt list æz bjutʌfʌl æz ɛni ʌðɜ˞ ɹoʊmʌn taɪp. | moderate ambient sound | quite confined sounding | moderate intonation | 'LJ's voice is moderate in both pitch and pace, with a bit of background noise and a slightly fast pace.'. |
48 | After his death in the "fourteen eighties," or at least by fourteen ninety, printing in Venice had declined very much; | 215.424408 | 66.015793 | 59.340603 | 56.736839 | moderate speed | æftɜ˞ hɪz dɛθ ɪn ðʌ "fɔɹtin eɪtiz," ɔɹ æt list baɪ fɔɹtin naɪnti, pɹɪntɪŋ ɪn vɛnʌs hæd dɪklaɪnd vɛɹi mʌtʃ; | slightly clear | very confined sounding | moderate intonation | 'LJ's voice is moderate in volume and has a consistent tone in this recording.' |
49 | and though the famous family of Aldus restored its technical excellence, rejecting battered letters, | 214.574234 | 67.647324 | 57.322803 | 59.39764 | moderate speed | ʌnd ðoʊ ðʌ feɪmʌs fæmʌli ʌv ɑldɪs ɹɪstɔɹd ɪts tɛknɪkʌl ɛksʌlʌns, ɹɪdʒɛktɪŋ bætɜ˞d lɛtɜ˞z, | slightly clear | very confined sounding | moderate intonation | 'The speech is very clear but slightly muffled by a moderate level of background noise with moderate intonation'. |
50 | and paying great attention to the "press work" or actual process of printing, | 239.277008 | 57.535793 | 53.814507 | 58.681389 | slightly fast | ʌnd peɪɪŋ ɡɹeɪt ʌtɛnʃʌn tu ðʌ "pɹɛs wɜ˞k" ɔɹ æktʃʌwʌl pɹɑsɛs ʌv pɹɪntɪŋ, | moderate ambient sound | very confined sounding | moderate intonation | 'The speech sample is clear and well-recorded, with a moderate level of ambient sound and a slightly fast pace of delivery.' |
51 | yet their type is artistically on a much lower level than Jenson's, and in fact | 239.098404 | 75.148697 | 56.065437 | 59.304382 | moderate speed | jɛt ðɛɹ taɪp ɪz ɑɹtɪstɪkli ɑn ʌ mʌtʃ loʊɜ˞ lɛvʌl ðæn dʒɛnsʌn'ɛs, ʌnd ɪn fækt | slightly clear | very confined sounding | slightly expressive | 'LJ speaks with a moderate pace but has a slightly clear and expressive tone in a room with some ambient noise.' |
52 | they must be considered to have ended the age of fine printing in Italy. | 214.639984 | 67.460953 | 58.07597 | 52.318604 | slightly fast | ðeɪ mʌst bi kʌnsɪdɜ˞d tu hæv ɛndʌd ðʌ eɪdʒ ʌv faɪn pɹɪntɪŋ ɪn ɪtʌli. | slightly clear | quite confined sounding | moderate intonation | 'A bit of echo in the background, but the overall recording is clear and audible.' |
53 | Jenson, however, had many contemporaries who used beautiful type, | 247.969284 | 82.539009 | 62.370415 | 41.892334 | slightly fast | dʒɛnsʌn, haʊɛvɜ˞, hæd mɛni kʌntɛmpɜ˞ɛɹiz hu juzd bjutʌfʌl taɪp, | quite clear | slightly roomy sounding | slightly expressive | 'LJ's speech is clear and slightly expressive, but there's a bit of a roominess to it.' |
54 | some of which -- as, e.g., that of Jacobus Rubeus or Jacques le Rouge -- is scarcely distinguishable from his. | 215.593018 | 64.92321 | 56.999512 | 59.702499 | slightly slowly | sʌm ʌv wɪtʃ -- æz, i.dʒi., ðæt ʌv dʒʌkoʊbʌs ɔɹ ʒɑk lʌ ɹuʒ -- ɪz skɛɹsli dɪstɪŋɡwɪʃʌbʌl fɹʌm hɪz. | slightly clear | very confined sounding | moderate intonation | 'LJ's voice is moderately clear but has a slight echo in a room with moderate intonation'. |
55 | It was these great Venetian printers, together with their brethren of Rome, Milan, | 203.736084 | 36.423847 | 54.845325 | 43.717899 | moderate speed | ɪt wɑz ðiz ɡɹeɪt vʌniʃʌn pɹɪntɜ˞z, tʌɡɛðɜ˞ wɪð ðɛɹ bɹɛðɹʌn ʌv ɹoʊm, mʌlɑn, | slightly clear | moderate reverberation | slightly monotone | 'LJ's voice is moderately spoken with a slight background noise that is slightly clearer than ambient sound, but not quite as clear as very clear.' |
56 | Parma, and one or two other cities, who produced the splendid editions of the Classics, which are one of the great glories of the printer's art, | 227.4375 | 65.26403 | 54.236008 | 58.878948 | slightly fast | pɑɹmʌ, ʌnd wʌn ɔɹ tu ʌðɜ˞ sɪtiz, hu pɹʌdust ðʌ splɛndɪd ɪdɪʃʌnz ʌv ðʌ klæsɪks, wɪtʃ ɑɹ wʌn ʌv ðʌ ɡɹeɪt ɡlɔɹiz ʌv ðʌ pɹɪntɜ˞'ɛs ɑɹt, | slightly clear | very confined sounding | moderate intonation | 'LJ speaks with a moderate tone and pace, but there's a slight hint of background noise and a little variation in intonation'. |
57 | and are worthy representatives of the eager enthusiasm for the revived learning of that epoch. By far, | 207.648529 | 51.927616 | 54.333256 | 57.742321 | moderate speed | ʌnd ɑɹ wɜ˞ði ɹɛpɹʌzɛntʌtɪvz ʌv ðʌ iɡɜ˞ ɪnθuziæzʌm fɔɹ ðʌ ɹɪvaɪvd lɜ˞nɪŋ ʌv ðæt ɛpʌk. baɪ fɑɹ, | slightly clear | very confined sounding | slightly monotone | 'LJ's voice is very clear but slightly monotone, with a touch of background noise.' |
58 | the greater part of these Italian printers, it should be mentioned, were Germans or Frenchmen, working under the influence of Italian opinion and aims. | 208.777695 | 79.658539 | 51.735691 | 59.589989 | slightly fast | ðʌ ɡɹeɪtɜ˞ pɑɹt ʌv ðiz ɪtæljʌn pɹɪntɜ˞z, ɪt ʃʊd bi mɛnʃʌnd, wɜ˞ dʒɜ˞mʌnz ɔɹ fɹɛntʃmɛn, wɜ˞kɪŋ ʌndɜ˞ ðʌ ɪnfluʌns ʌv ɪtæljʌn ʌpɪnjʌn ʌnd eɪmz. | moderate ambient sound | very confined sounding | slightly expressive | 'The audio is clear but slightly noisy, with a moderate amount of background ambiance and a touch of expressive inflection.'. |
59 | It must be understood that through the whole of the fifteenth and the first quarter of the sixteenth centuries | 263.920258 | 98.522728 | 55.664986 | 56.235813 | moderate speed | ɪt mʌst bi ʌndɜ˞stʊd ðæt θɹu ðʌ hoʊl ʌv ðʌ fɪftinθ ʌnd ðʌ fɜ˞st kwɔɹtɜ˞ ʌv ðʌ sɪkstinθ sɛntʃɜ˞iz | slightly clear | very confined sounding | quite expressive | 'LJ speaks with moderate speed and clarity, but there's some background noise that affects the clarity in this recording.' |
60 | the Roman letter was used side by side with the Gothic. | 256.601105 | 82.929047 | 54.068523 | 59.698246 | slightly fast | ðʌ ɹoʊmʌn lɛtɜ˞ wɑz juzd saɪd baɪ saɪd wɪð ðʌ ɡɑθɪk. | slightly clear | very confined sounding | slightly expressive | 'LJ's voice is quite clear, but there's a hint of a slight echo in a relatively clear recording.' |
61 | Even in Italy most of the theological and law books were printed in Gothic letter, | 196.674576 | 59.003925 | 52.393417 | 59.534157 | slightly fast | ivɪn ɪn ɪtʌli moʊst ʌv ðʌ θiʌlɑdʒɪkʌl ʌnd lɔ bʊks wɜ˞ pɹɪntɪd ɪn ɡɑθɪk lɛtɜ˞, | moderate ambient sound | very confined sounding | moderate intonation | 'LJ's speech sounds moderate in intensity and has a slight fast pace, but the recording quality is good with moderate ambient noise and appropriate intonation'. |
62 | which was generally more formally Gothic than the printing of the German workmen, | 221.56781 | 89.115471 | 59.924191 | 59.75111 | slightly fast | wɪtʃ wɑz dʒɛnɜ˞ʌli mɔɹ fɔɹmʌli ɡɑθɪk ðæn ðʌ pɹɪntɪŋ ʌv ðʌ dʒɜ˞mʌn wɜ˞kmɪn, | slightly clear | very confined sounding | quite expressive | 'LJ's voice is very clear and slightly expressive, but the recording is quite confined, with some harsh edges and background noise'. |
63 | many of whose types, indeed, like that of the Subiaco works, are of a transitional character. | 211.540436 | 53.99366 | 56.937969 | 49.256252 | moderate speed | mɛni ʌv huz taɪps, ɪndid, laɪk ðæt ʌv ðʌ wɜ˞ks, ɑɹ ʌv ʌ tɹænsɪʃʌnʌl kɛɹɪktɜ˞. | slightly clear | slightly confined sounding | moderate intonation | 'A bit of background noise, but the overall recording is clear and moderate in tone.' |
64 | This was notably the case with the early works printed at Ulm, and in a somewhat lesser degree at Augsburg. | 196.425903 | 59.06208 | 59.951233 | 59.386059 | moderate speed | ðɪs wɑz noʊtʌbli ðʌ keɪs wɪð ðʌ ɜ˞li wɜ˞ks pɹɪntɪd æt ʌlm, ʌnd ɪn ʌ sʌmwʌt lɛsɜ˞ dɪɡɹi æt ɔɡzbɜ˞ɡ. | slightly clear | very confined sounding | moderate intonation | 'LJ speaks with a moderate pace in a room with moderate levels of noise and clarity.' |
65 | In fact Gunther Zeiner's first type (afterwards used by Schussler) is remarkably like the type of the before-mentioned Subiaco books. | 215.024857 | 76.863739 | 57.948292 | 54.636177 | moderate speed | ɪn fækt ɡʌnθɜ˞ zaɪnɜ˞'ɛs fɜ˞st taɪp (æftɜ˞wɜ˞dz juzd baɪ ʃʌslɜ˞) ɪz ɹɪmɑɹkʌbli laɪk ðʌ taɪp ʌv ðʌ bɪfɔɹ-mɛnʃʌnd bʊks. | slightly clear | quite confined sounding | slightly expressive | 'LJ's voice is very clear, but there's a slight amount of background noise and a touch of expressiveness to her tone.'. |
66 | In the Low Countries and Cologne, which were very fertile of printed books, Gothic was the favorite. | 216.185822 | 64.238586 | 55.91193 | 59.048836 | moderate speed | ɪn ðʌ loʊ kʌntɹiz ʌnd kʌloʊn, wɪtʃ wɜ˞ vɛɹi fɜ˞tʌl ʌv pɹɪntɪd bʊks, ɡɑθɪk wɑz ðʌ feɪvɜ˞ɪt. | slightly clear | very confined sounding | moderate intonation | 'LJ speaks with a moderate tone, but there's a slight hint of background noise and a moderate tempo.' |
67 | The characteristic Dutch type, as represented by the excellent printer Gerard Leew, is very pronounced and uncompromising Gothic. | 209.385025 | 62.753784 | 58.505577 | 44.694622 | moderate speed | ðʌ kɛɹʌktɜ˞ɪstɪk dʌtʃ taɪp, æz ɹɛpɹɪzɛntɪd baɪ ðʌ ɛksʌlʌnt pɹɪntɜ˞ dʒɜ˞ɑɹd , ɪz vɛɹi pɹʌnaʊnst ʌnd ʌnkɑmpɹʌmaɪzɪŋ ɡɑθɪk. | slightly clear | moderate reverberation | moderate intonation | 'LJ speaks with a moderate level of intonation and some background noise, but the overall delivery is consistent and clear.' |
68 | This type was introduced into England by Wynkyn de Worde, Caxton's successor, | 220.594482 | 55.331238 | 61.451797 | 35.024353 | moderate speed | ðɪs taɪp wɑz ɪntɹʌdust ɪntu ɪŋɡlʌnd baɪ di , kækstʌn'ɛs sʌksɛsɜ˞, | quite clear | quite roomy sounding | moderate intonation | LJ speaks with moderate speed and a moderate degree of intonation. The sounds are clear, with no significant background noise. |
69 | and was used there with very little variation all through the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and indeed into the eighteenth. | 243.375763 | 83.210228 | 57.554111 | 55.784798 | slightly fast | ʌnd wɑz juzd ðɛɹ wɪð vɛɹi lɪtʌl vɛɹieɪʃʌn ɔl θɹu ðʌ sɪkstinθ ʌnd sɛvʌntinθ sɛntʃɜ˞iz, ʌnd ɪndid ɪntu ðʌ eɪtinθ. | slightly clear | very confined sounding | slightly expressive | 'LJ's voice is quite clear, but there's a hint of background noise, and the delivery is slightly expressive.' |
70 | Most of Caxton's own types are of an earlier character, though they also much resemble Flemish or Cologne letter. | 228.645859 | 87.765778 | 56.069031 | 58.799088 | slightly fast | moʊst ʌv kækstʌn'ɛs oʊn taɪps ɑɹ ʌv æn ɜ˞liɜ˞ kɛɹɪktɜ˞, ðoʊ ðeɪ ɔlsoʊ mʌtʃ ɹɪzɛmbʌl flɛmɪʃ ɔɹ kʌloʊn lɛtɜ˞. | slightly clear | very confined sounding | quite expressive | 'LJ speaks with a moderate tone of voice, but there's a slight hint of clarity in the recording, and her expression is expressive.' |
71 | After the end of the fifteenth century the degradation of printing, especially in Germany and Italy, | 232.949203 | 75.217834 | 63.397568 | 54.157951 | slightly fast | æftɜ˞ ðʌ ɛnd ʌv ðʌ fɪftinθ sɛntʃɜ˞i ðʌ dɛɡɹʌdeɪʃʌn ʌv pɹɪntɪŋ, ʌspɛʃli ɪn dʒɜ˞mʌni ʌnd ɪtʌli, | quite clear | quite confined sounding | slightly expressive | 'LJ's speech is very clear, but the recording is somewhat confined, with a hint of background noise, but the speaker's voice is still easily heard.' |
72 | went on apace; and by the end of the sixteenth century there was no really beautiful printing done: | 210.271988 | 66.751244 | 54.270969 | 59.193851 | moderate speed | wɛnt ɑn ʌpeɪs; ʌnd baɪ ðʌ ɛnd ʌv ðʌ sɪkstinθ sɛntʃɜ˞i ðɛɹ wɑz noʊ ɹɪli bjutʌfʌl pɹɪntɪŋ dʌn: | slightly clear | very confined sounding | moderate intonation | 'LJ speaks with a moderate tone and moderate speed, although there's some ambient noise in the recording.' |
73 | the best, mostly French or Low-Country, was neat and clear, but without any distinction; | 223.947403 | 79.879707 | 54.637291 | 58.51384 | moderate speed | ðʌ bɛst, moʊstli fɹɛntʃ ɔɹ loʊ-kʌntɹi, wɑz nit ʌnd klɪɹ, bʌt wɪθaʊt ɛni dɪstɪŋkʃʌn; | slightly clear | very confined sounding | slightly expressive | 'The speech sample has a moderate amount of noise, but is clear enough for understanding. The tone is quite expressive, with some subtle variations in pace and tone throughout the recording.' |
74 | the worst, which perhaps was the English, was a terrible falling-off from the work of the earlier presses; | 244.528748 | 96.297554 | 57.799858 | 56.971062 | moderate speed | ðʌ wɜ˞st, wɪtʃ pɜ˞hæps wɑz ðʌ ɪŋɡlɪʃ, wɑz ʌ tɛɹʌbʌl fɑlɪŋ-ɔf fɹʌm ðʌ wɜ˞k ʌv ðʌ ɜ˞liɜ˞ pɹɛsʌz; | slightly clear | very confined sounding | quite expressive | 'LJ's voice is quite clear, but there's a hint of background noise that adds a bit of texture to the sound.' |
75 | and things got worse and worse through the whole of the seventeenth century, so that in the eighteenth printing was very miserably performed. | 206.304565 | 70.792191 | 61.200005 | 58.847111 | moderate speed | ʌnd θɪŋz ɡɑt wɜ˞s ʌnd wɜ˞s θɹu ðʌ hoʊl ʌv ðʌ sɛvʌntinθ sɛntʃɜ˞i, soʊ ðæt ɪn ðʌ eɪtinθ pɹɪntɪŋ wɑz vɛɹi mɪzɜ˞ʌbli pɜ˞fɔɹmd. | quite clear | very confined sounding | slightly expressive | 'LJ speaks with a moderate tone and expresses a bit of emotion in a clear and concise manner.' |
76 | In England about this time, an attempt was made (notably by Caslon, who started business in London as a type-founder in seventeen twenty) | 203.584991 | 60.872311 | 50.21909 | 57.372147 | moderate speed | ɪn ɪŋɡlʌnd ʌbaʊt ðɪs taɪm, æn ʌtɛmpt wɑz meɪd (noʊtʌbli baɪ , hu stɑɹtɪd bɪznʌs ɪn lʌndʌn æz ʌ taɪp-faʊndɜ˞ ɪn sɛvʌntin twɛnti) | moderate ambient sound | very confined sounding | moderate intonation | 'LJ speaks with a moderate tone, neither too expressive nor too monotone'. |
77 | to improve the letter in form. | 238.809265 | 77.902855 | 51.511513 | 59.644875 | moderate speed | tu ɪmpɹuv ðʌ lɛtɜ˞ ɪn fɔɹm. | moderate ambient sound | very confined sounding | slightly expressive | 'LJ's voice is moderately loud and slightly expressive, but the recording is somewhat muffled by the surrounding noise.' |
78 | Caslon's type is clear and neat, and fairly well designed; | 234.259857 | 84.944061 | 57.007839 | 59.158222 | slightly slowly | 'ɛs taɪp ɪz klɪɹ ʌnd nit, ʌnd fɛɹli wɛl dɪzaɪnd; | slightly clear | very confined sounding | slightly expressive | 'The audio recording is of good quality, but there's a slight amount of background noise that can be heard.' |
79 | he seems to have taken the letter of the Elzevirs of the seventeenth century for his model: | 230.504883 | 78.19783 | 45.577858 | 59.671654 | slightly fast | hi simz tu hæv teɪkʌn ðʌ lɛtɜ˞ ʌv ðʌ ʌv ðʌ sɛvʌntinθ sɛntʃɜ˞i fɔɹ hɪz mɑdʌl: | slightly noisy | very confined sounding | slightly expressive | 'Very good recording of LJ's voice with a slight amount of background noise and an expressive tone.'. |
80 | type cast from his matrices is still in everyday use. | 259.381439 | 72.724365 | 40.615112 | 37.797562 | slightly slowly | taɪp kæst fɹʌm hɪz meɪtɹɪsɪz ɪz stɪl ɪn ɛvɹideɪ jus. | quite noisy | quite roomy sounding | slightly expressive | 'LJ speaks with a moderate pace and expression in a room with moderate noise and a hint of expressiveness.' |
81 | In spite, however, of his praiseworthy efforts, printing had still one last degradation to undergo. | 242.972473 | 67.286522 | 50.224865 | 54.957188 | moderate speed | ɪn spaɪt, haʊɛvɜ˞, ʌv hɪz pɹeɪzwɜ˞ði ɛfɜ˞ts, pɹɪntɪŋ hæd stɪl wʌn læst dɛɡɹʌdeɪʃʌn tu ʌndɜ˞ɡoʊ. | moderate ambient sound | quite confined sounding | moderate intonation | 'LJ's voice is mostly silent, with only a moderate ambient sound and a moderate intonation'. |
82 | The seventeenth century founts were bad rather negatively than positively. | 226.637527 | 81.987663 | 50.911682 | 59.825455 | moderate speed | ðʌ sɛvʌntinθ sɛntʃɜ˞i wɜ˞ bæd ɹæðɜ˞ nɛɡʌtɪvli ðæn pɑzʌtɪvli. | moderate ambient sound | very confined sounding | slightly expressive | 'LJ's voice is quite clear and slightly expressive in a moderate ambient sound with a touch of background noise.' |
83 | But for the beauty of the earlier work they might have seemed tolerable. | 216.47525 | 58.039707 | 56.960697 | 46.032276 | slightly fast | bʌt fɔɹ ðʌ bjuti ʌv ðʌ ɜ˞liɜ˞ wɜ˞k ðeɪ maɪt hæv simd tɑlɜ˞ʌbʌl. | slightly clear | moderate reverberation | moderate intonation | 'LJ's speech is moderately loud and has a moderate tempo with slight variation in tone.' |
84 | It was reserved for the founders of the later eighteenth century to produce letters which are positively ugly, and which, it may be added, | 240.560547 | 79.303375 | 56.596077 | 58.443005 | slightly fast | ɪt wɑz ɹɪzɜ˞vd fɔɹ ðʌ faʊndɜ˞z ʌv ðʌ leɪtɜ˞ eɪtinθ sɛntʃɜ˞i tu pɹʌdus lɛtɜ˞z wɪtʃ ɑɹ pɑzʌtɪvli ʌɡli, ʌnd wɪtʃ, ɪt meɪ bi ædʌd, | slightly clear | very confined sounding | slightly expressive | 'LJ's voice is very clear, but there's a slight hint of background noise. Her tone is slightly expressive but not overly dramatic. The pace is moderate, neither slow nor fast'. |
85 | are dazzling and unpleasant to the eye owing to the clumsy thickening and vulgar thinning of the lines: | 219.436035 | 96.891579 | 51.097443 | 59.647758 | moderate speed | ɑɹ dæzʌlɪŋ ʌnd ʌnplɛzʌnt tu ðʌ aɪ oʊɪŋ tu ðʌ klʌmzi θɪkʌnɪŋ ʌnd vʌlɡɜ˞ θɪnɪŋ ʌv ðʌ laɪnz: | moderate ambient sound | very confined sounding | quite expressive | 'LJ speaks with moderate speed and a clear, expressive tone, but the recording quality is moderate with some background noise'. |
86 | for the seventeenth-century letters are at least pure and simple in line. The Italian, Bodoni, and the Frenchman, Didot, | 215.029587 | 81.453896 | 57.287811 | 58.706215 | moderate speed | fɔɹ ðʌ sɛvʌntinθ-sɛntʃɜ˞i lɛtɜ˞z ɑɹ æt list pjʊɹ ʌnd sɪmpʌl ɪn laɪn. ðʌ ɪtæljʌn, , ʌnd ðʌ fɹɛntʃmæn, , | slightly clear | very confined sounding | slightly expressive | 'LJ's speech is clear but slightly has an expressive tone when speaking moderately fast.' |
87 | were the leaders in this luckless change, though our own Baskerville, who was at work some years before them, went much on the same lines; | 215.448242 | 78.337502 | 60.521118 | 59.664658 | moderate speed | wɜ˞ ðʌ lidɜ˞z ɪn ðɪs lʌklʌs tʃeɪndʒ, ðoʊ aʊɜ˞ oʊn bæskɜ˞vɪl, hu wɑz æt wɜ˞k sʌm jɪɹz bɪfɔɹ ðɛm, wɛnt mʌtʃ ɑn ðʌ seɪm laɪnz; | slightly clear | very confined sounding | slightly expressive | 'LJ's voice is quite clear, but there's a slight amount of background noise, and her tone is expressive but not overly animated.' |
88 | but his letters, though uninteresting and poor, are not nearly so gross and vulgar as those of either the Italian or the Frenchman. | 219.860474 | 76.395111 | 57.179615 | 59.346348 | moderate speed | bʌt hɪz lɛtɜ˞z, ðoʊ ʌnɪntɹʌstɪŋ ʌnd puɹ, ɑɹ nɑt nɪɹli soʊ ɡɹoʊs ʌnd vʌlɡɜ˞ æz ðoʊz ʌv iðɜ˞ ðʌ ɪtæljʌn ɔɹ ðʌ fɹɛntʃmæn. | slightly clear | very confined sounding | slightly expressive | 'LJ speaks with moderate speed and has a slightly clear but slightly expressive tone of voice.' |
89 | With this change the art of printing touched bottom, | 218.308151 | 71.937675 | 58.206146 | 59.640888 | moderate speed | wɪð ðɪs tʃeɪndʒ ðʌ ɑɹt ʌv pɹɪntɪŋ tʌtʃt bɑtʌm, | slightly clear | very confined sounding | slightly expressive | 'LJ's voice is quite clear, but there's a slight hint of background noise. The tone is moderately expressive, with some subtle inflectional variations throughout the speech.'. |
90 | so far as fine printing is concerned, though paper did not get to its worst till about eighteen forty. | 211.699951 | 80.924919 | 56.262432 | 58.935799 | slightly fast | soʊ fɑɹ æz faɪn pɹɪntɪŋ ɪz kʌnsɜ˞nd, ðoʊ peɪpɜ˞ dɪd nɑt ɡɛt tu ɪts wɜ˞st tɪl ʌbaʊt eɪtin fɔɹti. | slightly clear | very confined sounding | slightly expressive | 'LJ's speech is clear and slightly expressive, but there's a bit of background noise that makes it sound slightly confined.' |
91 | The Chiswick press in eighteen forty-four revived Caslon's founts, printing for Messrs. Longman the Diary of Lady Willoughby. | 210.616501 | 71.518394 | 52.556992 | 58.185497 | moderate speed | ðʌ tʃɪzwɪk pɹɛs ɪn eɪtin fɔɹti-fɔɹ ɹɪvaɪvd 'ɛs , pɹɪntɪŋ fɔɹ mɛsɜ˞z. lɔŋmʌn ðʌ daɪɜ˞i ʌv leɪdi wɪlʌbi. | moderate ambient sound | very confined sounding | slightly expressive | 'A bit muffled and distant, but with a touch of expression in the vocals.' |
92 | This experiment was so far successful that about eighteen fifty Messrs. Miller and Richard of Edinburgh | 260.23703 | 92.401375 | 55.305206 | 41.885868 | moderate speed | ðɪs ɪkspɛɹʌmʌnt wɑz soʊ fɑɹ sʌksɛsfʌl ðæt ʌbaʊt eɪtin fɪfti mɛsɜ˞z. mɪlɜ˞ ʌnd ɹɪtʃɜ˞d ʌv ɛdʌnbɜ˞oʊ | slightly clear | slightly roomy sounding | quite expressive | 'LJ's voice is moderately expressive and has a slight amount of background noise, but it's clear and easy to understand.' |
93 | were induced to cut punches for a series of "old style" letters. | 235.428558 | 69.79258 | 50.316521 | 57.351746 | moderate speed | wɜ˞ ɪndust tu kʌt pʌntʃɪz fɔɹ ʌ sɪɹiz ʌv "oʊld staɪl" lɛtɜ˞z. | moderate ambient sound | very confined sounding | slightly expressive | 'Speech is delivered with moderate speed and a slightly expressive tone, but there is some ambient noise in the background.'. |
94 | These and similar founts, cast by the above firm and others, | 223.799957 | 71.558502 | 57.927998 | 59.877232 | moderate speed | ðiz ʌnd sɪmʌlɜ˞ , kæst baɪ ðʌ ʌbʌv fɜ˞m ʌnd ʌðɜ˞z, | slightly clear | very confined sounding | slightly expressive | 'LJ's voice is very clear, but there's a slight hint of background noise and a touch of expression in her tone.'. |
95 | have now come into general use and are obviously a great improvement on the ordinary "modern style" in use in England, which is in fact the Bodoni type | 210.732269 | 68.031403 | 55.233639 | 59.371906 | slightly fast | hæv naʊ kʌm ɪntu dʒɛnɜ˞ʌl jus ʌnd ɑɹ ɑbviʌsli ʌ ɡɹeɪt ɪmpɹuvmʌnt ɑn ðʌ ɔɹdʌnɛɹi "mɑdɜ˞n staɪl" ɪn jus ɪn ɪŋɡlʌnd, wɪtʃ ɪz ɪn fækt ðʌ taɪp | slightly clear | very confined sounding | moderate intonation | 'LJ's voice is very clear, but there's some background noise and a hint of a monotone tone in the delivery'. |
96 | a little reduced in ugliness. The design of the letters of this modern "old style" leaves a good deal to be desired, | 189.97699 | 55.810581 | 53.148045 | 59.237595 | moderate speed | ʌ lɪtʌl ɹʌdust ɪn ʌɡlinʌs. ðʌ dɪzaɪn ʌv ðʌ lɛtɜ˞z ʌv ðɪs mɑdɜ˞n "oʊld staɪl" livz ʌ ɡʊd dil tu bi dɪzaɪɜ˞d, | moderate ambient sound | very confined sounding | moderate intonation | 'LJ's voice is moderately spoken and has a moderate level of ambient noise with a consistent pace.' |
97 | and the whole effect is a little too gray, owing to the thinness of the letters. | 219.06192 | 81.502365 | 55.031597 | 59.815304 | slightly fast | ʌnd ðʌ hoʊl ɪfɛkt ɪz ʌ lɪtʌl tu ɡɹeɪ, oʊɪŋ tu ðʌ θɪnnɪs ʌv ðʌ lɛtɜ˞z. | slightly clear | very confined sounding | slightly expressive | 'LJ's voice is very clear and slightly expressive, but there's a bit of background noise that is slightly more noticeable.' |
98 | It must be remembered, however, that most modern printing is done by machinery on soft paper, and not by the hand press, | 205.825012 | 58.821068 | 60.693352 | 59.747356 | slightly fast | ɪt mʌst bi ɹɪmɛmbɜ˞d, haʊɛvɜ˞, ðæt moʊst mɑdɜ˞n pɹɪntɪŋ ɪz dʌn baɪ mʌʃinɜ˞i ɑn sɑft peɪpɜ˞, ʌnd nɑt baɪ ðʌ hænd pɹɛs, | slightly clear | very confined sounding | moderate intonation | 'The speech is recorded quite clearly with moderate intonation, but there's a bit of background noise that affects the clarity.' |
99 | and these somewhat wiry letters are suitable for the machine process, which would not do justice to letters of more generous design. | 207.269028 | 74.53183 | 50.261414 | 58.019764 | moderate speed | ʌnd ðiz sʌmwʌt wɪɹi lɛtɜ˞z ɑɹ sutʌbʌl fɔɹ ðʌ mʌʃin pɹɑsɛs, wɪtʃ wʊd nɑt du dʒʌstʌs tu lɛtɜ˞z ʌv mɔɹ dʒɛnɜ˞ʌs dɪzaɪn. | moderate ambient sound | very confined sounding | slightly expressive | 'LJ's speech is quite clear and slightly expressive, but the recording is somewhat muffled due to the moderate ambient sound and slight expression.' |
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