Some confusing words in the American dialect in both Audio and text versions. Mary dear, make me merry: say you’ll marry me. Your browser does not support the audio element. Some confusing words in American…

Dialect of Tidewater Community of Tangier Island, Virginia in both Audio and text versions. For the age of a young child until ten or twelve years old, until they start getting really mischievious, Tangier Island…

Excerpt from the Gospel According to St Matthew in both Audio and text versions. 69. But Peter sat without in the court, and there came to him one wench, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus…

Great Vowel Shift Pronunciation Changes in both Audio and text versions. The following words are pronounced how they would have been in the Pre-shift, Mid-shift and Post-shift way in the audio recording. Your browser does…

Gullah: an English-African Patois Dating Back to the Days of Slavery in both Audio and text versions. I’m getting ready to patch up this net. I’m going to the creek today.Fetch me back some big…

James Joyce reads an excerpt from ‘Finnegan’s Wake’ (Book I Ch. 8) in both Audio and text versions. Subdue your noise, you hamble creature! What is it but a blackburry growth or the dwyergray ass…

Prologue from ‘Romeo and Juliet’ by William Shakespeare in both Audio and text versions. Two households, both alike in dignity,In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,Where civil blood…

Thomas Edison Talking About Electricity in 1908 in both Audio and text versions. When I look around at the resources of the electrical field today, as shown in this exhibition, I feel that I would…

Winston Churchill’s 1941 War Speech in both Audio and text versions. We shall go on to the end.We shall fight in France.We shall fight on the seas and oceans.We shall fight with growing confidence and…

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