COMPLETE [DIDACTIC FICTION] Original Stories from Real Life by Mary Wollstonecraft-Leni

EJAZSIDDIQUI · Post by **EJAZSIDDIQUI** » March 12th, 2021, 8:05 am

chapter 10

https://librivox.org/uploads/leni/originalstories_10_wollstonecraft_128kb.mp3

Duration: 13.27

Since English is not my native language, I know that my accent is not one of the best ones. Therefore, I would be very happy if I get detailed feedback.

best,
Ejaz Siddiqui

silverquill · Post by **silverquill** » March 12th, 2021, 9:33 am

EJAZSIDDIQUI wrote: ↑March 12th, 2021, 8:05 am chapter 10

https://librivox.org/uploads/leni/originalstories_10_wollstonecraft_128kb.mp3

Duration: 13.27

Since English is not my native language, I know that my accent is not one of the best ones. Therefore, I would be very happy if I get detailed feedback.

best,
Ejaz Siddiqui

Thank you!
I appreciate your effort to get this in early.
We will have a proof listening report for you soon.

JoannaHoyt · Post by **JoannaHoyt** » March 12th, 2021, 11:49 am

EJAZSIDDIQUI wrote: ↑March 12th, 2021, 8:05 am chapter 10

https://librivox.org/uploads/leni/originalstories_10_wollstonecraft_128kb.mp3

Duration: 13.27

Since English is not my native language, I know that my accent is not one of the best ones. Therefore, I would be very happy if I get detailed feedback.

best,
Ejaz Siddiqui

Hello Ejaz Siddiqui,

Thank you for your reading! I am impressed--I can't speak or read so clearly and smoothly in either of my non-native languages, both of which are rather more phonetically consistent than English is. And this isn't the easiest book to read... Most of the time I could follow along readily. There were some places where I had to back up or consult the text to be sure of what you were saying, and I have made notes of these and added links to the Cambridge Dictionary's pronunciation of the words (because I am very bad at describing how to pronounce words).

At 0:35, "who always *regulated* her own time.." I didn't understand "regulated." Here's the Cambridge pronunciation link: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/pronunciation/english/regulated

2:06 "and the rooks lived safe..." I heard "rocks," which confused me. "Rooks" rhymes with "books" and "looks." https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/rook

2:26 "Here the *mower* never whet his scythe..." I heard "mewer." https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/mower

2:33 "the hoarse croaking of the *rooks*"--see note above

3:12 ""as if *unable* to penetrate the thick stagnated air" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/unable

4:25 "he *determined* to relieve him" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/determined

4:59 "and forgot to act *humanely*"-- I heard "humanly," which is also a word, but a different one. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/humanely

5:16 "though *formed* to shine" I heard "for"--I think the sound cut out for the end of the word.

5:40 "This friend *loved* the latent..." I heard "laughed the latent" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/love?q=loved

11:15 "and animated her *incessant* rant" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/pronunciation/english/incessant

11:35 "a sense of *woe*" --I heard "woo," which is a different word. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/woe

12:01 "and the *garden* run wild (I heard "garland," which is a different word) https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/garden

12:12 "she wished to encounter"--the word "to" is missing in the recording

12:42 "the estate was *litigated*" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/litigate?q=litigated

There were also a few places where the volume jumped and produced a bit of a squeal. You can use the Amplify feature in Audacity to reduce the volume of a selected portion. (I still have to do a lot of that when I read for LibriVox--I am still fairly new.) Here are the places where I noticed this:

0:54-55
2:04 "Near it"
3:28 "I brought you"
12:14 "Every day"

Also, please increase the ending silence from 2.5 seconds to 5 seconds. I think this is important because some apps cut off the endings of audio files so if there isn't a sufficient cushion of silence some of the text gets lost.

Please make these changes and then re-upload the file with the same name and make a note here so I can proof-listen again.

Thank you again for your reading, and for your openness to feedback. It's good to have you here with us, and I hope my long list of minor corrections won't be too discouraging.

Joanna

silverquill · Post by **silverquill** » March 12th, 2021, 1:15 pm

EJAZSIDDIQUI wrote: ↑March 12th, 2021, 8:05 am chapter 10

https://librivox.org/uploads/leni/originalstories_10_wollstonecraft_128kb.mp3

Duration: 13.27

Since English is not my native language, I know that my accent is not one of the best ones. Therefore, I would be very happy if I get detailed feedback.

best,
Ejaz Siddiqui

Please see my Privat Message to you.

EJAZSIDDIQUI · Post by **EJAZSIDDIQUI** » March 12th, 2021, 2:53 pm

Hi Joanna,

It is really okay that you have pointed out all my errors; I am so happy to see that someone worked this hard to improve MY English. I am going to work on the things that you listed and will hopefully re-upload a better version by tomorrow.

best,
Ejaz

JoannaHoyt · Post by **JoannaHoyt** » March 12th, 2021, 4:37 pm

Hi Ejaz,

Thank you very much for your patience. I'm looking forward to hearing the new file when you have time.

Joanna

EJAZSIDDIQUI · Post by **EJAZSIDDIQUI** » March 13th, 2021, 5:53 am

Hi again,

here is the new version of chapter 10. As already mentioned, I am open to detailed feedback.

link: https://librivox.org/uploads/leni/originalstories_10_wollstonecraft_128kb.mp3
Duration: 13:03

best,
Ejaz S

JoannaHoyt · Post by **JoannaHoyt** » March 13th, 2021, 12:47 pm

Hi Ejaz S,

Thank you! This new recording is PL OK--I was able to clearly understand everything. Besides the pronunciation and volume fixes, I noticed that there was much less background noise and the whole recording was clearer. Thank you!

One note for the future: Usually after receiving PL corrections it's best to just fix the spots that were noted rather than re-recording the whole chapter--this saves time for the proof-listener. But I do appreciate your careful fixes, and am glad for whatever you've figured out about keeping the recording clear. (I am still working on proper noise reduction in my own reading.) Thanks again.

Joanna

EJAZSIDDIQUI · Post by **EJAZSIDDIQUI** » March 13th, 2021, 1:02 pm

Hi Joanna,

It was such a delight to 'pass' my very first recording; thank you for that. Besides, I will keep your suggestion (about not re-recording the whole chapter) in mind; I just thought that I must re-record the entire chapter this one time as the errors were many. Chapter 11 will be submitted next week.

have a nice weekend,
Ejaz S

silverquill · Post by **silverquill** » March 14th, 2021, 8:49 pm

EJAZSIDDIQUI wrote: ↑March 13th, 2021, 1:02 pm Hi Joanna,

It was such a delight to 'pass' my very first recording; thank you for that. Besides, I will keep your suggestion (about not re-recording the whole chapter) in mind; I just thought that I must re-record the entire chapter this one time as the errors were many. Chapter 11 will be submitted next week.

have a nice weekend,
Ejaz S

Yes, probably a new recording in this instance was a good decision.

Thank you BOTH for the hard work you have put into this!

StevenJonPeterson · Post by **StevenJonPeterson** » March 19th, 2021, 6:50 pm

https://librivox.org/uploads/leni/originalstories_24_wollstonecraft_128kb.mp3

Here’s chapter 24. 5:36

Steve

silverquill · Post by **silverquill** » March 19th, 2021, 9:54 pm

StevenJonPeterson wrote: ↑March 19th, 2021, 6:50 pm https://librivox.org/uploads/leni/originalstories_24_wollstonecraft_128kb.mp3

Here’s chapter 24. 5:36

Steve

Thank you!
We will have a proof listening report for you soon, so stay tuned.

JoannaHoyt · Post by **JoannaHoyt** » March 20th, 2021, 3:14 am

StevenJonPeterson wrote: ↑March 19th, 2021, 6:50 pm https://librivox.org/uploads/leni/originalstories_24_wollstonecraft_128kb.mp3

Here’s chapter 24. 5:36

Steve

Thank you for your reading! This is clearly and beautifully read.

There are just four small corrections:

At 0:27, for "Idleness the parent of vice" I heard "Idleness of the parent of vice"
At 4:09 for "Economy and self-denial are necessary in every station" I heard "necessary every station"
At 5:22 for "a childish fondness" I heard "a childness fondness"
Also, please expand the ending silence to 5 seconds. I think this is done because some listening apps clip off the end of audio files and the cushion is left so the spoken text doesn't get truncated.

Please make these edits, reupload the file with the same name, and post here so I know it's ready for spot proof-listening. Thank you again!

EJAZSIDDIQUI · Post by **EJAZSIDDIQUI** » March 20th, 2021, 4:04 am

Hi,

I know that I promised to upload the recording of chapter 11 this weekend; however, as you may also know, this weekend we celebrate the Persian new year (year:1400). I will make sure to submit the recording within one week.

Happy Persian new year and century for those who celebrate it...
Ejaz S

JoannaHoyt · Post by **JoannaHoyt** » March 20th, 2021, 6:32 am

EJAZSIDDIQUI wrote: ↑March 20th, 2021, 4:04 am Hi,

I know that I promised to upload the recording of chapter 11 this weekend; however, as you may also know, this weekend we celebrate the Persian new year (year:1400). I will make sure to submit the recording within one week.

Happy Persian new year and century for those who celebrate it...
Ejaz S

Happy Persian New Year to you! Looking forward to hearing your next recording when time permits. Hoping you're enjoying the celebrations.