Proof-listening notes for
Ronny Heaslop
Chapter 22
0:22 page 3
I'm hearing "for me" instead of "before me."
In sentence: The case won’t come
before me; ...
0:27 page 3
I'm hearing "Chad-a-pore" -- which is missing the "n" and "r" sounds.
In sentence: It will be at
Chandrapore—we thought ...
1:19 page 6
Missing the word "own"
In sentence: No doubt my
own nerves are out of order,
1:23 page 6
I hear "come" instead of "came" and I'm hearing "to the office" instead of "from the office."
In sentence: ... and I expected more from mother when I
came in
from the office than ...
1:29 page 6
I'm hearing "spectacle" instead of "special." And I hear "didn't" instead of "don't."
In sentence: She is sure to make a
special effort for you; still, I
don’t want your ...
2:11 page 8
Missing word "and." And I'm hearing "of it" instead of "out of this"
In sentence: ... about it,
and it was recognized that the defence would try to make capital
out of this during the trial.
3:10 page 9
Missing word "but"
Missing word "at"
I hear "in with him" instead of "on with him"
In sentence: No one blames you, mother,
but the fact remains that you dropped off
at the first cave, and encouraged Adela to go
on with him alone, ...
3:39 page 9
Missing word "up"
In sentence: ... but you’ve no right to take
up this high and mighty attitude ...
3:54 page 9
I hear "I really did" instead of "I did really"
In sentence: ... you’ld want to take your part, I
did really.
4:11 page 10
Extra word "be" before "want"
In sentence: You appear
to want to be left out of everything, and that’s enough.
4:22 page 10
I hear "state in a" instead of "state it in"
In sentence: Can you state
it in simple language? If so, do.
4:28 page 10
Extra word "then" after "well"
In sentence: Very
well, get them.
5:13 page 12
Missing word "and"
In sentence: I don’t quite know what you’re saying,
and I don’t think you do.
5:35 page 12
I hear "was" instead of "had" and I don't hear the "t" sound in "stolen." Then for "the" I hear instead "that." And for "and" I hear "had."
In sentence: Nureddin
had stolen the Nawab Bahadur’s car
and driven Aziz into a ditch in the dark.
5:47 page 12
For "and Nureddin" the word "and" is barely audible and almost slurred together with "Nureddin." And I hear "nur-her-in" which is missing the "d" sound. After that, the word "had" sounds distant.
In sentence: Both of them had fallen out,
and Nureddin had cut his face open.
5:52 page 12
I hear "their willing to be" but the text is "wailing had been." And "the" is missing before "faithful." Also for the word "faithful," it sounds like "fateful" so is missing the "th" sound.
In sentence: Their
wailing had been drowned by the cries of
the faithful, ...
6:07 page 12
"Aziz" sounds like it has an extra "iz" syllable so sounds like "Az-iz-iz" instead of "Az-iz." And I'm hearing "reported" instead of "restored."
In sentence: Nureddin was taken to the Minto Hospital,
Aziz restored to prison, ...
6:36 pag 13
I hear "make things up" instead of what the text says which is "make up a thing."
In sentence: Pure illusion. You can’t be quite well, can you, to
make up a thing like that.
6:45 page 13
The second "as" is missing. And "be" sounds like "have been." So what I hear is: "as far it could have been listened to." And then "incoherent" sounds like "in-co-HORT-ent" instead of "in-co-HEAR-ent."
In sentence: I was listening to all she said, as far
as it could be listened to; she gets very
incoherent.
7:16 page 13
I hear "you've got" instead of "I've got."
In sentence: So you won’t go saying he’s innocent again, will you? for every servant
I’ve got is a spy.
7:29 page 13
I'm hearing an extra word "is" between "this" and "for."
I also hear an extra word "not" between "do" and "accept" which changes the meaning of the sentence.
In sentence: It’ll be all right after the verdict, for I will say
this for them, they
do accept the accomplished fact; ...
7:47 page 13
Extra word "that" between "say" and "it."
Also missing word "a" between "was" and "put-up."
In sentence: It would enable them to
say it was
a put-up job on the part of us officials.
8:29 page 15
I hear "burden of" instead of "bounden"
See
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/bounden-duty?q=bounden for pronunciation.
I hear "to" instead of "into."
In sentence: If so, it is your
bounden duty to go
into the witness-box for him instead of for us.
8:54 page 16
I hear "just" in a different place in the sentence; I hear it after "I" instead of after the word "you."
I hear "situation" instead of "station."
In sentence: What was I
warning you just now? You know you’re right, and the whole
station knows it.
9:09 page 16
I hear "come out before the" instead of "to come before a."
In sentence: But the case has
to come before a magistrate now: ...
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