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And the more oxygen the media gave them, the more newsworthy they appeared. We hadn't bothered to dignify all this with any sort of official White House response. | 112.187218 | 30.897808 | 64.83728 | 59.371384 | quite fast | ʌnd ðʌ mɔɹ ɑksʌdʒʌn ðʌ midiʌ ɡeɪv ðɛm, ðʌ mɔɹ nuzwɜ˞ði ðeɪ ʌpɪɹd. wi 'ti bɑðɜ˞d tu dɪɡnʌfaɪ ɔl ðɪs wɪð ɛni sɔɹt ʌv ʌfɪʃʌl waɪt haʊs ɹɪspɑns. | quite clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'The speech is very clear and has a very consistent tone, but there's some background noise that can be distracting.' |
uninterested in giving Trump a bigger spotlight and knowing we had better things to do. In the West Wing, birtherism was treated like a bad joke. | 101.609276 | 19.629629 | 69.225983 | 59.580448 | slightly fast | ʌnɪntɹʌstɪd ɪn ɡɪvɪŋ tɹʌmp ʌ bɪɡɜ˞ spɑtlaɪt ʌnd noʊɪŋ wi hæd bɛtɜ˞ θɪŋz tu du. ɪn ðʌ wɛst wɪŋ, wɑz tɹitɪd laɪk ʌ bæd dʒoʊk. | very clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Very clear recording, but the speaker's monotone voice is somewhat difficult to understand.' |
And my younger staffers were heartened by the way late-night TV hosts frequently skewered The Donald. But I couldn't help noticing that members of the media weren't just booking Trump for interviews. | 114.294029 | 38.556808 | 64.440025 | 58.940331 | quite fast | ʌnd maɪ jʌŋɡɜ˞ stæfɜ˞z wɜ˞ hɑɹtʌnd baɪ ðʌ weɪ leɪt-naɪt tivi hoʊsts fɹikwʌntli skjuɜ˞d ðʌ dɑnʌld. bʌt aɪ 'ti hɛlp noʊtɪsɪŋ ðæt mɛmbɜ˞z ʌv ðʌ midiʌ 'ti dʒʌst bʊkɪŋ tɹʌmp fɔɹ ɪntɜ˞vjuz. | quite clear | very confined sounding | slightly monotone | 'The speech sample is very clear and has a very fast pace, but the recording is quite confined, with barely any background noise.'. |
They were also breathlessly covering his forays into presidential politics, including press conferences and travel to the early voting state of New Hampshire. | 100.495789 | 20.753225 | 61.074993 | 59.798664 | quite fast | ðeɪ wɜ˞ ɔlsoʊ bɹɛθlʌsli kʌvɜ˞ɪŋ hɪz fɔɹeɪz ɪntu pɹɛzʌdɛnʃʌl pɑlʌtɪks, ɪnkludɪŋ pɹɛs kɑnfɜ˞ʌnsʌz ʌnd tɹævʌl tu ðʌ ɜ˞li voʊtɪŋ steɪt ʌv nu hæmpʃɜ˞. | quite clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Very clear recording, but the speaker's voice is quite monotone and lacks any expression.' |
Polls were showing that roughly 40% of Republicans were now convinced that I hadn't been born in America. And I'd recently heard from Axe that according to a Republican pollster he knew... | 102.145256 | 21.178608 | 66.996986 | 59.654446 | quite fast | poʊlz wɜ˞ ʃoʊɪŋ ðæt ɹʌfli % ʌv ɹɪpʌblɪkʌnz wɜ˞ naʊ kʌnvɪnst ðæt aɪ 'ti bɪn bɔɹn ɪn ʌmɛɹʌkʌ. ʌnd aɪ'di ɹisʌntli hɜ˞d fɹʌm æks ðæt ʌkɔɹdɪŋ tu ʌ ɹɪpʌblɪkʌn poʊlstɜ˞ hi nu... | quite clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'The speech sounds very clear and concise, with minimal background noise and a consistent tone.' |
Trump was now the leading Republican among potential presidential contenders, despite not having declared his candidacy. | 103.339355 | 21.372395 | 63.567543 | 59.566803 | quite fast | tɹʌmp wɑz naʊ ðʌ lidɪŋ ɹɪpʌblɪkʌn ʌmʌŋ pʌtɛnʃʌl pɹɛzʌdɛnʃʌl kʌntɛndɜ˞z, dɪspaɪt nɑt hævɪŋ dɪklɛɹd hɪz kændɪdʌsi. | quite clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Speech quality is excellent, but there's a bit of background noise that might be distracting.' |
I chose not to share that particular piece of news with Michelle. Just thinking about Trump and the symbiotic relationship he developed with the media made her mad. | 102.955132 | 24.406651 | 70.2341 | 59.12611 | quite fast | aɪ tʃoʊz nɑt tu ʃɛɹ ðæt pɜ˞tɪkjʌlɜ˞ pis ʌv nuz wɪð mɪʃɛl. dʒʌst θɪŋkɪŋ ʌbaʊt tɹʌmp ʌnd ðʌ sɪmbiɑtɪk ɹileɪʃʌnʃɪp hi dɪvɛlʌpt wɪð ðʌ midiʌ meɪd hɜ˞ mæd. | very clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'This audio sample has very clear and high-quality recording, but it is very confined in space and has minimal background noise.' |
She saw the whole circus for what it was, a variation on the press's obsession with flagpins and fist bumps during the campaign. | 106.339073 | 17.957151 | 61.429688 | 48.019718 | slightly fast | ʃi sɔ ðʌ hoʊl sɜ˞kʌs fɔɹ wʌt ɪt wɑz, ʌ vɛɹieɪʃʌn ɑn ðʌ pɹɛs'ɛs ʌbsɛʃʌn wɪð ʌnd fɪst bʌmps dʊɹɪŋ ðʌ kæmpeɪn. | quite clear | slightly confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Speech quality is good, but there's a bit of background noise and a slight monotone delivery.' |
the same willingness on the part of both political opponents and reporters to legitimize the notion that her husband was suspect and nefarious other. | 106.006775 | 17.885725 | 64.980789 | 59.657223 | slightly fast | ðʌ seɪm wɪlɪŋnʌs ɑn ðʌ pɑɹt ʌv boʊθ pʌlɪtʌkʌl ʌpoʊnʌnts ʌnd ɹɪpɔɹtɜ˞z tu lʌdʒɪtʌmaɪz ðʌ noʊʃʌn ðæt hɜ˞ hʌzbʌnd wɑz sʌspɛkt ʌnd nʌfɛɹiʌs ʌðɜ˞. | quite clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Speech recording is excellent, with very clear and crisp sound.' |
She made clear to me that her concerns regarding Trump and birtherism were connected not to my political prospects, but rather to the safety of our family. People think it's all a game, she said. | 102.379974 | 37.504322 | 65.123192 | 59.391273 | quite fast | ʃi meɪd klɪɹ tu mi ðæt hɜ˞ kʌnsɜ˞nz ɹɪɡɑɹdɪŋ tɹʌmp ʌnd wɜ˞ kʌnɛktɪd nɑt tu maɪ pʌlɪtʌkʌl pɹɑspɛkts, bʌt ɹæðɜ˞ tu ðʌ seɪfti ʌv aʊɜ˞ fæmʌli. pipʌl θɪŋk ɪt'ɛs ɔl ʌ ɡeɪm, ʃi sɛd. | quite clear | very confined sounding | slightly monotone | 'Sound quality is excellent, but there's a bit of background noise and the speaker's voice is quite monotone.'. |
They don't care that there are thousands of men with guns out there who believe every word that's being said. I didn't argue the point. | 99.335022 | 26.75392 | 70.204185 | 59.352116 | very fast | ðeɪ dɑn'ti kɛɹ ðæt ðɛɹ ɑɹ θaʊzʌndz ʌv mɛn wɪð ɡʌnz aʊt ðɛɹ hu bɪliv ɛvɜ˞i wɜ˞d ðæt'ɛs biɪŋ sɛd. aɪ 'ti ɑɹɡju ðʌ pɔɪnt. | very clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Speech recording is very bad, very clear, and highly monotone, but Obama speaks quite fast.' |
It was clear that Trump didn't care about the consequences of spreading conspiracy theories that he almost certainly knew to be false, so long as it achieved his aims. | 107.064003 | 27.089058 | 68.293007 | 57.898975 | quite fast | ɪt wɑz klɪɹ ðæt tɹʌmp 'ti kɛɹ ʌbaʊt ðʌ kɑnsʌkwɛnsʌz ʌv spɹɛdɪŋ kʌnspɪɹʌsi θɪɹiz ðæt hi ɔlmoʊst sɜ˞tʌnli nu tu bi fɔls, soʊ lɔŋ æz ɪt ʌtʃivd hɪz eɪmz. | very clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Speech is very clear and lacks significant background noise, delivered in a monotone tone.'. |
and he'd figured out that whatever guardrails had once defined the boundaries of acceptable political discourse had long since been knocked down. In that sense... | 111.312561 | 27.181389 | 61.159782 | 58.120304 | quite fast | ʌnd hi'di fɪɡjɜ˞d aʊt ðæt wʌtɛvɜ˞ ɡɑɹdɹeɪlz hæd wʌns dɪfaɪnd ðʌ baʊndɜ˞iz ʌv æksɛptʌbʌl pʌlɪtʌkʌl dɪskɔɹs hæd lɔŋ sɪns bɪn nɑkt daʊn. ɪn ðæt sɛns... | quite clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'The speech sample has a clear and consistent tone, but is very quiet due to the very confined recording environment.' |
there wasn't much difference between Trump and Boehner or McConnell. They too understood that it didn't matter whether what they said was true. | 113.054993 | 26.459129 | 66.211426 | 59.27129 | slightly fast | ðɛɹ 'ti mʌtʃ dɪfɜ˞ʌns bɪtwin tɹʌmp ʌnd boʊnɜ˞ ɔɹ mʌkɑnʌl. ðeɪ tu ʌndɜ˞stʊd ðæt ɪt 'ti mætɜ˞ wɛðɜ˞ wʌt ðeɪ sɛd wɑz tɹu. | quite clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'The speech sounds very clear and crisp, but there's a bit of a distracting amount of background noise that cuts in and out slightly throughout the speech.'. |
They didn't have to actually believe that I was bankrupting the country or that Obamacare promoted euthanasia. | 96.689491 | 21.577721 | 61.009052 | 59.662891 | quite fast | ðeɪ 'ti hæv tu æktʃuʌli bɪliv ðæt aɪ wɑz bæŋkɹʌptɪŋ ðʌ kʌntɹi ɔɹ ðæt oʊbɑmʌkɛɹ pɹʌmoʊtɪd juθʌneɪʒʌ. | quite clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Very clear recording, but the speech is delivered very monotonically with no discernible pace or expression.'. |
In fact, the only difference between Trump's style of politics and theirs was Trump's lack of inhibition. He understood instinctively what moved the conservative base most. | 113.483986 | 30.039183 | 69.851868 | 59.506809 | quite fast | ɪn fækt, ðʌ oʊnli dɪfɜ˞ʌns bɪtwin tɹʌmp'ɛs staɪl ʌv pɑlʌtɪks ʌnd ðɛɹz wɑz tɹʌmp'ɛs læk ʌv ɪnhʌbɪʃʌn. hi ʌndɜ˞stʊd ɪnstɪŋktɪvli wʌt muvd ðʌ kʌnsɜ˞vʌtɪv beɪs moʊst. | very clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'The speech sample has a very high quality recording with minimal background noise and a clear and consistent tone.' |
and he offered it up in an unadulterated form. While I doubted that he was willing to relinquish his business holdings or subject himself to the necessary vetting in order to run for president, | 98.998749 | 25.210243 | 53.800476 | 58.67786 | quite fast | ʌnd hi ɔfɜ˞d ɪt ʌp ɪn æn ʌnʌdʌltɜ˞eɪtɪd fɔɹm. waɪl aɪ daʊtɪd ðæt hi wɑz wɪlɪŋ tu ɹɪlɪŋkwɪʃ hɪz bɪznʌs hoʊldɪŋz ɔɹ sʌbdʒɛkt hɪmsɛlf tu ðʌ nɛsʌsɛɹi vɛtɪŋ ɪn ɔɹdɜ˞ tu ɹʌn fɔɹ pɹɛzʌdɛnt, | moderate ambient sound | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'The speech sample has a moderate ambient sound with some subtle background noise, but the delivery is quite monotone.' |
I knew that the passions he was tapping, the dark, alternative vision he was promoting and legitimizing, were something I'd likely be contending with for the remainder of my presidency. | 98.528053 | 27.399652 | 66.556763 | 59.777641 | very fast | aɪ nu ðæt ðʌ pæʃʌnz hi wɑz tæpɪŋ, ðʌ dɑɹk, ɔltɜ˞nʌtɪv vɪʒʌn hi wɑz pɹʌmoʊtɪŋ ʌnd lɪdʒɪtʌmaɪzɪŋ, wɜ˞ sʌmθɪŋ aɪ'di laɪkli bi kʌntɛndɪŋ wɪð fɔɹ ðʌ ɹɪmeɪndɜ˞ ʌv maɪ pɹɛzʌdʌnsi. | quite clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Speech recording is of excellent quality with minimal background noise and a consistent tone.' |
I'd have plenty of time to worry about the Republicans later, I told myself. Same with budget issues, campaign strategy, and the state of American democracy. | 90.381348 | 19.566515 | 68.689316 | 59.41573 | quite fast | aɪ'di hæv plɛnti ʌv taɪm tu wɜ˞i ʌbaʊt ðʌ ɹɪpʌblɪkʌnz leɪtɜ˞, aɪ toʊld maɪsɛlf. seɪm wɪð bʌdʒɪt ɪʃuz, kæmpeɪn stɹætʌdʒi, ʌnd ðʌ steɪt ʌv ʌmɛɹʌkʌn dɪmɑkɹʌsi. | very clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'The speech sample sounds very good, very clear and precise, but there is a bit of a robotic quality to it.' |
In fact, of all that was giving me cause to brood that day on the patio, I knew that one thing, above all else, would demand my attention in the next few weeks. | 97.222939 | 19.807415 | 68.809525 | 59.582481 | slightly fast | ɪn fækt, ʌv ɔl ðæt wɑz ɡɪvɪŋ mi kɑz tu bɹud ðæt deɪ ɑn ðʌ pætioʊ, aɪ nu ðæt wʌn θɪŋ, ʌbʌv ɔl ɛls, wʊd dɪmænd maɪ ʌtɛnʃʌn ɪn ðʌ nɛkst fju wiks. | very clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Speech is very clear and lacks any noticeable background noise. The tone is very monotone.' |
I had to decide whether or not to authorize a raid deep inside Pakistan to go after a target we believed to be Osama bin Laden. And whatever else happened. | 93.444656 | 22.45252 | 60.773788 | 59.375263 | slightly fast | aɪ hæd tu dɪsaɪd wɛðɜ˞ ɔɹ nɑt tu ɔθɜ˞aɪz ʌ ɹeɪd dip ɪnsaɪd pækɪstæn tu ɡoʊ æftɜ˞ ʌ tɑɹɡʌt wi bɪlivd tu bi oʊsɑmʌ bɪn leɪdʌn. ʌnd wʌtɛvɜ˞ ɛls hæpʌnd. | slightly clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Extremely noisy recording with barely any discernible speech'. |
Chapter 27, Osama bin Laden's precise whereabouts had been a mystery since December 2001. When? | 105.749863 | 37.404892 | 66.782204 | 59.721508 | moderate speed | tʃæptɜ˞ , oʊsɑmʌ bɪn leɪdʌn'ɛs pɹɪsaɪs wɛɹʌbaʊts hæd bɪn ʌ mɪstɜ˞i sɪns dɪsɛmbɜ˞ . wɛn? | quite clear | very confined sounding | slightly monotone | 'The speech sample has a clear and fairly neutral tone with moderate speed delivery.' |
three months after the 9-11 attacks that killed nearly 3,000 innocent people. He had narrowly escaped as American and allied forces closed in on his headquarters in Tora Bora. | 101.615112 | 17.633436 | 60.04567 | 59.208706 | slightly fast | θɹi mʌnθs æftɜ˞ ðʌ - ʌtæks ðæt kɪld nɪɹli , ɪnʌsʌnt pipʌl. hi hæd nɛɹoʊli ɪskeɪpt æz ʌmɛɹʌkʌn ʌnd ʌlaɪd fɔɹsɪz kloʊzd ɪn ɑn hɪz hɛdkwɔɹtɜ˞z ɪn bɔɹʌ. | slightly clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'This speech has a very good recording quality and is quite clear, but the tone is quite monotone. The pace is moderate, with the speaker speaking fairly slowly.' |
a mountainous area along the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan. The search had continued in earnest for a number of years, though by the time I took office, Bin Laden's trail had gone cold. | 117.390442 | 79.816452 | 67.388123 | 59.446598 | quite fast | ʌ maʊntʌnʌs ɛɹiʌ ʌlɔŋ ðʌ bɔɹdɜ˞ ʌv æfɡænʌstæn ʌnd pækɪstæn. ðʌ sɜ˞tʃ hæd kʌntɪnjud ɪn ɜ˞nɪst fɔɹ ʌ nʌmbɜ˞ ʌv jɪɹz, ðoʊ baɪ ðʌ taɪm aɪ tʊk ɔfɪs, bɪn leɪdʌn'ɛs tɹeɪl hæd ɡɔn koʊld. | quite clear | very confined sounding | slightly expressive | 'Very clear recording. The speech is delivered with a slight expression'. |
He was still out there though. As Al-Qaeda had slowly reorganized, basing itself in Pakistan's Fatah region, their leader would periodically release audio and video messages. | 95.693001 | 22.910995 | 66.106659 | 58.909035 | quite fast | hi wɑz stɪl aʊt ðɛɹ ðoʊ. æz æl-kaɪdɑ hæd sloʊli ɹiɔɹɡʌnaɪzd, beɪsɪŋ ɪtsɛlf ɪn pækɪstæn'ɛs fɑtʌ ɹidʒʌn, ðɛɹ lidɜ˞ wʊd piɹiɑdɪkʌli ɹilis ɑdioʊ ʌnd vɪdioʊ mɛsʌdʒʌz. | quite clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Very clear recording, very fast pace, and the speaker speaks with a very monotone tone.' |
rallying supporters with calls for jihad against Western powers. From the very first time I spoke publicly on America's response to 9-11. | 99.239296 | 23.867561 | 68.123558 | 59.610191 | quite fast | ɹæliɪŋ sʌpɔɹtɜ˞z wɪð kɔlz fɔɹ dʒihæd ʌɡɛnst wɛstɜ˞n paʊɜ˞z. fɹʌm ðʌ vɛɹi fɜ˞st taɪm aɪ spoʊk pʌblɪkli ɑn ʌmɛɹʌkʌ'ɛs ɹɪspɑns tu -. | very clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'The speech is very clear but has a bit of background noise, and the tone is quite monotone.' |
Opposing the Iraq War at Chicago's Federal Plaza on the eve of my US Senate race in 2002, I had advocated for a renewed focus on bringing bin Laden to justice. | 98.28714 | 19.433655 | 64.293571 | 58.96225 | slightly fast | ʌpoʊzɪŋ ðʌ ɪɹɑk wɔɹ æt ʃʌkɑɡoʊ'ɛs fɛdɜ˞ʌl plɑzʌ ɑn ðʌ iv ʌv maɪ ʌs sɛnʌt ɹeɪs ɪn , aɪ hæd ædvʌkeɪtɪd fɔɹ ʌ ɹɪnud foʊkʌs ɑn bɹɪŋɪŋ bɪn leɪdʌn tu dʒʌstʌs. | quite clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Speech quality is excellent. There's very little background noise and the tone is very consistent.' |
I'd return to the same theme during the presidential race, pledging to go after bin Laden inside Pakistan if the government there was unable or unwilling to take him out. Most of Washington. | 102.625816 | 18.318001 | 62.974308 | 59.722027 | quite fast | aɪ'di ɹɪtɜ˞n tu ðʌ seɪm θim dʊɹɪŋ ðʌ pɹɛzʌdɛnʃʌl ɹeɪs, plɛdʒɪŋ tu ɡoʊ æftɜ˞ bɪn leɪdʌn ɪnsaɪd pækɪstæn ɪf ðʌ ɡʌvɜ˞mʌnt ðɛɹ wɑz ʌneɪbʌl ɔɹ ʌnwɪlɪŋ tu teɪk hɪm aʊt. moʊst ʌv wɑʃɪŋtʌn. | quite clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Speech recording is excellent, with clear and concise delivery.' |
including Joe, Hillary, and John McCain, had dismissed that promise as a stunt, a way for a junior senator unschooled in foreign policy to sound tough. | 111.43541 | 32.364037 | 69.78614 | 59.579727 | slightly fast | ɪnkludɪŋ dʒoʊ, hɪlɜ˞i, ʌnd dʒɑn mʌkeɪn, hæd dɪsmɪst ðæt pɹɑmʌs æz ʌ stʌnt, ʌ weɪ fɔɹ ʌ dʒunjɜ˞ sɛnʌtɜ˞ ɪn fɔɹʌn pɑlʌsi tu saʊnd tʌf. | very clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'The speech sample is very clear and lacks any significant background noise, but the speaker's voice is quite monotone.' |
And even after I took office, some people undoubtedly assumed I would set aside the issue of bin Laden in order to deal with other matters. But in May 2009, | 107.75383 | 21.283216 | 69.294449 | 59.094681 | slightly fast | ʌnd ivɪn æftɜ˞ aɪ tʊk ɔfɪs, sʌm pipʌl ʌndaʊtɪdli ʌsumd aɪ wʊd sɛt ʌsaɪd ðʌ ɪʃu ʌv bɪn leɪdʌn ɪn ɔɹdɜ˞ tu dil wɪð ʌðɜ˞ mætɜ˞z. bʌt ɪn meɪ , | very clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'The speech sample sounds very clear with minimal background noise, and the voice is quite monotone in tone.' |
Following a Situation Room meeting about terrorist threats, I'd brought a handful of advisors, including Rahm, Leon Panetta, and Tom Donilon, up to the Oval Office and closed the door. | 99.186844 | 23.555651 | 69.403061 | 59.651981 | quite fast | fɑloʊɪŋ ʌ sɪtʃueɪʃʌn ɹum mitɪŋ ʌbaʊt tɛɹɜ˞ɪst θɹɛts, aɪ'di bɹɔt ʌ hændfʊl ʌv ædvaɪzɜ˞z, ɪnkludɪŋ ɹæm, liɑn pʌnɛtʌ, ʌnd tɑm dɑnʌlɑn, ʌp tu ðʌ oʊvʌl ɔfɪs ʌnd kloʊzd ðʌ dɔɹ. | very clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Very confined sounding, very clear, and very fast delivery create a clear and concise audio experience.' |
I want to make the hunt for Bin Laden a top priority, I said. I want to see a formal plan for how we're going to find him. | 91.076538 | 17.755259 | 71.791725 | 59.670979 | very fast | aɪ wɑnt tu meɪk ðʌ hʌnt fɔɹ bɪn leɪdʌn ʌ tɑp pɹaɪɔɹʌti, aɪ sɛd. aɪ wɑnt tu si ʌ fɔɹmʌl plæn fɔɹ haʊ wi'ɹeɪ ɡoʊɪŋ tu faɪnd hɪm. | very clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'The speech is very clear and recorded with a high quality recording, but the speaker's voice is very monotone and there is very little in the way of background noise.' |
I want a report on my desk every 30 days describing our progress. And Tom, let's put this in a presidential directive, just so everyone's on the same page. | 93.11689 | 20.605793 | 65.986992 | 58.978619 | very fast | aɪ wɑnt ʌ ɹipɔɹt ɑn maɪ dɛsk ɛvɜ˞i deɪz dɪskɹaɪbɪŋ aʊɜ˞ pɹɑɡɹɛs. ʌnd tɑm, lɛt'ɛs pʊt ðɪs ɪn ʌ pɹɛzʌdɛnʃʌl dɜ˞ɛktɪv, dʒʌst soʊ ɛvɹiwʌn'ɛs ɑn ðʌ seɪm peɪdʒ. | quite clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Speech recording is of good quality, clear and concise with minimal background noise.' |
for the families of those who'd been lost in the 9-11 attacks and a taunt to American power. Even deep in hiding, he remained Al Qaeda's most effective recruiter. | 96.127174 | 21.783224 | 66.564171 | 59.793594 | slightly fast | fɔɹ ðʌ fæmʌliz ʌv ðoʊz hu'di bɪn lɔst ɪn ðʌ - ʌtæks ʌnd ʌ tɔnt tu ʌmɛɹʌkʌn paʊɜ˞. ivɪn dip ɪn haɪdɪŋ, hi ɹɪmeɪnd æl kaɪdɑ'ɛs moʊst ɪfɛktɪv ɹɪkɹutɜ˞. | quite clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'The speech is very clear and recorded with a high quality recording, but the speaker's voice is quite monotone and lacks expression.' |
radicalizing disaffected young men around the world. According to our analysts, by the time I was elected, al-Qaeda was more dangerous than it had been in years. | 101.336494 | 18.587776 | 68.980812 | 59.62978 | quite fast | dɪsʌfɛktɪd jʌŋ mɛn ɜ˞aʊnd ðʌ wɜ˞ld. ʌkɔɹdɪŋ tu aʊɜ˞ ænʌlɪsts, baɪ ðʌ taɪm aɪ wɑz ɪlɛktʌd, æl-kaɪdɑ wɑz mɔɹ deɪndʒɜ˞ʌs ðæn ɪt hæd bɪn ɪn jɪɹz. | very clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Very clear recording. The speech is delivered in a very monotone tone, without any noticeable variation in pace.'. |
but I also viewed the elimination of bin Laden as critical to my goal of reorienting America's counterterrorism strategy. | 105.240562 | 28.034407 | 47.323105 | 59.646458 | quite fast | bʌt aɪ ɔlsoʊ vjud ðʌ ɪlɪmʌneɪʃʌn ʌv bɪn leɪdʌn æz kɹɪtɪkʌl tu maɪ ɡoʊl ʌv ʌmɛɹʌkʌ'ɛs kaʊntɜ˞tɛɹɜ˞ɪzʌm stɹætʌdʒi. | slightly noisy | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Very good recording. The speech is clear and easy to understand, with minimal background noise.' |
by losing our focus on the small band of terrorists who had actually planned and carried out 9-11, and instead defining the threat as an open-ended, all-encompassing war on terror. | 97.788872 | 19.145601 | 66.333427 | 55.061996 | quite fast | baɪ luzɪŋ aʊɜ˞ foʊkʌs ɑn ðʌ smɔl bænd ʌv tɛɹɜ˞ʌsts hu hæd æktʃuʌli plænd ʌnd kæɹid aʊt -, ʌnd ɪnstɛd dɪfaɪnɪŋ ðʌ θɹɛt æz æn oʊpʌn-ɛndʌd, ɔl-ɛnkʌmpʌsɪŋ wɔɹ ɑn tɛɹɜ˞. | quite clear | quite confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Speech quality is good, but there's a bit of background noise, and the tone is quite monotone.' |
we'd fallen into what I believed was a strategic trap, one that had elevated al-Qaeda's prestige, analyzed the Iraq invasion, alienated much of the Muslim world. | 104.396355 | 26.680248 | 70.052017 | 58.678089 | quite fast | wi'di fɑlʌn ɪntu wʌt aɪ bɪlivd wɑz ʌ stɹʌtidʒɪk tɹæp, wʌn ðæt hæd ɛlʌveɪtɪd æl-kaɪdɑ'ɛs pɹɛstiʒ, ænʌlaɪzd ðʌ ɪɹɑk ɪnveɪʒʌn, eɪliʌneɪtɪd mʌtʃ ʌv ðʌ mʌzlʌm wɜ˞ld. | very clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'The speech sample is very clear but has a very confined and high-pitched tone, with monotone delivery.' |
and warped almost a decade of US foreign policy. Rather than gin up fears about vast terror networks and feed extremist fantasies that they were engaged in some divine struggle. | 97.630646 | 20.660891 | 57.610497 | 59.716606 | quite fast | ʌnd wɔɹpt ɔlmoʊst ʌ dɛkeɪd ʌv ʌs fɔɹʌn pɑlʌsi. ɹæðɜ˞ ðæn dʒɪn ʌp fɪɹz ʌbaʊt væst tɛɹɜ˞ nɛtwɜ˞ks ʌnd fid ɛkstɹimɪst fæntʌsiz ðæt ðeɪ wɜ˞ ɛnɡeɪdʒd ɪn sʌm dɪvaɪn stɹʌɡʌl. | slightly clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Speech is very clear, but slightly muffled due to significant background noise with minimal clarity.'. |
I wanted to remind the world, and more importantly ourselves, that these terrorists were nothing more than a band of deluded, vicious killers. Criminals who could be captured, tried, and killed. | 106.158653 | 26.222948 | 67.611023 | 59.433182 | quite fast | aɪ wɔntɪd tu ɹimaɪnd ðʌ wɜ˞ld, ʌnd mɔɹ ɪmpɔɹtʌntli aʊɜ˞sɛlvz, ðæt ðiz tɛɹɜ˞ʌsts wɜ˞ nʌθɪŋ mɔɹ ðæn ʌ bænd ʌv dɪludɪd, vɪʃʌs kɪlɜ˞z. kɹɪmʌnʌlz hu kʊd bi kæptʃɜ˞d, tɹaɪd, ʌnd kɪld. | very clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Speech quality is excellent, but there is some background noise that might be distracting.' |
imprisoned or killed, and there would be no better way of demonstrating that than by taking out bin Laden. A day before the ninth anniversary of 9-11. | 93.238319 | 25.506479 | 68.260025 | 57.684937 | slightly fast | ɪmpɹɪzʌnd ɔɹ kɪld, ʌnd ðɛɹ wʊd bi noʊ bɛtɜ˞ weɪ ʌv dɛmʌnstɹeɪtɪŋ ðæt ðæn baɪ teɪkɪŋ aʊt bɪn leɪdʌn. ʌ deɪ bɪfɔɹ ðʌ naɪnθ ænʌvɜ˞sɜ˞i ʌv -. | very clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'This audio sample has very clear and high-quality recording with minimal background noise.' |
Leon Panetta and his CIA deputy, Mike Morell, asked to see me. They made a good team, I thought, as someone who'd spent much of his. | 103.009811 | 23.75939 | 69.315582 | 59.744579 | quite fast | liɑn pʌnɛtʌ ʌnd hɪz siaɪeɪ dɛpjʌti, maɪk mɔɹʌl, æskt tu si mi. ðeɪ meɪd ʌ ɡʊd tim, aɪ θɔt, æz sʌmwʌn hu'di spɛnt mʌtʃ ʌv hɪz. | very clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'The speech sample is very clear with minimal background noise, and the speaker's voice is quite monotone in delivery.' |
before serving as Bill Clinton's chief of staff. The 72-year-old Panetta not only provided steady management of the agency, but also enjoyed the public stage, | 102.89959 | 22.231384 | 67.326508 | 59.730934 | slightly fast | bɪfɔɹ sɜ˞vɪŋ æz bɪl klɪntʌn'ɛs tʃif ʌv stæf. ðʌ -jɪɹ-oʊld pʌnɛtʌ nɑt oʊnli pɹʌvaɪdɪd stɛdi mænʌdʒmʌnt ʌv ðʌ eɪdʒʌnsi, bʌt ɔlsoʊ ɛndʒɔɪd ðʌ pʌblɪk steɪdʒ, | quite clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Speech recording is clear but slightly muffled due to the confined space.' |
maintained good relationships across Congress and with the press, and had a keen nose for the politics of national security issues. Morel, on the other hand, was the consummate insider. | 118.359795 | 65.04982 | 68.465912 | 59.719223 | quite fast | meɪnteɪnd ɡʊd ɹileɪʃʌnʃɪps ʌkɹɔs kɑŋɡɹʌs ʌnd wɪð ðʌ pɹɛs, ʌnd hæd ʌ kin noʊz fɔɹ ðʌ pɑlʌtɪks ʌv næʃʌnʌl sɪkjʊɹʌti ɪʃuz. mɜ˞ɛl, ɑn ðʌ ʌðɜ˞ hænd, wɑz ðʌ kɑnsʌmʌt ɪnsaɪdɜ˞. | very clear | very confined sounding | moderate intonation | 'The speech sample is very clear, with a moderate tone and delivered very fast.'. |
with the meticulous mind of an analyst. And while only in his early 50s, he had decades of experience at the agency. Mr. President, it's very preliminary," Leon said. | 96.794304 | 25.735573 | 57.903847 | 59.480122 | quite fast | wɪð ðʌ mʌtɪkjʌlʌs maɪnd ʌv æn ænʌlɪst. ʌnd waɪl oʊnli ɪn hɪz ɜ˞li , hi hæd dɛkeɪdz ʌv ɪkspɪɹiʌns æt ðʌ eɪdʒʌnsi. mɪstɜ˞. pɹɛzʌdɛnt, ɪt'ɛs vɛɹi pɹɪlɪmʌnɛɹi," liɑn sɛd. | slightly clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Speech quality is poor, with background noise and a very faint, monotone tone.'. |
but we think we have a potential lead on Bin Laden, the best one by far since Tora Bora. I absorbed the news in silence. Lian and Mike explained that. | 88.707588 | 21.868723 | 68.25386 | 59.7729 | slightly fast | bʌt wi θɪŋk wi hæv ʌ pʌtɛnʃʌl lɛd ɑn bɪn leɪdʌn, ðʌ bɛst wʌn baɪ fɑɹ sɪns bɔɹʌ. aɪ ʌbzɔɹbd ðʌ nuz ɪn saɪlʌns. ljɑn ʌnd maɪk ɪkspleɪnd ðæt. | very clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'The speech is very clear and has a very good recording, but the speaker's monotone voice is quite noticeable.' |
thanks to patient and painstaking work involving the compilation and pattern mapping of thousands of bits of information. | 95.275749 | 17.985933 | 67.337608 | 59.764709 | quite fast | θæŋks tu peɪʃʌnt ʌnd peɪnsteɪkɪŋ wɜ˞k ɪnvɑlvɪŋ ðʌ kɑmpʌleɪʃʌn ʌnd pætɜ˞n mæpɪŋ ʌv θaʊzʌndz ʌv bɪts ʌv ɪnfɜ˞meɪʃʌn. | quite clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Speech recording sounds good, but there's some background noise and the speaker's voice is very monotone.'. |
had identified the whereabouts of a man known as Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti, who they believed served as an al-Qaeda courier and had known ties to bin Laden. | 100.115082 | 18.241957 | 69.522514 | 59.473747 | slightly fast | hæd aɪdɛntʌfaɪd ðʌ wɛɹʌbaʊts ʌv ʌ mæn noʊn æz æbu ɑmʌd æl-kuweɪti, hu ðeɪ bɪlivd sɜ˞vd æz æn æl-kaɪdɑ kɜ˞iɜ˞ ʌnd hæd noʊn taɪz tu bɪn leɪdʌn. | very clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Speech is very clear, but the recording is quite noisy, with a lot of background interference.' |
They'd been tracking his phone and daily habits, which had led them not to some remote location in the Fata, but rather to a large compound in an affluent neighborhood on the outskirts. | 102.141693 | 25.244158 | 66.427727 | 59.830074 | quite fast | ðeɪ'di bɪn tɹækɪŋ hɪz foʊn ʌnd deɪli hæbʌts, wɪtʃ hæd lɛd ðɛm nɑt tu sʌm ɹɪmoʊt loʊkeɪʃʌn ɪn ðʌ fɑtʌ, bʌt ɹæðɜ˞ tu ʌ lɑɹdʒ kɑmpaʊnd ɪn æn æfluʌnt neɪbɜ˞hʊd ɑn ðʌ aʊtskɜ˞ts. | quite clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'The speech sample sounds very clear and crisp, but there is some background noise that can be heard.' |
of the Pakistani city of Babatabad, 35 miles north of Islamabad. According to Mike, the size and structure of the compound indicated that somebody important lived there. | 102.649399 | 25.624662 | 71.284042 | 59.719913 | slightly fast | ʌv ðʌ pækɪstæni sɪti ʌv , maɪlz nɔɹθ ʌv ɪslæmʌbæd. ʌkɔɹdɪŋ tu maɪk, ðʌ saɪz ʌnd stɹʌktʃɜ˞ ʌv ðʌ kɑmpaʊnd ɪndʌkeɪtʌd ðæt sʌmbɑdi ɪmpɔɹtʌnt lɪvd ðɛɹ. | very clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Very clear recording. The speech is delivered with a very clear and consistent tone, but the recording is quite clear.'. |
quite possibly a high-value al-Qaeda member. The intelligence community had set up surveillance on the compound, and Leon promised to update me on anything we learned about its occupant. | 95.002792 | 18.241184 | 65.90683 | 59.651794 | quite fast | kwaɪt pɑsʌbli ʌ haɪ-vælju æl-kaɪdɑ mɛmbɜ˞. ðʌ ɪntɛlʌdʒʌns kʌmjunʌti hæd sɛt ʌp sɜ˞veɪlʌns ɑn ðʌ kɑmpaʊnd, ʌnd liɑn pɹɑmʌst tu ʌpdeɪt mi ɑn ɛniθɪŋ wi lɜ˞nd ʌbaʊt ɪts ɑkjʌpʌnt. | quite clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Speech recording is excellent, with crystal-clear audio and very little background noise.'. |
After they'd gone, I made a point of tempering my expectations. Anyone could be in that compound. Even if it was someone with al-Qaeda connections, the likelihood that bin Laden would be staying | 101.004318 | 25.730637 | 65.632431 | 59.817253 | very fast | æftɜ˞ ðeɪ'di ɡɔn, aɪ meɪd ʌ pɔɪnt ʌv tɛmpɜ˞ɪŋ maɪ ɛkspɛkteɪʃʌnz. ɛniwʌn kʊd bi ɪn ðæt kɑmpaʊnd. ivɪn ɪf ɪt wɑz sʌmwʌn wɪð æl-kaɪdɑ kʌnɛkʃʌnz, ðʌ laɪklihʊd ðæt bɪn leɪdʌn wʊd bi steɪɪŋ | quite clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Sound quality is excellent. There's very little noise and the recording is very clear.' |
in a populated urban area seems small. But on December 14th, Leon and Mike were back, this time with an officer and an analyst from the CIA. | 102.600334 | 20.571674 | 68.623886 | 59.830868 | slightly fast | ɪn ʌ pɑpjʌleɪtɪd ɜ˞bʌn ɛɹiʌ simz smɔl. bʌt ɑn dɪsɛmbɜ˞ , liɑn ʌnd maɪk wɜ˞ bæk, ðɪs taɪm wɪð æn ɔfʌsɜ˞ ʌnd æn ænʌlɪst fɹʌm ðʌ siaɪeɪ. | very clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'The speech sample has a very good recording quality, with clear and expressive delivery, but there's a bit of background noise that's somewhat distracting.' |
The analyst was a young man with the polished, fresh-faced look of a senior congressional staffer. The officer, a lean, thickly bearded gentleman who was older and with a slightly rumpled | 100.125603 | 17.219938 | 64.606857 | 59.811512 | quite fast | ðʌ ænʌlɪst wɑz ʌ jʌŋ mæn wɪð ðʌ pɑlɪʃt, fɹɛʃ-feɪst lʊk ʌv ʌ sinjɜ˞ kʌnɡɹɛʃʌnʌl stæfɜ˞. ðʌ ɔfʌsɜ˞, ʌ lin, θɪkli bɪɹdʌd dʒɛntʌlmʌn hu wɑz oʊldɜ˞ ʌnd wɪð ʌ slaɪtli ɹʌmpʌld | quite clear | very confined sounding | very monotone | 'The speech sample is clear, but very quiet with minimal background noise.' |
professorial heir. He turned out to be the head of the CIA's Counterterrorism Center and the team's leader for the Bin Laden hunt. | 106.343163 | 24.840937 | 68.775597 | 59.082447 | quite fast | pɹoʊfʌsɔɹiʌl ɛɹ. hi tɜ˞nd aʊt tu bi ðʌ hɛd ʌv ðʌ siaɪeɪ'ɛs kaʊntɜ˞tɛɹɜ˞ɪzʌm sɛntɜ˞ ʌnd ðʌ tim'ɛs lidɜ˞ fɔɹ ðʌ bɪn leɪdʌn hʌnt. | very clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'The speech is very clear, but the recording is quite noisy with a lot of background interference.' |
I imagined him holed up in some subterranean warren, surrounded by computers and thick manila folders, oblivious to the world as he combed through mounds of data. | 87.233276 | 15.117142 | 65.722855 | 58.736721 | quite fast | aɪ ɪmædʒʌnd hɪm hoʊld ʌp ɪn sʌm sʌbtɜ˞eɪniʌn wɔɹʌn, sɜ˞aʊndɪd baɪ kʌmpjutɜ˞z ʌnd θɪk mʌnɪlʌ foʊldɜ˞z, ʌblɪviʌs tu ðʌ wɜ˞ld æz hi koʊmd θɹu maʊndz ʌv deɪtʌ. | quite clear | very confined sounding | very monotone | 'Speech quality is very good, but there is some background noise that affects the clarity.' |
The two men walked me through everything that had led to the Abbottabad compound, a remarkable feat of detective work. Apparently, the courier, Al-Kuwaiti, | 98.154808 | 24.301428 | 67.720535 | 59.680744 | slightly fast | ðʌ tu mɛn wɔkt mi θɹu ɛvɹiθɪŋ ðæt hæd lɛd tu ðʌ kɑmpaʊnd, ʌ ɹɪmɑɹkʌbʌl fit ʌv dɪtɛktɪv wɜ˞k. ʌpɛɹʌntli, ðʌ kɜ˞iɜ˞, æl-kuweɪti, | very clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'The speech sample is very clear and has minimal background noise. The speaker's voice is very monotone, with no significant variation in pace or pitch.' |
had purchased the property under an assumed name. The compound itself was unusually spacious and secure, eight times larger than neighboring residences. | 102.72142 | 25.834885 | 67.836411 | 59.334267 | quite fast | hæd pɜ˞tʃʌst ðʌ pɹɑpɜ˞ti ʌndɜ˞ æn ʌsumd neɪm. ðʌ kɑmpaʊnd ɪtsɛlf wɑz ʌnjuʒuʌli speɪʃʌs ʌnd sɪkjʊɹ, eɪt taɪmz lɑɹdʒɜ˞ ðæn neɪbɜ˞ɪŋ ɹɛzɪdʌnsɪz. | very clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'The speech sample is very clear, but the recording is quite noisy with a lot of background interference.' |
rounded by 10 to 18 foot walls topped with barbed wire and with additional walls inside the perimeter. As for the people who lived there, the endless said they went. | 101.034065 | 24.380915 | 67.771149 | 59.491844 | slightly fast | ɹaʊndʌd baɪ tu fʊt wɔlz tɑpt wɪð bɑɹbd waɪɜ˞ ʌnd wɪð ʌdɪʃʌnʌl wɔlz ɪnsaɪd ðʌ pɜ˞ɪmʌtɜ˞. æz fɔɹ ðʌ pipʌl hu lɪvd ðɛɹ, ðʌ ɛndlʌs sɛd ðeɪ wɛnt. | very clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Speech quality is excellent. The recording is very clear and the speaker's voice is perfectly monotone.' |
to great lengths to conceal their identities. They had no landline or internet service, almost never left the compound, and burned their trash instead of putting it out for collection. | 100.452263 | 19.288452 | 69.058784 | 59.807175 | quite fast | tu ɡɹeɪt lɛŋkθs tu kʌnsil ðɛɹ aɪdɛntɪtiz. ðeɪ hæd noʊ lændlaɪn ɔɹ ɪntɜ˞nɛt sɜ˞vʌs, ɔlmoʊst nɛvɜ˞ lɛft ðʌ kɑmpaʊnd, ʌnd bɜ˞nd ðɛɹ tɹæʃ ɪnstɛd ʌv pʌtɪŋ ɪt aʊt fɔɹ kʌlɛkʃʌn. | very clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'The speech is very clear and has minimal background noise. The speaker's voice is monotone, but quite clear.' |
But the age and number of children in the compound's main house appeared to match those of Bin Laden's children. And through aerial surveillance... | 113.441628 | 25.533339 | 68.394844 | 59.235939 | quite fast | bʌt ðʌ eɪdʒ ʌnd nʌmbɜ˞ ʌv tʃɪldɹʌn ɪn ðʌ kɑmpaʊnd'ɛs meɪn haʊs ʌpɪɹd tu mætʃ ðoʊz ʌv bɪn leɪdʌn'ɛs tʃɪldɹʌn. ʌnd θɹu ɛɹiʌl sɜ˞veɪlʌns... | very clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Speech is very clear, with minimal background noise and a consistent tone.' |
our team had been able to observe a tall man who never left the property, but regularly walked in circles in a small garden area within the compound's walls. | 101.181412 | 19.747904 | 67.863541 | 58.24094 | slightly fast | aʊɜ˞ tim hæd bɪn eɪbʌl tu ʌbzɜ˞v ʌ tɔl mæn hu nɛvɜ˞ lɛft ðʌ pɹɑpɜ˞ti, bʌt ɹɛɡjʌlɜ˞li wɔkt ɪn sɜ˞kʌlz ɪn ʌ smɔl ɡɑɹdʌn ɛɹiʌ wɪðɪn ðʌ kɑmpaʊnd'ɛs wɔlz. | very clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Speech is very clear and crisp, but there is a bit of a robotic quality to the tone.' |
We call him the Pacer, the lead officer said. We think he could be Bin Laden. I had a ton of questions, but the main one was this. | 94.64843 | 23.032202 | 69.707718 | 59.743031 | quite fast | wi kɔl hɪm ðʌ peɪsɜ˞, ðʌ lɛd ɔfʌsɜ˞ sɛd. wi θɪŋk hi kʊd bi bɪn leɪdʌn. aɪ hæd ʌ tʌn ʌv kwɛstʃʌnz, bʌt ðʌ meɪn wʌn wɑz ðɪs. | very clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | "This speech is very clear and recorded in a very good way, but there's a bit of an echo due to the very confined sounding." |
What else could we do to confirm the pacers' identity? Although they were continuing to explore possible strategies, the analysts confessed that they weren't hopeful. | 108.844368 | 25.983976 | 67.49588 | 59.646435 | quite fast | wʌt ɛls kʊd wi du tu kʌnfɜ˞m ðʌ peɪsɜ˞z' aɪdɛntɪti? ɔlðoʊ ðeɪ wɜ˞ kʌntɪnjuɪŋ tu ɪksplɔɹ pɑsʌbʌl stɹætʌdʒiz, ðʌ ænʌlɪsts kʌnfɛst ðæt ðeɪ 'ti hoʊpfʌl. | quite clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Speech quality is excellent with clear and concise delivery.' |
the methods that might yield greater certainty that it was in fact bin Laden, might quickly trigger suspicion. Without us ever knowing it, the occupants could vanish without a trace. | 97.896973 | 24.396753 | 67.873512 | 59.703941 | quite fast | ðʌ mɛθʌdz ðæt maɪt jild ɡɹeɪtɜ˞ sɜ˞tʌnti ðæt ɪt wɑz ɪn fækt bɪn leɪdʌn, maɪt kwɪkli tɹɪɡɜ˞ sʌspɪʃʌn. wɪθaʊt ʌs ɛvɜ˞ noʊɪŋ ɪt, ðʌ ɑkjʌpʌnts kʊd vænɪʃ wɪθaʊt ʌ tɹeɪs. | very clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'The speech sample is very clear with minimal background noise, but the speaker's voice is quite monotone.' |
I looked at the lead officer. What's your judgment? I asked. I could see him hesitating. I suspected that he'd been around during the run-up to Iraq. | 96.629074 | 20.726994 | 67.860199 | 59.476002 | quite fast | aɪ lʊkt æt ðʌ lɛd ɔfʌsɜ˞. wʌt'ɛs jɔɹ dʒʌdʒmʌnt? aɪ æskt. aɪ kʊd si hɪm hɛzʌteɪtɪŋ. aɪ sʌspɛktɪd ðæt hi'di bɪn ɜ˞aʊnd dʊɹɪŋ ðʌ ɹʌn-ʌp tu ɪɹɑk. | very clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'This audio sample has a very clear recording with minimal background noise and a very steady pace of delivery.' |
the intelligence community's reputation was still recovering from the role it had played in supporting the Bush administration's insistence that Saddam Hussein was developing weapons of mass destruction. | 96.59642 | 18.71703 | 61.351746 | 58.019928 | very fast | ðʌ ɪntɛlʌdʒʌns kʌmjunʌti'ɛs ɹɛpjʌteɪʃʌn wɑz stɪl ɹʌkʌvɜ˞ɪŋ fɹʌm ðʌ ɹoʊl ɪt hæd pleɪd ɪn sʌpɔɹtɪŋ ðʌ bʊʃ ædmɪnɪstɹeɪʃʌn'ɛs ɪnsɪstʌns ðæt sɑdʌm huseɪn wɑz dɪvɛlʌpɪŋ wɛpʌnz ʌv mæs dɪstɹʌkʃʌn. | quite clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Very clear recording. The speech is delivered very quickly with minimal delay or variation in pace.'. |
Still, I caught an expression on his face that indicated the pride of someone who'd cracked an intricate puzzle, even if he couldn't prove it. | 109.76757 | 25.482227 | 70.392052 | 59.621258 | quite fast | stɪl, aɪ kɑt æn ɪkspɹɛʃʌn ɑn hɪz feɪs ðæt ɪndʌkeɪtʌd ðʌ pɹaɪd ʌv sʌmwʌn hu'di kɹækt æn ɪntɹʌkʌt pʌzʌl, ivɪn ɪf hi 'ti pɹuv ɪt. | very clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Speech quality is excellent, very clear and crisp. There's very little background noise and the tone is very consistent.' |
I think there's a good chance he's our man," he said. But we can't be certain. Based on what I'd heard. | 88.948509 | 24.016441 | 68.907043 | 59.40976 | quite fast | aɪ θɪŋk ðɛɹ'ɛs ʌ ɡʊd tʃæns hi'ɛs aʊɜ˞ mæn," hi sɛd. bʌt wi kæn'ti bi sɜ˞tʌn. beɪst ɑn wʌt aɪ'di hɜ˞d. | very clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'This audio sample has a very high-quality recording with minimal background noise, and the speaker's voice is very clear and monotone.' |
I decided we had enough information to begin developing options for an attack on the compound. While the CIA team continued to work on identifying the pacer, | 98.020027 | 19.811638 | 60.525291 | 59.627449 | very fast | aɪ dɪsaɪdɪd wi hæd ɪnʌf ɪnfɜ˞meɪʃʌn tu bɪɡɪn dɪvɛlʌpɪŋ ɑpʃʌnz fɔɹ æn ʌtæk ɑn ðʌ kɑmpaʊnd. waɪl ðʌ siaɪeɪ tim kʌntɪnjud tu wɜ˞k ɑn aɪdɛntʌfaɪɪŋ ðʌ peɪsɜ˞, | slightly clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Speech quality is poor, with limited clarity and a very faint monotone delivery.' |
I asked Tom Donilon and John Brennan to explore what a raid would look like. The need for secrecy added to the challenge. If even the slightest hint of our lead on Bin Laden leaked, | 105.443459 | 23.123646 | 68.836136 | 59.461235 | quite fast | aɪ æskt tɑm dɑnʌlɑn ʌnd dʒɑn bɹɛnʌn tu ɪksplɔɹ wʌt ʌ ɹeɪd wʊd lʊk laɪk. ðʌ nid fɔɹ sikɹʌsi ædʌd tu ðʌ tʃælʌndʒ. ɪf ivɪn ðʌ slaɪtʌst hɪnt ʌv aʊɜ˞ lɛd ɑn bɪn leɪdʌn likt, | very clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'The speech is very clear, but the recording is quite noisy with a lot of background noise.' |
we knew our opportunity would be lost. As a result, only a handful of people across the entire federal government were read into the planning phase of the operation. | 106.548737 | 19.806782 | 69.471588 | 59.723473 | quite fast | wi nu aʊɜ˞ ɑpɜ˞tunʌti wʊd bi lɔst. æz ʌ ɹɪzʌlt, oʊnli ʌ hændfʊl ʌv pipʌl ʌkɹɔs ðʌ ɪntaɪɜ˞ fɛdɜ˞ʌl ɡʌvɜ˞mʌnt wɜ˞ ɹɛd ɪntu ðʌ plænɪŋ feɪz ʌv ðʌ ɑpɜ˞eɪʃʌn. | very clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Speech is very clear but slightly monotone, delivered at a moderate pace.' |
We had one other constraint. Whatever option we chose would not involve the Pakistanis. Although Pakistan's government cooperated with us on a host of counter-terrorism operations. | 100.929047 | 22.087687 | 63.641811 | 59.351639 | very fast | wi hæd wʌn ʌðɜ˞ kʌnstɹeɪnt. wʌtɛvɜ˞ ɑpʃʌn wi tʃoʊz wʊd nɑt ɪnvɑlv ðʌ pækɪstæniz. ɔlðoʊ pækɪstæn'ɛs ɡʌvɜ˞mʌnt koʊɑpɜ˞eɪtʌd wɪð ʌs ɑn ʌ hoʊst ʌv kaʊntɜ˞-tɛɹɜ˞ɪzʌm ɑpɜ˞eɪʃʌnz. | quite clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Speech recording is very good with minimal background noise, but the tone is quite monotone.' |
and provided a vital supply path for our forces in Afghanistan. It was an open secret that certain elements inside the country's military | 103.133659 | 22.165289 | 63.829124 | 59.714302 | quite fast | ʌnd pɹʌvaɪdɪd ʌ vaɪtʌl sʌplaɪ pæθ fɔɹ aʊɜ˞ fɔɹsɪz ɪn æfɡænʌstæn. ɪt wɑz æn oʊpʌn sikɹʌt ðæt sɜ˞tʌn ɛlʌmʌnts ɪnsaɪd ðʌ kʌntɹi'ɛs mɪlʌtɛɹi | quite clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Very clear recording, very good quality, but the voice is quite monotone and lacks any expression.'. |
and especially its intelligence services, maintain links to the Taliban and perhaps even al-Qaeda, sometimes using them as strategic assets to ensure... | 104.285652 | 22.610016 | 69.621277 | 59.098701 | quite fast | ʌnd ʌspɛʃli ɪts ɪntɛlʌdʒʌns sɜ˞vʌsʌz, meɪnteɪn lɪŋks tu ðʌ tælɪbæn ʌnd pɜ˞hæps ivɪn æl-kaɪdɑ, sʌmtaɪmz juzɪŋ ðɛm æz stɹʌtidʒɪk æsɛts tu ɛnʃʊɹ... | very clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'The speech is very clear and has a very fast pace, but the recording is quite confined, making it difficult to hear the nuances of the speech.' |
assured that the Afghan government remained weak and not able to align itself with Pakistan's number one rival, India. The fact that the Abbottabad compound was just a few miles from. | 107.02478 | 25.676353 | 68.940804 | 59.561592 | quite fast | ʌʃʊɹd ðæt ðʌ æfɡæn ɡʌvɜ˞mʌnt ɹɪmeɪnd wik ʌnd nɑt eɪbʌl tu ʌlaɪn ɪtsɛlf wɪð pækɪstæn'ɛs nʌmbɜ˞ wʌn ɹaɪvʌl, ɪndiʌ. ðʌ fækt ðæt ðʌ kɑmpaʊnd wɑz dʒʌst ʌ fju maɪlz fɹʌm. | very clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Speech quality is excellent. There is no noticeable noise, and the speaker's voice is very clear and monotone.' |
the Pakistan military's equivalent of West Point only heightened the possibility that anything we told the Pakistanis could end up tipping off our target. | 107.164078 | 21.945095 | 68.715561 | 59.607792 | quite fast | ðʌ pækɪstæn mɪlʌtɛɹi'ɛs ɪkwɪvʌlʌnt ʌv wɛst pɔɪnt oʊnli haɪtʌnd ðʌ pɑsʌbɪlʌti ðæt ɛniθɪŋ wi toʊld ðʌ pækɪstæniz kʊd ɛnd ʌp tɪpɪŋ ɔf aʊɜ˞ tɑɹɡʌt. | very clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'The speech sounds very clear and crisp, but the recording is quite confined, making it difficult to hear the nuances of the words.' |
Whatever we chose to do in Abbottabad, then, would involve violating the territory of a putative ally in the most egregious way possible, short of war. | 101.522293 | 20.562073 | 64.537872 | 59.426529 | quite fast | wʌtɛvɜ˞ wi tʃoʊz tu du ɪn , ðɛn, wʊd ɪnvɑlv vaɪʌleɪtɪŋ ðʌ tɛɹɪtɔɹi ʌv ʌ pjutʌtɪv ælaɪ ɪn ðʌ moʊst ɪɡɹidʒʌs weɪ pɑsʌbʌl, ʃɔɹt ʌv wɔɹ. | quite clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'The speech sample has very clear and high-quality recording, with little to no background noise or echo.' |
raising both the diplomatic stakes and operational complexities. By mid-March, in the days leading up to the Libya intervention and my trip to Latin America, | 106.893333 | 21.839783 | 58.748123 | 59.773354 | quite fast | ɹeɪzɪŋ boʊθ ðʌ dɪplʌmætɪk steɪks ʌnd ɑpɜ˞eɪʃʌnʌl kʌmplɛksɪtiz. baɪ mɪd-mɑɹtʃ, ɪn ðʌ deɪz lidɪŋ ʌp tu ðʌ lɪbiʌ ɪntɜ˞vɛnʃʌn ʌnd maɪ tɹɪp tu lætʌn ʌmɛɹʌkʌ, | slightly clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Speech is very clear but somewhat monotone, delivered quite fast.' |
The team had presented what they cautioned were only preliminary concepts for an assault on the compound in Abbottabad. Lastly speaking, I had two options. | 106.008484 | 22.370546 | 66.049736 | 59.431068 | quite fast | ðʌ tim hæd pɹizɛntɪd wʌt ðeɪ kɑʃʌnd wɜ˞ oʊnli pɹɪlɪmʌnɛɹi kɑnsɛpts fɔɹ æn ʌsɔlt ɑn ðʌ kɑmpaʊnd ɪn . læstli spikɪŋ, aɪ hæd tu ɑpʃʌnz. | quite clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Speech recording is of good quality, but there's some background noise that makes it difficult to hear the speaker's words.' |
The first was to demolish it with an airstrike. The benefits of that approach were obvious. No American lives would be risked on Pakistani soil. | 103.456985 | 58.251968 | 61.631321 | 56.347271 | quite fast | ðʌ fɜ˞st wɑz tu dɪmɑlɪʃ ɪt wɪð æn ɛɹstɹaɪk. ðʌ bɛnʌfɪts ʌv ðæt ʌpɹoʊtʃ wɜ˞ ɑbviʌs. noʊ ʌmɛɹʌkʌn lɪvz wʊd bi ɹɪskt ɑn pækɪstæni sɔɪl. | quite clear | very confined sounding | moderate intonation | 'Very clear recording, but there's a bit of background noise in this recording.' |
publicly at least, this option also offered a certain deniability. The Pakistanis would, of course, know that we were the ones who had carried out the strike. | 100.86483 | 21.467089 | 66.642601 | 59.568802 | very fast | pʌblɪkli æt list, ðɪs ɑpʃʌn ɔlsoʊ ɔfɜ˞d ʌ sɜ˞tʌn dɪnaɪʌbɪlɪti. ðʌ pækɪstæniz wʊd, ʌv kɔɹs, noʊ ðæt wi wɜ˞ ðʌ wʌnz hu hæd kæɹid aʊt ðʌ stɹaɪk. | quite clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Very clear speech with minimal background noise, but the tone is quite monotone.' |
but they would have an easier time maintaining the fiction that we might not be, which could help quell outrage among their people. As we delved into the details of what a missile strike would look like, though, | 106.779114 | 28.608337 | 69.006378 | 59.264267 | quite fast | bʌt ðeɪ wʊd hæv æn iziɜ˞ taɪm meɪnteɪnɪŋ ðʌ fɪkʃʌn ðæt wi maɪt nɑt bi, wɪtʃ kʊd hɛlp kwɛl aʊtɹeɪdʒ ʌmʌŋ ðɛɹ pipʌl. æz wi dɛlvd ɪntu ðʌ dɪteɪlz ʌv wʌt ʌ mɪsʌl stɹaɪk wʊd lʊk laɪk, ðoʊ, | very clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'This speech has very clear and good recording, but the speaker has a very monotone delivery.' |
the downsides were significant. If we destroyed the compound, how would we ever be certain that bin Laden had been there? If al-Qaeda denied that bin Laden had been killed. | 106.478683 | 30.097858 | 64.421181 | 59.782349 | quite fast | ðʌ daʊnsaɪdz wɜ˞ sʌɡnɪfɪkʌnt. ɪf wi dɪstɹɔɪd ðʌ kɑmpaʊnd, haʊ wʊd wi ɛvɜ˞ bi sɜ˞tʌn ðæt bɪn leɪdʌn hæd bɪn ðɛɹ? ɪf æl-kaɪdɑ dɪnaɪd ðæt bɪn leɪdʌn hæd bɪn kɪld. | quite clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'The speech sample is very clear and has a quiet, unchanging tone.' |
How would we explain having blown up a residence deep inside Pakistan? Moreover, there were an estimated five women and 20 children living with the four adult men. | 103.489647 | 24.480036 | 64.608353 | 59.547512 | quite fast | haʊ wʊd wi ɪkspleɪn hævɪŋ bloʊn ʌp ʌ ɹɛzɪdʌns dip ɪnsaɪd pækɪstæn? mɔɹoʊvɜ˞, ðɛɹ wɜ˞ æn ɛstʌmeɪtʌd faɪv wɪmʌn ʌnd tʃɪldɹʌn lɪvɪŋ wɪð ðʌ fɔɹ ʌdʌlt mɛn. | quite clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'The speech sample is clear but has a bit of background noise in a relatively confined space.' |
males in the Abbottabad compound. And in its initial iteration, the proposed strike would not only annihilate the compound. | 105.533432 | 29.057732 | 63.373802 | 59.386055 | slightly fast | meɪlz ɪn ðʌ kɑmpaʊnd. ʌnd ɪn ɪts ɪnɪʃʌl ɪtɜ˞eɪʃʌn, ðʌ pɹʌpoʊzd stɹaɪk wʊd nɑt oʊnli ʌnaɪʌleɪt ðʌ kɑmpaʊnd. | quite clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'The speech is very clear and has a consistent tone, but there is a slight background noise that may be distracting.' |
but almost certainly level several adjacent residences as well. Not long into the meeting, I told Joint Chiefs Vice Chairman Hoss Cartwright that I'd heard enough. | 98.983002 | 20.339022 | 66.332771 | 50.691502 | quite fast | bʌt ɔlmoʊst sɜ˞tʌnli lɛvʌl sɛvɹʌl ʌdʒeɪsʌnt ɹɛzɪdʌnsɪz æz wɛl. nɑt lɔŋ ɪntu ðʌ mitɪŋ, aɪ toʊld dʒɔɪnt tʃifs vaɪs tʃɛɹmʌn hɑs kɑɹtɹaɪt ðæt aɪ'di hɜ˞d ɪnʌf. | quite clear | slightly confined sounding | quite monotone | 'The speech is very clear and has a very quiet and consistent tone, but there is a slight hint of monotone delivery.'. |
I was not going to authorize the killing of 30 or more people when we weren't even certain that it was bin Laden in the compound. If we were going to use a strike, they'd have to come up with a much more precise plan. | 96.420746 | 22.681847 | 61.226948 | 59.365959 | very fast | aɪ wɑz nɑt ɡoʊɪŋ tu ɔθɜ˞aɪz ðʌ kɪlɪŋ ʌv ɔɹ mɔɹ pipʌl wɛn wi 'ti ivɪn sɜ˞tʌn ðæt ɪt wɑz bɪn leɪdʌn ɪn ðʌ kɑmpaʊnd. ɪf wi wɜ˞ ɡoʊɪŋ tu jus ʌ stɹaɪk, ðeɪ'di hæv tu kʌm ʌp wɪð ʌ mʌtʃ mɔɹ pɹɪsaɪs plæn. | quite clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'The speech is very clear and has a very fast pace, but there is minimal background noise.' |
The second option was to authorize a special ops mission, in which a select team would covertly fly into Pakistan via helicopter, raid the compound, and | 104.139137 | 29.131361 | 70.139641 | 59.77808 | slightly fast | ðʌ sɛkʌnd ɑpʃʌn wɑz tu ɔθɜ˞aɪz ʌ spɛʃʌl ɑps mɪʃʌn, ɪn wɪtʃ ʌ sʌlɛkt tim wʊd koʊvɜ˞tli flaɪ ɪntu pækɪstæn vaɪʌ hɛlɪkɑptɜ˞, ɹeɪd ðʌ kɑmpaʊnd, ʌnd | very clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'This speech has very clear and high-quality recording, and the speaker's voice is very monotone.' |
and get out before the Pakistani police or military had time to react. To preserve the secrecy of the operation, the deniability of something went awry. | 90.938026 | 20.065441 | 68.477814 | 57.923054 | quite fast | ʌnd ɡɛt aʊt bɪfɔɹ ðʌ pækɪstæni pʌlis ɔɹ mɪlʌtɛɹi hæd taɪm tu ɹiækt. tu pɹʌzɜ˞v ðʌ sikɹʌsi ʌv ðʌ ɑpɜ˞eɪʃʌn, ðʌ dɪnaɪʌbɪlɪti ʌv sʌmθɪŋ wɛnt ɜ˞aɪ. | very clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Speech recording is excellent, very clear and well-recorded.' |
we'd have to conduct it under the authority of the CIA rather than the Pentagon. On the other hand, for a mission of this magnitude and risk, we needed a top-flight military mine. | 100.93956 | 20.479002 | 67.35553 | 58.542465 | quite fast | wi'di hæv tu kɑndʌkt ɪt ʌndɜ˞ ðʌ ʌθɔɹʌti ʌv ðʌ siaɪeɪ ɹæðɜ˞ ðæn ðʌ pɛntɪɡɑn. ɑn ðʌ ʌðɜ˞ hænd, fɔɹ ʌ mɪʃʌn ʌv ðɪs mæɡnʌtud ʌnd ɹɪsk, wi nidʌd ʌ tɑp-flaɪt mɪlʌtɛɹi maɪn. | quite clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Speech recording is very clear, but the speaker's voice is very monotone and lacks expression.' |
which is why we had the Defense Department's Vice Admiral William McRaven, head of Joint Special Operations Command, or JSOC, in the room to walk us through what a raid might entail. | 103.061958 | 21.1133 | 66.930214 | 59.320065 | slightly fast | wɪtʃ ɪz waɪ wi hæd ðʌ dɪfɛns dɪpɑɹtmʌnt'ɛs vaɪs ædmɜ˞ʌl wɪljʌm , hɛd ʌv dʒɔɪnt spɛʃʌl ɑpɜ˞eɪʃʌnz kʌmænd, ɔɹ , ɪn ðʌ ɹum tu wɔk ʌs θɹu wʌt ʌ ɹeɪd maɪt ɛnteɪl. | quite clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Speech is very clear and recorded well, but there is some background noise.' |
The chance to work closely with the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces, to witness firsthand their teamwork and sense of duty, had been one of the most humbling aspects of my two years in office. | 93.378029 | 20.229002 | 65.251656 | 54.890686 | very fast | ðʌ tʃæns tu wɜ˞k kloʊsli wɪð ðʌ mɛn ʌnd wɪmʌn ʌv ðʌ ju.ɛs. ɑɹmd fɔɹsɪz, tu wɪtnʌs fɜ˞sthænd ðɛɹ timwɜ˞k ʌnd sɛns ʌv duti, hæd bɪn wʌn ʌv ðʌ moʊst hʌmbʌlɪŋ æspɛkts ʌv maɪ tu jɪɹz ɪn ɔfɪs. | quite clear | quite confined sounding | quite monotone | 'The speech sample is clear and recorded well, but there's a bit of background noise that can be distracting.' |
And if I'd had to pick one individual to represent everything right about our military, Bill McRaven might have been that person. In his mid-50s, with a friendly open face. | 105.363174 | 26.004547 | 69.166733 | 59.490059 | quite fast | ʌnd ɪf aɪ'di hæd tu pɪk wʌn ɪndʌvɪdʒʌwʌl tu ɹɛpɹɪzɛnt ɛvɹiθɪŋ ɹaɪt ʌbaʊt aʊɜ˞ mɪlʌtɛɹi, bɪl maɪt hæv bɪn ðæt pɜ˞sʌn. ɪn hɪz mɪd-, wɪð ʌ fɹɛndli oʊpʌn feɪs. | very clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'The speech sample has a very clear and high-quality recording, but the speaker's voice is quite monotone and the pace is quite fast.' |
a deadpan sense of humor, and a plain-spoken, can-do demeanor. He reminded me of a sandy-haired Tom Hanks, if Tom Hanks had been a career Navy SEAL. | 99.773476 | 21.286098 | 70.486389 | 59.09713 | slightly fast | ʌ dɛdpæn sɛns ʌv hjumɜ˞, ʌnd ʌ pleɪn-spoʊkʌn, kæn-du dɪminɜ˞. hi ɹimaɪndɪd mi ʌv ʌ sændi-hɛɹd tɑm hæŋks, ɪf tɑm hæŋks hæd bɪn ʌ kɜ˞ɪɹ neɪvi sil. | very clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Speech quality is excellent, with clear and concise delivery.' |
like his predecessor at JSOC, Stan McChrystal, for whom he'd served as deputy. McRaven had helped write the book on special ops. For his postgraduate thesis, | 104.104591 | 27.11598 | 68.321198 | 59.665241 | moderate speed | laɪk hɪz pɹɛdʌsɛsɜ˞ æt , stæn , fɔɹ hum hi'di sɜ˞vd æz dɛpjʌti. hæd hɛlpt ɹaɪt ðʌ bʊk ɑn spɛʃʌl ɑps. fɔɹ hɪz θisʌs, | very clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'The speech is very clear, but has a very confined and isolated sound due to the lack of background noise.' |
18 years earlier, in fact. Craven had studied a series of 20th century commando operations, including a 1943 glider rescue of Mussolini ordered by Hitler. | 98.230782 | 25.498444 | 61.615692 | 59.456493 | slightly fast | jɪɹz ɜ˞liɜ˞, ɪn fækt. kɹeɪvʌn hæd stʌdid ʌ sɪɹiz ʌv sɛntʃɜ˞i kʌmændoʊ ɑpɜ˞eɪʃʌnz, ɪnkludɪŋ ʌ ɡlaɪdɜ˞ ɹɛskju ʌv musoʊlini ɔɹdɜ˞d baɪ hɪtlɜ˞. | quite clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Speech quality is excellent, but recording quality is quite clear due to minimal background noise.'. |
and the 1976 Israeli operation to free hostages in Nitebe, examining the conditions under which a small group of well-rehearsed, highly trained soldiers could be killed. | 94.434067 | 20.02331 | 65.929352 | 59.603931 | slightly fast | ʌnd ðʌ ɪzɹeɪli ɑpɜ˞eɪʃʌn tu fɹi hɑstʌdʒʌz ɪn , ɪɡzæmɪnɪŋ ðʌ kʌndɪʃʌnz ʌndɜ˞ wɪtʃ ʌ smɔl ɡɹup ʌv wɛl-ɹihɜ˞st, haɪli tɹeɪnd soʊldʒɜ˞z kʊd bi kɪld. | quite clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Speech quality is excellent, but recording is quite clear with minimal background noise'. |
could use stealth to maintain short-term superiority over larger or better armed forces. Craven had gone on to develop a model for special operations that shaped U.S. military. | 107.059792 | 21.928619 | 62.856686 | 56.871365 | quite fast | kʊd jus stɛlθ tu meɪnteɪn ʃɔɹt-tɜ˞m supɪɹiɔɹɪti oʊvɜ˞ lɑɹdʒɜ˞ ɔɹ bɛtɜ˞ ɑɹmd fɔɹsɪz. kɹeɪvʌn hæd ɡɔn ɑn tu dɪvɛlʌp ʌ mɑdʌl fɔɹ spɛʃʌl ɑpɜ˞eɪʃʌnz ðæt ʃeɪpt ju.ɛs. mɪlʌtɛɹi. | quite clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'Speech quality is very good, but there's a bit of background noise that makes it sound a bit unclear.' |
strategy around the world. During his storied career, he had personally commanded or carried out more than 1,000 special ops in some of the most dangerous settings imaginable. | 96.313438 | 18.971807 | 64.258736 | 59.276768 | quite fast | stɹætʌdʒi ɜ˞aʊnd ðʌ wɜ˞ld. dʊɹɪŋ hɪz stɔɹid kɜ˞ɪɹ, hi hæd pɜ˞sʌnʌli kʌmændɪd ɔɹ kæɹid aʊt mɔɹ ðæn , spɛʃʌl ɑps ɪn sʌm ʌv ðʌ moʊst deɪndʒɜ˞ʌs sɛtɪŋz ɪmædʒʌnʌbʌl. | quite clear | very confined sounding | quite monotone | 'The speech sample sounds very clear and crisp, but is somewhat quiet with a faint background sound.' |