\"A Christmas Carol\" by Charles Dickens

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This demo shows the beginning of \"A Christmas Carol\" in three different accents--standard American, cockney British, and standard British

Vocal Characteristics

Language

English

Voice Age

Middle Aged (35-54)

Accents

British (England - Cockney, Estuary, East End) British (General) North American (General)

Transcript

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Ah, Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Standard American Marley was dead to begin with. There is no doubt, whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker and the chief mourner. Scrooge signed it, and Scrooge's name was good upon change for anything he chose to put his hand to old Marley was as dead as a doornail mind. I don't mean to say that I know of my own knowledge. What there is particularly dead about a doornail. I might have been inclined myself to regard a coffin nail as the deadest piece of iron monger re in the trade. But the wisdom of our ancestors is in the simile, and my own hallowed hens shall not disturb it or the country's done for. You will therefore permit me to repeat emphatically that Marley was dead as adorning cook Me Molly was dead to begin with. There's no doubt about that. Register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker and the chief mourner. Scrooge signed it, and Scrooge's name was good. Upon change for anything, he chose to put his end, too. Oh, Molly was as dead as a doornail. Mine. I don't mean to say that I know of my own knowledge. What There is particularly dead about a doornail. I might have been inclined myself to regard a coffin nail as the deadest piece of iron monger in the tree. But the wisdom of our ancestors is in the simile and Mayan hallowed hand shall not disturb it or the country's done for. You will therefore permit me to repeat emphatically that Molly was his dead does a doornail with a British accent. Marley was dead to begin with. There is no doubt, whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker and the chief mourner. Scrooge signed it, and Scrooge's name was good upon change for anything he chose to present too. Or Molly was a cz dead does a doornail mine. I don't mean to say that I know of my own knowledge. What there is particularly dead about a doornail. I might have been inclined myself to regard a coffin. Nail us the deadest piece of iron monger re in the trade. But the wisdom of our ancestors is in the simile and Mayan hallowed hand shall not deserve it or the country's done for. You will therefore permit me to repeat emphatically that Molly was as dead as a doornail.