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English Sentences with Audio, Sorted by Syllable Count
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1975688	I didn't actually forget my camera. I just didn't want to take pictures.	CK	1
1075873	Tom thought it would be a good idea to start a website that sold nothing but popcorn.	CK	1
327749	A few years ago, on Mother's Day, I gave my stepmother a locket as a present.	CK	1
1095471	Tom certainly had a point when he said we should allow more time to complete the project.	CK	1
1202191	After reading Tom's forum post, Mary resisted the impulse to post a crude reply.	CK	1
1543588	We have to consider the possibility that Tom was involved in the robbery.	CK	1
953481	I have to be honest. I was a little bit nervous the first time I had an MRI scan.	CK	1
37187	Tom became popular among teenagers as soon as he made his debut on the screen.	CK	1
953542	I never for a moment imagined that I'd be singled out for a full body search.	CK	1
1094648	Tom didn't think he had a chance to succeed, but he at least wanted to give it a shot.	CK	1
1030179	Tom tried not to listen to Mary and John discussing their financial situation.	CK	1
2451050	Most people who hear Tom speaking French would never guess that he wasn't a native speaker.	CK	1
1029583	Tom believes that Mary made a big mistake when she sold her father's Stradivarius.	CK	1
1094927	Tom decided to try trimming his beard with a knife, but he wasn't very successful.	CK	1
1029665	Tom asked Mary to pick up some toothpaste and some toilet paper at the supermarket.	CK	1
1026828	Tom can write almost like a native speaker, but his pronunciation is terrible.	CK	1
1096081	The only reason Tom went to the party was that he expected Mary to be there.	CK	1
62662	It's my fault that the cake was burned. I was talking on the phone and didn't notice the time.	CK	1
953434	I don't think I'll ever sound like a native speaker and I don't really think I need to.	CK	1
2208806	One of the disadvantages of living alone is that you have no one to talk to.	CK	1
2042920	I still have a lot of questions I want to ask you about your relationship with Tom.	CK	1
953246	Don't bother waking me up at 4:00 a.m. I don't plan to go fishing tomorrow.	CK	1
1095477	Tom certainly gave the impression that he wasn't planning on being there tomorrow.	CK	1
2042913	Tom didn't want to encourage Mary to do anything that might get her in trouble.	CK	1
371400	He's the last person I would ask help from, because he is completely unreliable.	saeb	1
2414081	Tom and Mary were sitting across from each other at a table on the veranda.	CK	1
909530	I spend as much time working in the garden in one day as my brother does in a week.	CK	1
1040496	Tom's muscles were tired and he wanted to get home and soak in a hot bath for a while.	CK	1
1095148	Tom couldn't completely rule out the possibility that he might be laid off from work.	CK	1
73286	An atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in 1945.	CK	1
252435	I was born on the twenty-second of June in 1974.	CK	1
2494729	Tom and Mary were speaking in French, so I had no idea what they were talking about.	CK	1
2042917	I don't want to be the one who tells Tom that Mary died in an automobile accident.	CK	1
278186	The desire to fly in the sky like a bird inspired the invention of the airplane.	CK	1
1092620	Tom tried to return the swimsuit for a larger size, but the clerk told him that wasn't allowed.	CK	1
1028496	Tom is the only American Mary knows whose father wasn't born in America.	CK	1
1024979	Tom is irritating because he always has to have the last word in any argument.	CK	1
887014	She bought him a dog. However, he was allergic to dogs, so they had to give it away.	CK	1
2042910	Do you want a second opinion? I can get another doctor to come here right away.	CK	1
2436541	Tom thought it wasn't a good idea to leave Mary at home without a babysitter.	CK	1
1092708	Tom told Mary that is wasn't a good idea to have money just sitting in the bank.	CK	1
1040692	The police thought the victim was Tom, but they were unable to identify the body.	CK	1
1029962	Tom and Mary adopted two children whose parents had been killed by a suicide bomber.	CK	1
952873	Tom was charged with drunken driving after he was involved in a car accident in Boston.	CK	1
1027210	Tom agreed to marry that man's daughter with the promise that he'd inherit the man's business.	CK	1
1027543	I heard that Tom had been smuggling drugs into America for years before he got caught.	CK	1
1023965	Tom was killed in a traffic accident within 10 hours of graduating from college.	CK	1
1885890	How long do you think Tom will work for us before he quits and goes to another company?	CK	1
2050712	Tom usually plays a drum solo at least once every time his band gives a concert.	CK	1
20864	People who are afraid of making mistakes will make no progress in English conversation.	Nero	1