Reading Out Loud
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You can have these explanations read out loud by clicking on 'Speak Explanation' (access key 'a')
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2) Listening to the Text
You can adjust the pitch of the spoken word, the rate or speed of delivery and the volume. You can also choose the voice to use by clicking on the drop-down list. The default voice is whatever is the standard for the computer and browser you are using.
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There are normally three sections of text on the page that you can listen to: the headings, the main text and a selection. Click on 'Speak Headings to speak the page headings (access key 'l'). Click on 'Speak Main Text' (access key 'q') to listen to the main text.
You can also select an area of text in the page using standard select methods and click on 'Speak Selection' (access key 'w') to read the selection aloud.
You can enable the reading out loud of the element that currently has focus by clicking on 'Start Focus Speaking' (access key 'f') and you can stop this by clicking on 'Stop Focus Speaking' (access key 'd').
You can pause the audio by clicking on 'Pause' (access key 'r') and resume by clicking on 'Resume' (access key 't').
To cancel or stop the audio click on 'Cancel' (access key 'y'). To restart the current audio from the beginning, click on 'Restart' (access key 'k').
To hide the accessibility controls click on 'Hide Panel' (access key 'h')
To hide this explanation click on 'Hide Explanation' (access key 'x')
Widecombe-in-the-Moor
Roll of Honour:Sydney George Hambley
SYDNEY GEORGE HAMBLEY
1890 - 1963
Sydney was born at Higher Uppacott, Widecombe in the Moor in 1890 to parents Stephen and Mary Hambley. He had one sister Alice Maud. By 1901 the Hambley family had moved to Blackadon Manor in Widecombe where father Stephen was employed as a Caretaker.
In 1910 Sydney emigrated to Canada to work with an uncle already resident in that country. The arranged meeting did not take place and Sydney had to depend upon his own talents to start his new life abroad.
By 1916 he had made contact with his uncle (also named Sidney) and was working as a “herdsman” in Essondale near Vancouver.
In 1918 Sydney was called up by the Canadian Military authorities and attested in January into the 1st Depot Battalion British Columbia Regiment.
Following his demobilisation Sydney revisited the UK in 1920. In 1924 he returned permanently, and married Lily Kernick a few months later. They settled in Widecombe in a house which they called “Vancouver”.
Sydney died in June 1963.
Both Sydney and Lily are buried in Widecombe Churchyard.
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