Reading time calculator for any draft.

Estimate reading time at 225 words per minute and speaking time at 130 words per minute.

Draft

Words13
Characters74
UTF-8 bytes74
Sentences2
Paragraphs1
Reading time< 1 min
Speaking time< 1 min

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