ReadonlypausedThe paused read-only property of the SpeechSynthesis interface is a boolean value that returns true if the SpeechSynthesis object is in a paused state, or false if not.
ReadonlypendingThe pending read-only property of the SpeechSynthesis interface is a boolean value that returns true if the utterance queue contains as-yet-unspoken utterances.
ReadonlyspeakingThe speaking read-only property of the SpeechSynthesis interface is a boolean value that returns true if an utterance is currently in the process of being spoken — even if SpeechSynthesis is in a paused state.
The addEventListener() method of the EventTarget interface sets up a function that will be called whenever the specified event is delivered to the target.
Optionaloptions: boolean | AddEventListenerOptionsThe addEventListener() method of the EventTarget interface sets up a function that will be called whenever the specified event is delivered to the target.
Optionaloptions: boolean | AddEventListenerOptionsThe cancel() method of the SpeechSynthesis interface removes all utterances from the utterance queue.
The dispatchEvent() method of the EventTarget sends an Event to the object, (synchronously) invoking the affected event listeners in the appropriate order. The normal event processing rules (including the capturing and optional bubbling phase) also apply to events dispatched manually with dispatchEvent().
The getVoices() method of the SpeechSynthesis interface returns a list of SpeechSynthesisVoice objects representing all the available voices on the current device.
The pause() method of the SpeechSynthesis interface puts the SpeechSynthesis object into a paused state.
The removeEventListener() method of the EventTarget interface removes an event listener previously registered with EventTarget.addEventListener() from the target. The event listener to be removed is identified using a combination of the event type, the event listener function itself, and various optional options that may affect the matching process; see Matching event listeners for removal.
Optionaloptions: boolean | EventListenerOptionsThe removeEventListener() method of the EventTarget interface removes an event listener previously registered with EventTarget.addEventListener() from the target. The event listener to be removed is identified using a combination of the event type, the event listener function itself, and various optional options that may affect the matching process; see Matching event listeners for removal.
Optionaloptions: boolean | EventListenerOptionsThe resume() method of the SpeechSynthesis interface puts the SpeechSynthesis object into a non-paused state: resumes it if it was already paused.
The speak() method of the SpeechSynthesis interface adds an utterance to the utterance queue; it will be spoken when any other utterances queued before it have been spoken.
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SpeechSynthesisinterface of the Web Speech API is the controller interface for the speech service; this can be used to retrieve information about the synthesis voices available on the device, start and pause speech, and other commands besides.MDN Reference