i apologize for audio im still trying to figure out how to adjust thing on my laptop. i think my mic gain is too high currently.

You were mixing up your T's with D's like in the words Peter, Teetered, and Little, so make sure you hit on those T sounds. We naturally talk lazier and don't really think about that and replace them with D's, but especially with e-learning or audiobooks, it's really important to be 100% accurate on the sounds as well as making sure the ends of your words are pronounced and don't slur together.

The read sounds a bit more like you're just reading or trying to get through it rather than you connecting to the scene and bringing out the emotions and characters. Really play around with this and understand who your audience is, who you're speaking about and why, etc.

You mispronounced propitiated. You can google words before recording just so you can stay accurate, as sometimes if you mispronounce a word, it could actually change the meaning. Keep up the good work!