æz ɐ ɹɪzˈʌlt ʌv hɪz ɛnθˈuːziˌæzəm fɔːɹ mˈʊɹmən, ɹˈiːd ˈɔːlsoʊ ɹˈoʊt tˈuː jˈɔːɹkʃɚ dˈaɪəlɛkt plˈeɪz wˌɪtʃ hiː ɡˈeɪv æz ɐ ɡˈɪft tə mˈʊɹmən sˌʌm tˈaɪm ʃˈɔːɹtli bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə fˈɜːst wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ.
As a result of his enthusiasm for Moorman, Read also wrote two Yorkshire dialect plays which he gave as a gift to Moorman some time shortly before the First World War.