10.3.9 Speech Recognition problem

Hi to all. This is my first post.
my question is i was trying to use speech recognition to visit saved webpages. the problem comes after i confirm to make a page speakable, the page isnt being saved. i cant find it under speakable items or under safari in speakable applications. also, i was wondering if anyone could point me to a good link for making my own speech commands using apple scripts.
thanks

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