text_original: Dick little by little got the story, and his sympathy with the boy was hardly more than he felt for the rugged, old man, who, like Jack, never left the mining settlement, but followed his son about in a beaten, dogged silent way which at times brought tears to Dick's eyes.
text_transcription: DICK LITTLE BY LITTLE GOT THE STORY AND HIS SYMPATHY WITH THE BOY WAS HARDLY MORE THAN HE FELT FOR THE RUGGED OLD MAN WHO LIKE JACK NEVER LEFT THE MINING SETTLEMENT BUT FOLLOWED HIS SON ABOUT IN A BEATEN DOGGED SILENT WAY WHICH AT TIMES BROUGHT TEARS TO DICK'S EYES
phonemes: dˈɪk lˈɪɾəl baɪ lˈɪɾəl ɡɑːt ðə stˈɔːɹi, ænd hɪz sˈɪmpəθi wɪððə bˈɔɪ wʌz hˈɑːɹdli mˈɔːɹ ðɐn hiː fˈɛlt fɚðə ɹˈʌɡᵻd, ˈoʊld mˈæn, hˈuː, lˈaɪk dʒˈæk, nˈɛvɚ lˈɛft ðə mˈaɪnɪŋ sˈɛɾəlmənt, bˌʌt fˈɑːloʊd hɪz sˈʌn ɐbˌaʊt ɪn ɐ bˈiːʔn̩, dˈɑːɡᵻd sˈaɪlənt wˈeɪ wˌɪtʃ æt tˈaɪmz bɹˈɔːt tˈɪɹz tə dˈɪks ˈaɪz.