text_original: Dick was not surprised to hear that a certain important pillar on the financial side of his own flock had decried the sacrifice as "impractical." "All very well to be brave," he said, "but one should distinguish in important matters in this life between the practical and impractical.
text_transcription: DICK WAS NOT SURPRISED TO HEAR THAT A CERTAIN IMPORTANT PILLAR ON THE FINANCIAL SIDE OF HIS OWN FLOCK HAD DECRIED THE SACRIFICE AS IMPRACTICABLE ALL VERY WELL TO BE BRAVE HE SAID BUT ONE SHOULD DISTINGUISH IN IMPORTANT MATTERS IN THIS LIFE BETWEEN THE PRACTICAL AND THE IMPRACTICAL
phonemes: dˈɪk wʌz nˌɑːt sɚpɹˈaɪzd tə hˈɪɹ ðˌæɾə sˈɜːʔn̩ ɪmpˈɔːɹtənt pˈɪlɚɹ ɔnðə faɪnˈænʃəl sˈaɪd ʌv hɪz ˈoʊn flˈɑːk hæd dᵻkɹˈaɪd ðə sˈækɹᵻfˌaɪs æz "ɪmpɹˈæktɪkəl." "ˈɔːl vˈɛɹi wˈɛl təbi bɹˈeɪv," hiː sˈɛd, "bˌʌt wˈʌn ʃˌʊd dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃ ɪn ɪmpˈɔːɹtənt mˈæɾɚz ɪn ðɪs lˈaɪf bᵻtwˌiːn ðə pɹˈæktɪkəl ænd ɪmpɹˈæktɪkəl.