text_original: Diana and Mary's general answer to this question was a sigh, and some minutes of apparently mournful meditation. But besides his frequent absences, there was another barrier to friendship with him: he seemed of a reserved, an abstracted, and even of a brooding nature.
text_transcription: DIANA AND MARY'S GENERAL ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION WAS A SIGH AND SOME MINUTES OF APPARENTLY MOURNFUL MEDITATION BUT BESIDES HIS FREQUENT ABSENCES THERE WAS ANOTHER BARRIER TO FRIENDSHIP WITH HIM HE SEEMED OF A RESERVED AN ABSTRACTED AND EVEN OF A BROODING NATURE
phonemes: daɪˈænə ænd mˈɛɹiz dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ˈænsɚ tə ðɪs kwˈɛstʃən wʌzɐ sˈaɪ, ænd sˌʌm mˈɪnɪts ʌv ɐpˈæɹəntli mˈɔːɹnfəl mˌɛdɪtˈeɪʃən. bˌʌt bᵻsˌaɪdz hɪz fɹˈiːkwənt ˈæbsənsᵻz, ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐnˈʌðɚ bˈæɹiɚ tə fɹˈɛndʃɪp wɪð hˌɪm: hiː sˈiːmd əvɚ ɹɪzˈɜːvd, ɐn ɐbstɹˈæktᵻd, ænd ˈiːvən əvə bɹˈuːdɪŋ nˈeɪtʃɚ.