text_original: "At any rate, it makes us no worse off than we were before," remarked Mary. "Only it forces rather strongly on the mind the picture of what _might have been_," said Mr. Rivers, "and contrasts it somewhat too vividly with what _is_." He folded the letter, locked it in his desk, and again went out.
text_transcription: AT ANY RATE IT MAKES US NO WORSE OFF THAN WE WERE BEFORE REMARKED MARY ONLY IT FORCES RATHER STRONGLY ON THE MIND THE PICTURE OF WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN SAID MISTER RIVERS AND CONTRASTED SOMEWHAT TOO VIVIDLY WITH WHAT IS HE FOLDED THE LETTER AND LOCKED IT IN HIS DESK AND AGAIN WENT OUT
phonemes: "æɾ ˌɛni ɹˈeɪt, ɪt mˌeɪks ˌʌs nˈoʊ wˈɜːs ˈɔf ðɐn wiː wɜː bᵻfˈɔːɹ," ɹᵻmˈɑːɹkt mˈɛɹi. "ˈoʊnli ɪt fˈɔːɹsᵻz ɹˈæðɚ stɹˈɔŋli ɔnðə mˈaɪnd ðə pˈɪktʃɚɹ ʌv wˈʌt mˌaɪthɐv bˌɪn," sˈɛd mˈɪstɚ. ɹˈɪvɚz, "ænd kˈɑːntɹæsts ɪt sˈʌmwʌt tˈuː vˈɪvɪdli wɪð wˈʌt ɪz." hiː fˈoʊldᵻd ðə lˈɛɾɚ, lˈɑːkt ɪɾ ɪn hɪz dˈɛsk, ænd ɐɡˈɛn wɛnt ˈaʊt.