text_original: It would not have been so, I am convinced, if there had been in Sabinsport a single girl known to Dick that had the mingling of charm and spirit that was needed to win him. Surely he would have followed her as the needle the pole; but she was not there.
text_transcription: IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SO I AM CONVINCED IF THERE HAD BEEN IN SIEVINSPORT A SINGLE GIRL KNOWN TO DICK THAT HAD THE MINGLING OF CHARM AND SPIRIT THAT WAS NEEDED TO WIN HIM SURELY HE WOULD HAVE FOLLOWED HER AS THE NEEDLE OF THE POLE BUT SHE WAS NOT THERE
phonemes: ɪt wʊd nˌɑːɾɐv bˌɪn sˈoʊ, aɪɐm kənvˈɪnst, ɪf ðɛɹ hɐdbɪn ɪn sˈæbɪnspˌɔːɹt ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl ɡˈɜːl nˈoʊn tə dˈɪk ðæt hæd ðə mˈɪŋɡəlɪŋ ʌv tʃˈɑːɹm ænd spˈɪɹɪt ðæt wʌz nˈiːdᵻd tə wˈɪn hˌɪm. ʃˈʊɹli hiː wʊdhɐv fˈɑːloʊd hɜːɹ æz ðə nˈiːdəl ðə pˈoʊl; bˌʌt ʃiː wʌz nˌɑːt ðˈɛɹ.