text_original: Can't you understand, Mother, why a fellow wants to get into the big things? And then, darn it, Mother, haven't you any feeling for France? Why, France helped us when we were up against it, and we owe her one." But to Mary Sabins the appeal was empty. It reached neither her mind nor her heart.
text_transcription: CAN'T YOU UNDERSTAND MOTHER WHY A FELLOW WANTS TO GET INTO THE BIG THINGS AND THEN DART IT MOTHER HAVEN'T YOU ANY FEELING FOR FRANCE WHY FRANCE HELPED US AND WE WERE UP AGAINST IT AND WE OWE HER ONE BUT TO MARY SAVONS THE APPEAL WAS EMPTY IT REACHED NEITHER HER MIND NOR HER HEART
phonemes: kˈænt juː ˌʌndɚstˈænd, mˈʌðɚ, wˌaɪ ɐ fˈɛloʊ wˈɔnts tə ɡɛt ˌɪntʊ ðə bˈɪɡ θˈɪŋz? ænd ðˈɛn, dˈɑːɹn ɪt, mˈʌðɚ, hˈævənt juː ˌɛni fˈiːlɪŋ fɔːɹ fɹˈæns? wˈaɪ, fɹˈæns hˈɛlpt ˌʌs wɛn wiː wɜːɹ ˌʌp ɐɡˈɛnst ɪt, ænd wiː ˈoʊ hɜː wˌʌn." bˌʌt tə mˈɛɹi sˈæbɪnz ðɪ ɐpˈiːl wʌz ˈɛmpti. ɪt ɹˈiːtʃt nˈiːðɚ hɜː mˈaɪnd nˈɔːɹ hɜː hˈɑːɹt.