text_original: It is wonderful that the conditions of our existence may wholly change without a seeming strangeness. After many years only vivid snatches of what I saw and heard and did at Temple Bow come back to me. I understood but little the meaning of the seigniorial life there.
text_transcription: IT IS WONDERFUL THAT THE CONDITIONS OF OUR EXISTENCE MAY WHOLLY CHANGE WITHOUT A SEEMING STRANGENESS AFTER MANY YEARS ONLY VIVID SNATCHES OF WHAT I SAW AND HEARD AND DID AT TEMPO COME BACK TO ME I UNDERSTOOD THAT LITTLE OF THE MEANING OF THE SIGNIORIAL LIFE THERE
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz wˈʌndɚfəl ðætðə kəndˈɪʃənz ʌv ˌaʊɚɹ ɛɡzˈɪstəns mˈeɪ hˈoʊli tʃˈeɪndʒ wɪðˌaʊt ɐ sˈiːmɪŋ stɹˈeɪndʒnəs. ˈæftɚ mˈɛni jˈɪɹz ˈoʊnli vˈɪvɪd snˈætʃᵻz ʌv wʌt aɪ sˈɔː ænd hˈɜːd ænd dˈɪd æt tˈɛmpəl bˈoʊ kˈʌm bˈæk tə mˌiː. aɪ ˌʌndɚstˈʊd bˌʌt lˈɪɾəl ðə mˈiːnɪŋ ʌvðə seɪnˈɪɹɪəl lˈaɪf ðˈɛɹ.