text_original: An hour later the two came out to the veranda, the look of glory still on their faces. In a very few minutes  so few that he might have been accused of waiting around the corner for their appearance,  Reuben Cowder joined them. Dick went straight to the point: "I have asked Nancy to marry me, Mr. Cowder. She has said, Yes. What do you say?" "Well," said Reuben Cowder, "I say I would rather have you for a son than any man I ever knew."
text_transcription: AN HOUR LATER THE TWO CAME OUT TO THE VERANDA THE LOOK OF GLORY STILL ON THEIR FACES IN A FEW MINUTES SO FEW THAT HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN ACCUSED OF WAITING ROUND THE CORNER FOR THEIR APPEARANCE REUBEN COWTER JOINED THEM DICK WENT STRAIGHT TO THE POINT I'VE ASKED NANCY TO MARRY ME MISTER COWTER SHE HAS SAID YES WHAT DO YOU SAY WELL SAID REUBEN COWTER I SAY I WOULD RATHER HAVE YOU FOR A SON THAN ANY MAN I EVER KNEW
phonemes: ɐn ˈaʊɚ lˈeɪɾɚ ðə tˈuː kˈeɪm ˈaʊt tə ðə vəɹˈændə, ðə lˈʊk ʌv ɡlˈɔːɹi stˈɪl ˌɔn ðɛɹ fˈeɪsᵻz. ɪn ɐ vˈɛɹi fjˈuː mˈɪnɪts sˌoʊ fjˈuː ðæt hiː mˌaɪthɐv bˌɪn ɐkjˈuːzd ʌv wˈeɪɾɪŋ ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə kˈɔːɹnɚ fɔːɹ ðɛɹ ɐpˈɪɹəns,  ɹˈuːbən kˈaʊdɚ dʒˈɔɪnd ðˌɛm. dˈɪk wɛnt stɹˈeɪt tə ðə pˈɔɪnt: "aɪ hæv ˈæskt nˈænsi tə mˈæɹi mˌiː, mˈɪstɚ. kˈaʊdɚ. ʃiː hɐz sˈɛd, jˈɛs. wˌʌt dˈuː juː sˈeɪ?" "wˈɛl," sˈɛd ɹˈuːbən kˈaʊdɚ, "aɪ sˈeɪ aɪ wʊd ɹˈæðɚ hæv juː fɚɹə sˈʌn ðɐn ˌɛni mˈæn aɪ ˈɛvɚ nˈuː."