text_original: Mrs. Bannister wrote a stiffly worded letter in LOOKING TO THE FUTURE. 177 reply to that in which Richard Thornton told her of her father's death, enclosing an order on Messrs. Blount for the sum she considered suffi  cient to pay for the old man's funeral, and to support Eleanor for a few weeks.
text_transcription: MISSUS BANNISTER WROTE A STIFFLY WORDED LETTER IN REPLY TO THAT IN WHICH RICHARD THORNTON TOLD HER OF HER FATHER'S DEATH ENCLOSING AN ORDER ON MESSRS BLOUNT FOR THE SUM SHE CONSIDERED SUFFICIENT TO PAY FOR THE OLD MAN'S FUNERAL AND TO SUPPORT ELEANOR FOR A FEW WEEKS
phonemes: mˈɪsɪz. bˈænɪstɚ ɹˈoʊt ɐ stˈɪfli wˈɜːdᵻd lˈɛɾɚɹ ɪn lˈʊkɪŋ tuː ðə fjˈuːtʃɚ. wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən ɹᵻplˈaɪ tə ðæt ɪnwˌɪtʃ ɹˈɪtʃɚd θˈɔːɹntən tˈoʊld hɜːɹ ʌv hɜː fˈɑːðɚz dˈɛθ, ɛŋklˈoʊzɪŋ ɐn ˈɔːɹdɚɹ ˌɔn mˈɛsrz. blˈaʊnt fɚðə sˈʌm ʃiː kənsˈɪdɚd sˈʌfi ʃənt tə pˈeɪ fɚðɪ ˈoʊld mˈænz fjˈuːnɚɹəl, ænd tə səpˈɔːɹt ᵻlˈiːnɚ fɚɹə fjˈuː wˈiːks.