text_original: It would be almost superfluous to say, that these were not neglected. The son of Count Melvil was not deficient in point of penetration; but his whole study was at that time engrossed by the care of his education, and he had sometimes recourse to play as an amusement by which he sought to unbend the severity of his attention.
text_transcription: IT WOULD BE ALMOST SUPERFLUOUS TO SAY THAT THESE WERE NOT NEGLECTED THE SON OF COUNT MELVILLE WAS NOT DEFICIENT IN POINT OF PENETRATION BUT HIS WHOLE STUDY WAS AT THAT TIME ENGROSSED BY THE CARE OF HIS EDUCATION AND HE HAD SOMETIMES RECOURSE TO PLAY AS AN AMUSEMENT BY WHICH HE SOUGHT TO UNBEND THE SEVERITY OF HIS ATTENTION
phonemes: ɪt wʊd biː ˈɔːlmoʊst suːpˈɜːfluːəs tə sˈeɪ, ðæt ðiːz wɜː nˌɑːt nᵻɡlˈɛktᵻd. ðə sˈʌn ʌv kˈaʊnt mˈɛlvəl wʌz nˌɑːt dᵻfˈɪʃənt ɪn pˈɔɪnt ʌv pˌɛnɪtɹˈeɪʃən; bˌʌt hɪz hˈoʊl stˈʌdi wʌz æt ðæt tˈaɪm ɛŋɡɹˈoʊst baɪ ðə kˈɛɹ ʌv hɪz ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən, ænd hiː hæd sˈʌmtaɪmz ɹᵻkˈɔːɹs tə plˈeɪ æz ɐn ɐmjˈuːzmənt baɪ wˌɪtʃ hiː sˈɔːt tʊ ʌnbˈɛnd ðə səvˈɛɹᵻɾi ʌv hɪz ɐtˈɛnʃən.