text_original: She herself had drawn a dreary blank in the great lottery of life, in spite of her wealth ; and she may have envied this child her unknown future, which could not well be so dismal as the childless widow's empty existence.
text_transcription: SHE HERSELF HAD DRAWN A DREARY BLANK IN THE GREAT LOTTERY OF LIFE IN SPITE OF HER WEALTH AND SHE MAY HAVE ENVIED THIS CHILD HER UNKNOWN FUTURE WHICH COULD NOT WELL BE SO DISMAL AS THE CHILDLESS WIDOW'S EMPTY EXISTENCE
phonemes: ʃiː hɜːsˈɛlf hæd dɹˈɔːn ɐ dɹˈɪɹi blˈæŋk ɪnðə ɡɹˈeɪt lˈɑːɾɚɹi ʌv lˈaɪf, ɪn spˈaɪt ʌv hɜː wˈɛlθ ; ænd ʃiː mˌeɪhɐv ˈɛnvid ðɪs tʃˈaɪld hɜːɹ ʌnnˈoʊn fjˈuːtʃɚ, wˌɪtʃ kʊd nˌɑːt wˈɛl biː sˌoʊ dˈɪzməl æz ðə tʃˈaɪldləs wˈɪdoʊz ˈɛmpti ɛɡzˈɪstəns.