text_original: He looked young, he looked old. He was very big and round, and he had the kindest, frankest, sweetest face you can imagine. Gardner thought at first he must be made of glass, for he was so wonder  fully transparent — you could see right through him.
text_transcription: HE LOOKED YOUNG HE LOOKED OLD HE WAS VERY BIG AND ROUND AND HE HAD THE KINDEST FRANKEST SWEETEST FACE YOU CAN IMAGINE GARDNER THOUGHT AT FIRST HE MUST BE MADE OF GLASS FOR HE WAS SO WONDERFULLY TRANSPARENT YOU COULD SEE RIGHT THROUGH HIM
phonemes: hiː lˈʊkt jˈʌŋ, hiː lˈʊkt ˈoʊld. hiː wʌz vˈɛɹi bˈɪɡ ænd ɹˈaʊnd, ænd hiː hæd ðə kˈaɪndɪst, fɹˈæŋkɪst, swˈiːɾɪst fˈeɪs juː kæn ɪmˈædʒɪn. ɡˈɑːɹdnɚ θˈɔːt æt fˈɜːst hiː mˈʌst biː mˌeɪd ʌv ɡlˈæs, fɔːɹ hiː wʌz sˌoʊ wˈʌndɚ fˈʊli tɹænspˈæɹənt — juː kʊd sˈiː ɹˈaɪt θɹˈuː hˌɪm.