text_original: He told me that, when he heard my voice in the dark, he was almost as much surprised as I was at seeing him afterwards: and, in the confidence of friendship, disclosed a passion he entertained for the only daughter of the gentleman with whom he lived, who, by his description, was a very amiable young lady, and did not disdain his addresses; that he was very much favoured by her parents; and did not despair of obtaining their consent to the match, which would at once render him independent of the world.
text_transcription: HE TOLD ME THAT WHEN HE HEARD MY VOICE IN THE DARK HE WAS ALMOST AS MUCH SURPRISED AS I WAS AT SEEING HIM AFTERWARDS AND IN THE CONFIDENCE OF FRIENDSHIP DISCLOSED A PASSION HE ENTERTAINED FOR THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF THE GENTLEMAN WITH WHOM HE LIVED WHO BY HIS DESCRIPTION WAS A VERY AMIABLE YOUNG LADY AND DID NOT DISDAIN HIS ADDRESSES THAT HE WAS VERY MUCH FAVOURED BY HER PARENTS AND DID NOT DESPAIR OF OBTAINING THEIR CONSENT TO THE MATCH WHICH WOULD AT ONCE RENDER HIM INDEPENDENT OF THE WORLD
phonemes: hiː tˈoʊld mˌiː ðˈæt, wˌɛn hiː hˈɜːd maɪ vˈɔɪs ɪnðə dˈɑːɹk, hiː wʌz ˈɔːlmoʊst æz mˈʌtʃ sɚpɹˈaɪzd æz aɪ wʌz æt sˈiːɪŋ hˌɪm ˈæftɚwɚdz: ænd, ɪnðə kˈɑːnfɪdəns ʌv fɹˈɛndʃɪp, dɪsklˈoʊzd ɐ pˈæʃən hiː ˌɛntɚtˈeɪnd fɚðɪ ˈoʊnli dˈɔːɾɚɹ ʌvðə dʒˈɛntəlmən wɪð hˈuːm hiː lˈɪvd, hˈuː, baɪ hɪz dᵻskɹˈɪpʃən, wʌzɐ vˈɛɹi ˈeɪmiəbəl jˈʌŋ lˈeɪdi, ænd dɪdnˌɑːt dɪsdˈeɪn hɪz ɐdɹˈɛsᵻz; ðæt hiː wʌz vˈɛɹi mˈʌtʃ fˈeɪvɚd baɪ hɜː pˈɛɹənts; ænd dɪdnˌɑːt dᵻspˈɛɹ ʌv əbtˈeɪnɪŋ ðɛɹ kənsˈɛnt tə ðə mˈætʃ, wˌɪtʃ wʊd ɐtwˈʌns ɹˈɛndɚ hˌɪm ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt ʌvðə wˈɜːld.