text_original: "We don't know. He went abroad fifteen years ago. He must be dead I think, because if he were alive he would certainly have written to us. He was very fond of Joyce and me; but no letter from him has reached us for years. He was charming. I wish you could have known him."
text_transcription: WE DON'T KNOW HE WENT ABROAD FIFTEEN YEARS AGO HE MUST BE DEAD I THINK BECAUSE IF HE WERE ALIVE HE WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE WRITTEN TO US HE WAS VERY FOND OF JOYCE AND ME BUT NO LETTER FROM HIM HAS REACHED US FOR YEARS HE WAS CHARMING I WISH YOU COULD HAVE KNOWN HIM
phonemes: "wiː dˈoʊnt nˈoʊ. hiː wɛnt ɐbɹˈɔːd fˈɪftiːn jˈɪɹz ɐɡˈoʊ. hiː mˈʌst biː dˈɛd aɪ θˈɪŋk, bɪkˈʌz ɪf hiː wɜːɹ ɐlˈaɪv hiː wʊd sˈɜːʔn̩li hæv ɹˈɪʔn̩ tʊ ˌʌs. hiː wʌz vˈɛɹi fˈɑːnd ʌv dʒˈɔɪs ænd mˌiː; bˌʌt nˈoʊ lˈɛɾɚ fɹʌm hˌɪm hɐz ɹˈiːtʃt ˌʌs fɔːɹ jˈɪɹz. hiː wʌz tʃˈɑːɹmɪŋ. aɪ wˈɪʃ juː kˌʊdɐv nˈoʊn hˌɪm."