text_original: Harry didn't mind its being difficult once he had left off being afraid, and a day or two before his father had to leave them, Harry had the pleasure of hearing him say to his mother, "He swims already very nearly as well as I do myself."
text_transcription: HARRY DIDN'T MIND ITS BEING DIFFICULT ONCE HE HAD LEFT OFF BEING AFRAID IN A DAY OR TWO BEFORE HIS FATHER HAD TO LEAVE THEM HARRY HAD THE PLEASURE OF HEARING HIM SAY TO HIS MOTHER HE SWIMS ALREADY VERY NEARLY AS WELL AS I DO MYSELF
phonemes: hˈæɹi dˈɪdnt mˈaɪnd ɪts bˌiːɪŋ dˈɪfɪkəlt wˈʌns hiː hæd lˈɛft ˈɔf bˌiːɪŋ ɐfɹˈeɪd, ænd ɐ dˈeɪ ɔːɹ tˈuː bᵻfˌɔːɹ hɪz fˈɑːðɚ hædtə lˈiːv ðˌɛm, hˈæɹi hæd ðə plˈɛʒɚɹ ʌv hˈɪɹɪŋ hˌɪm sˈeɪ tə hɪz mˈʌðɚ, "hiː swˈɪmz ɔːlɹˌɛdi vˈɛɹi nˌɪɹli æz wˈɛl æz aɪ dˈuː maɪsˈɛlf."