text_original: Hannah could not have spared Dolly; but Sylvia was a dreamy, unpractical child, and though all the dearer for being the solitary lamb of the flock by virtue of her essential difference from the rest, still, for that very reason, it became easier to let her go.
text_transcription: HANNAH COULD NOT HAVE SPARED DOLLY BUT SYLVIA WAS A DREAMY UNPRACTICAL CHILD AND THOUGH ALL THE DEARER FOR BEING THE SOLITARY LAMB OF THE FLOCK BY VIRTUE OF HER ESSENTIAL DIFFERENCE FROM THE REST STILL FOR THAT VERY REASON IT BECAME EASIER TO LET HER GO
phonemes: hˈænə kʊd nˌɑːɾɐv spˈɛɹd dˈɑːli; bˌʌt sˈɪlviə wʌzɐ dɹˈiːmi, ʌnpɹˈæktɪkəl tʃˈaɪld, ænd ðˌoʊ ˈɔːl ðə dˈɪɹɚ fɔːɹ bˌiːɪŋ ðə sˈɑːlətˌɛɹi lˈæm ʌvðə flˈɑːk baɪ vˈɜːtʃuː ʌv hɜːɹ ᵻsˈɛnʃəl dˈɪfɹəns fɹʌmðə ɹˈɛst, stˈɪl, fɔːɹ ðæt vˈɛɹi ɹˈiːzən, ɪt bɪkˌeɪm ˈiːziɚ tə lˈɛt hɜː ɡˈoʊ.