text_original: We thought of every available person. Old John would not do. We did not feel that we could trust him. We thought of several of our friends; but there was, in both our minds, a certain shrinking from the idea of handing over the place to any of them for such a length of time. For my part, I said, I would rather leave Pomona in charge than any one else; but then Pomona was young and a girl.
text_transcription: WE THOUGHT OF EVERY AVAILABLE PERSON OLD JOHN WOULD NOT DO WE DID NOT FEEL THAT WE COULD TRUST HIM WE THOUGHT OF SEVERAL OF OUR FRIENDS BUT THERE WAS IN BOTH OUR MINDS A CERTAIN SHRINKING FROM THE IDEA OF HANDING OVER THE PLACE TO ANY OF THEM FOR SUCH A LENGTH OF TIME FOR MY PART I SAID I WOULD RATHER LEAVE POMONA IN CHARGE THAN ANYONE ELSE BUT THEN POMONA WAS YOUNG AND A GIRL
phonemes: wiː θˈɔːt ʌv ˈɛvɹi ɐvˈeɪləbəl pˈɜːsən. ˈoʊld dʒˈɑːn wʊd nˌɑːt dˈuː. wiː dɪdnˌɑːt fˈiːl ðæt wiː kʊd tɹˈʌst hˌɪm. wiː θˈɔːt ʌv sˈɛvɹəl ʌv ˌaʊɚ fɹˈɛndz; bˌʌt ðɛɹwˈʌz, ɪn bˈoʊθ ˌaʊɚ mˈaɪndz, ɐ sˈɜːʔn̩ ʃɹˈɪŋkɪŋ fɹʌmðɪ aɪdˈiə ʌv hˈændɪŋ ˌoʊvɚ ðə plˈeɪs tʊ ˌɛni ʌv ðˌɛm fɔːɹ sˈʌtʃ ɐ lˈɛŋθ ʌv tˈaɪm. fɔːɹ maɪ pˈɑːɹt, aɪ sˈɛd, aɪ wʊd ɹˈæðɚ lˈiːv pəmˈoʊnə ɪn tʃˈɑːɹdʒ ðɐn ˌɛni wˈʌn ˈɛls; bˌʌt ðˈɛn pəmˈoʊnə wʌz jˈʌŋ ænd ɐ ɡˈɜːl.