text_original: And thus the months wore on, punctuated by laboriously written communications from Dick, with an occasional card from Mick, who kept more in the background. The great attraction, undoubtedly, was Dick. He entered into personal details, asked if the young lady had made the cakes herself.
text_transcription: AND THUS THE MONTHS WORE ON PUNCTUATED BY LABORIOUSLY WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS FROM DICK WITH AN OCCASIONAL CARD FROM MICK WHO KEPT MORE IN THE BACKGROUND THE GREAT ATTRACTION UNDOUBTEDLY WAS DICK HE ENTERED INTO PERSONAL DETAILS ASKED IF THE YOUNG LADY HAD MADE THE CAKES HERSELF
phonemes: ænd ðˈʌs ðə mˈʌnθs wˈɔːɹ ˈɔn, pˈʌŋktʃuːˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ lɐbˈɔːɹiəsli ɹˈɪʔn̩ kəmjˌuːnɪkˈeɪʃənz fɹʌm dˈɪk, wɪð ɐn əkˈeɪʒənəl kˈɑːɹd fɹʌm mˈɪk, hˌuː kˈɛpt mˈɔːɹ ɪnðə bˈækɡɹaʊnd. ðə ɡɹˈeɪt ɐtɹˈækʃən, ʌndˈaʊɾᵻdli, wʌz dˈɪk. hiː ˈɛntɚd ˌɪntʊ pˈɜːsənəl diːtˈeɪlz, ˈæskt ɪf ðə jˈʌŋ lˈeɪdi hæd mˌeɪd ðə kˈeɪks hɜːsˈɛlf.