text_original: ' I asked your sister to marry me. I had gone on loving her for I don't know how long, before I could pluck up courage to ask the question, I was so afraid of being refused. And I knew if she would only say "Yes," that my mother would be the proudest woman in the county, for she positively adores Madeline.
text_transcription: I ASKED YOUR SISTER TO MARRY ME I HAD GONE ON LOVING HER FOR I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG BEFORE I COULD PLUCK UP COURAGE TO ASK THE QUESTION I WAS SO AFRAID OF BEING REFUSED AND I KNEW IF SHE WOULD ONLY SAY YES THAT MY MOTHER WOULD BE THE PROUDEST WOMAN IN THE COUNTY FOR SHE POSITIVELY ADORES MADELINE
phonemes: aɪ ˈæskt jʊɹ sˈɪstɚ tə mˈæɹi mˌiː. aɪ hæd ɡɔn ˌɔn lˈʌvɪŋ hɜː fɔːɹ aɪ dˈoʊnt nˈoʊ hˌaʊ lˈɔŋ, bᵻfˌɔːɹ aɪ kʊd plˈʌk ˌʌp kˈɜːɹɪdʒ tʊ ˈæsk ðə kwˈɛstʃən, aɪ wʌz sˌoʊ ɐfɹˈeɪd ʌv bˌiːɪŋ ɹᵻfjˈuːzd. ænd aɪ nˈuː ɪf ʃiː wʊd ˈoʊnli sˈeɪ "jˈɛs," ðæt maɪ mˈʌðɚ wʊd biː ðə pɹˈaʊdɪst wˈʊmən ɪnðə kˈaʊnti, fɔːɹ ʃiː pˈɑːzᵻtˌɪvli ɐdˈɔːɹz mˈædəlɪn.