text_original: Her religion would be a stumbling block. To her mind such a marriage would be no marriage. To night he could not reason, he would not see obstacles in his path. Vera's pale looks and anxious questions had been a confession of love, a forecast of surrender; and in the tumult of his thoughts there was no room for hesitation or for fear. He thought of his love now as duty.
text_transcription: HER RELIGION WOULD BE A STUMBLING BLOCK TO HER MIND SUCH A MARRIAGE WOULD BE NO MARRIAGE TO NIGHT HE COULD NOT REASON HE WOULD NOT SEE OBSTACLES IN HIS PATH VERA'S PALE LOOKS AND ANXIOUS QUESTIONS HAD BEEN A CONFESSION OF LOVE A FORECAST OF SURRENDER AND IN THE TUMULT OF HIS THOUGHTS THERE WAS NO ROOM FOR HESITATION OR FOR FEAR HE THOUGHT OF HIS LOVE NOW AS DUTY
phonemes: hɜː ɹᵻlˈɪdʒən wʊd biː ɐ stˈʌmblɪŋ blˈɑːk. tə hɜː mˈaɪnd sˈʌtʃ ɐ mˈæɹɪdʒ wʊd biː nˈoʊ mˈæɹɪdʒ. tə nˈaɪt hiː kʊd nˌɑːt ɹˈiːzən, hiː wʊd nˌɑːt sˈiː ˈɑːbstəkəlz ɪn hɪz pˈæθ. vˈiəɹəz pˈeɪl lˈʊks ænd ˈæŋʃəs kwˈɛstʃənz hɐdbɪn ɐ kənfˈɛʃən ʌv lˈʌv, ɐ fˈɔːɹkæst ʌv sɚɹˈɛndɚ; ænd ɪnðə tˈuːmʌlt ʌv hɪz θˈɔːts ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈoʊ ɹˈuːm fɔːɹ hˌɛzɪtˈeɪʃən ɔːɹ fɔːɹ fˈɪɹ. hiː θˈɔːt ʌv hɪz lˈʌv nˈaʊ æz dˈuːɾi.