text_original: I have been at home so little, you see,' she interjected with a piteous air. ' I used to hear a great deal about a very wonderful personage, enormously rich, fabulously clever, and accomplished, and handsome ; and I grew rather to hate him, as one is apt to hate such perfection ; and then one day I got a letter from Lina — a letter brimming over with happiness — to say that she and this demigod were engaged to be 70 Asphodel.
text_transcription: I'VE BEEN AT HOME SO LITTLE YOU SEE SHE INTERJECTED WITH A PITEOUS AIR I USED TO HEAR A GREAT DEAL ABOUT A VERY WONDERFUL PERSONAGE ENORMOUSLY RICH FABULOUSLY CLEVER AND ACCOMPLISHED AND HANDSOME AND I GREW RATHER TO HATE HIM AS ONE IS APT TO HATE SUCH PERFECTION AND THEN ONE DAY I GOT A LETTER FROM LENA A LETTER BRIMMING OVER WITH HAPPINESS TO SAY THAT SHE AND THIS DEMI GOD WERE ENGAGED TO BE
phonemes: aɪ hɐvbɪn æt hˈoʊm sˌoʊ lˈɪɾəl, juː sˈiː,ʃiː ˌɪntɚdʒˈɛktᵻd wɪð ɐ pˈɪɾiəs ˈɛɹ. aɪ jˈuːzd tə hˈɪɹ ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt dˈiːl ɐbˌaʊt ɐ vˈɛɹi wˈʌndɚfəl pˈɜːsənɪdʒ, ɪnˈɔːɹməsli ɹˈɪtʃ, fˈæbjʊləsli klˈɛvɚ, ænd ɐkˈɑːmplɪʃt, ænd hˈændsʌm ; ænd aɪ ɡɹˈuː ɹˈæðɚ tə hˈeɪt hˌɪm, æz wˈʌn ɪz ˈæpt tə hˈeɪt sˈʌtʃ pɚfˈɛkʃən ; ænd ðˈɛn wˈʌn dˈeɪ aɪ ɡɑːt ɐ lˈɛɾɚ fɹʌm lˈiːnə — ɐ lˈɛɾɚ bɹˈɪmɪŋ ˌoʊvɚ wɪð hˈæpɪnəs — tə sˈeɪ ðæt ʃiː ænd ðɪs dˈɛmɪɡˌɑːd wɜːɹ ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd təbi sˈɛvənti ɐsfˈoʊdəl.