text_original: They had known him so long in an easy going neighbourly way that he almost took rank as a relation. Daphne, who had spent so much of her life away from home, had naturally seen less of him than anybody else ; but as she had been a child dur  ing the greater part of their acquaintance, he had fallen into the way of treating her as an elder brother might have done ; and he had not yet become impressed with the dignity of her advancing years.
text_transcription: THEY HAD KNOWN HIM SO LONG IN AN EASY GOING NEIGHBORLY WAY THAT HE ALMOST TOOK RANK AS A RELATION DAPHNE WHO HAD SPENT SO MUCH OF HER LIFE AWAY FROM HOME HAD NATURALLY SEEN LESS OF HIM THAN ANYBODY ELSE BUT AS SHE HAD BEEN A CHILD DURING THE GREATER PART OF THEIR ACQUAINTANCE HE HAD FALLEN INTO THE WAY OF TREATING HER AS AN ELDER BROTHER MIGHT HAVE DONE AND HE HAD NOT YET BECOME IMPRESSED WITH THE DIGNITY OF HER ADVANCING YEARS
phonemes: ðeɪ hæd nˈoʊn hˌɪm sˌoʊ lˈɔŋ ɪn ɐn ˈiːzi ɡˌoʊɪŋ nˈeɪbɚli wˈeɪ ðæt hiː ˈɔːlmoʊst tˈʊk ɹˈæŋk æz ɐ ɹᵻlˈeɪʃən. dˈæfni, hˌuː hæd spˈɛnt sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ ʌv hɜː lˈaɪf ɐwˈeɪ fɹʌm hˈoʊm, hæd nˈætʃɚɹəli sˈiːn lˈɛs ʌv hˌɪm ðɐn ˈɛnɪbˌɑːdi ˈɛls ; bˌʌt æz ʃiː hɐdbɪn ɐ tʃˈaɪld djˈʊɹ ˈɪŋ ðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɚ pˈɑːɹt ʌv ðɛɹ ɐkwˈeɪntəns, hiː hæd fˈɔːlən ˌɪntʊ ðə wˈeɪ ʌv tɹˈiːɾɪŋ hɜːɹ æz ɐn ˈɛldɚ bɹˈʌðɚ mˌaɪthɐv dˈʌn ; ænd hiː hæd nˌɑːt jˈɛt bɪkˌʌm ɪmpɹˈɛst wɪððə dˈɪɡnᵻɾi ʌv hɜːɹ ɐdvˈænsɪŋ jˈɪɹz.