text_original: We were recalled to The Island (we always refer to it in capital letters) as we sat round the fire, by Virginia inquiring what books I should take with me when I moved there. She said she concluded that, being a booky sort of a person, a library would be an essential. But I set my face firmly against taking unnecessary literature. My house gets choked with books, ninety per cent. of which I never open a second time.
text_transcription: WE WERE RECALLED TO THE ISLAND WE ALWAYS REFER TO IT IN CAPITAL LETTERS AS WE SAT ROUND THE FIRE BY VIRGINIA INQUIRING WHAT BOOKS I SHOULD TAKE WITH ME WHEN I MOVED THERE SHE SAID SHE CONCLUDED THAT BEING A BOOKY SORT OF PERSON A LIBRARY WOULD BE AN ESSENTIAL BUT I SET MY FACE FIRMLY AGAINST TAKING UNNECESSARY LITERATURE MY HOUSE GETS CHOKED WITH BOOKS NINETY PER CENT OF WHICH I NEVER OPEN A SECOND TIME
phonemes: wiː wɜː ɹᵻkˈɔːld tə ðɪ ˈaɪlənd (wiː ˈɔːlweɪz ɹᵻfˈɜː tʊ ɪɾ ɪn kˈæpɪɾəl lˈɛɾɚz) æz wiː sˈæt ɹˈaʊnd ðə fˈaɪɚ, baɪ vɜːdʒˈɪniə ɪŋkwˈaɪɚɹɪŋ wʌt bˈʊks aɪ ʃˌʊd tˈeɪk wɪð mˌiː wɛn aɪ mˈuːvd ðˈɛɹ. ʃiː sˈɛd ʃiː kəŋklˈuːdᵻd ðˈæt, bˌiːɪŋ ɐ bˈʊki sˈɔːɹt əvə pˈɜːsən, ɐ lˈaɪbɹɛɹi wʊd biː ɐn ᵻsˈɛnʃəl. bˌʌt aɪ sˈɛt maɪ fˈeɪs fˈɜːmli ɐɡˈɛnst tˈeɪkɪŋ ʌnnˈɛsᵻsɚɹi lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ. maɪ hˈaʊs ɡˈɛts tʃˈoʊkt wɪð bˈʊks, nˈaɪnti pɚ sˈɛnt. ʌvwˈɪtʃ aɪ nˈɛvɚɹ ˈoʊpən ɐ sˈɛkənd tˈaɪm.