text_original: But Virginia, who uses the weathercock more than most of us, as she sees it from her bedroom window, and says it is so useful to dress by, was lugubriously certain his watch would be stolen on the next journey down, and begged me to place the arrow—still asleep—pointing south; even an approximate south, she said, might at least help to keep her spirits up, when a northeaster was blowing.
text_transcription: BUT VIRGINIA WHO USES THE WEATHER COCK MORE THAN MOST OF US AS SHE SEES IT FROM HER BEDROOM WINDOW AND SAYS IT IS SO USEFUL TO DRESS BY WAS LUGUBRIOUSLY CERTAIN HIS WATCH WOULD BE STOLEN ON THE NEXT JOURNEY DOWN AND BEGGED ME TO PLACE THE ARROW STILL ASLEEP POINTING SOUTH EVEN AN APPROXIMATE SOUTH SHE SAID MIGHT AT LEAST HELP TO KEEP HER SPIRITS UP WHEN A NORTH EASTER WAS BLOWING
phonemes: bˌʌt vɜːdʒˈɪniə, hˌuː jˈuːzᵻz ðə wˈɛðɚkˌɑːk mˈɔːɹ ðɐn mˈoʊst əv ˌʌs, æz ʃiː sˈiːz ɪt fɹʌm hɜː bˈɛdɹuːm wˈɪndoʊ, ænd sˈɛz ɪɾ ɪz sˌoʊ jˈuːsfəl tə dɹˈɛs bˈaɪ, wʌz ləɡˈuːbɹɪəsli sˈɜːʔn̩ hɪz wˈɑːtʃ wʊd biː stˈoʊlən ɔnðə nˈɛkst dʒˈɜːni dˈaʊn, ænd bˈɛɡd mˌiː tə plˈeɪs ðɪ ˈæɹoʊ—stˈɪl ɐslˈiːp—pˈɔɪntɪŋ sˈaʊθ; ˈiːvən ɐn ɐpɹˈɑːksɪmət sˈaʊθ, ʃiː sˈɛd, mˌaɪt æt lˈiːst hˈɛlp tə kˈiːp hɜː spˈɪɹɪts ˈʌp, wˌɛn ɐ nˈɔːɹθiːstɚ wʌz blˈoʊɪŋ.