text_original: He had built it to give pleasure to his first wife, an heiress, and the most amiable of women : but before the building was finished the first Lady Lawford was in her grave, leaving a baby girl of two months old behind her. The widower grieved intensely ; but he proved no exception to the general rule that the more intense the sorrow of the bereaved the more speedily does he or she seek consolation in new ties.
text_transcription: HE HAD BUILT IT TO GIVE PLEASURE TO HIS FIRST WIFE AN HEIRESS AND THE MOST AMIABLE OF WOMEN BUT BEFORE THE BUILDING WAS FINISHED THE FIRST LADY LAWFORD WAS IN HER GRAVE LEAVING A BABY GIRL OF TWO MONTHS OLD BEHIND HER THE WIDOWER GRIEVED INTENSELY BUT HE PROVED NO EXCEPTION TO THE GENERAL RULE THAT THE MORE INTENSE THE SORROW OF THE BEREAVED THE MORE SPEEDILY DOES HE OR SHE SEEK CONSOLATION IN NEW TIES
phonemes: hiː hæd bˈɪlt ɪt tə ɡˈɪv plˈɛʒɚ tə hɪz fˈɜːst wˈaɪf, ɐn ˈɛɹɛs, ænd ðə mˈoʊst ˈeɪmiəbəl ʌv wˈɪmɪn : bˌʌt bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə bˈɪldɪŋ wʌz fˈɪnɪʃt ðə fˈɜːst lˈeɪdi lˈɔːfɚd wʌz ɪn hɜː ɡɹˈeɪv, lˈiːvɪŋ ɐ bˈeɪbi ɡˈɜːl ʌv tˈuː mˈʌnθs ˈoʊld bᵻhˈaɪnd hɜː. ðə wˈɪdoʊɚ ɡɹˈiːvd ɪntˈɛnsli ; bˌʌt hiː pɹˈuːvd nˈoʊ ɛksˈɛpʃən tə ðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ɹˈuːl ðætðə mˈɔːɹ ɪntˈɛns ðə sˈɑːɹoʊ ʌvðə bˈɛɹiːvd ðə mˈɔːɹ spˈiːdili dˈʌz hiː ɔːɹ ʃiː sˈiːk kɑːnsəlˈeɪʃən ɪn nˈuː tˈaɪz.