text_original: Daphne had her day all to herself, since, knowing her to be alone at South Hill, Edgar had no excuse for going there ; and, as Mr. Turchill argued with himself, a man must give some portion of his life to the dearest old mother and the most pic  turesque old house in the county.
text_transcription: DAPHNE HAD HER DAY ALL TO HERSELF SINCE KNOWING HER TO BE ALONE AT SOUTH HILL EDGAR HAD NO EXCUSE FOR GOING THERE AND AS MISTER CHURCHILL ARGUED WITH HIMSELF A MAN MUST GIVE SOME PORTION OF HIS LIFE TO THE DEAREST OLD MOTHER AND THE MOST PICTURESQUE OLD HOUSE IN THE COUNTY
phonemes: dˈæfni hæd hɜː dˈeɪ ˈɔːl tə hɜːsˈɛlf, sˈɪns, nˈoʊɪŋ hɜː təbi ɐlˈoʊn æt sˈaʊθ hˈɪl, ˈɛdɡɚ hæd nˈoʊ ɛkskjˈuːs fɔːɹ ɡˌoʊɪŋ ðˈɛɹ ; ænd, æz mˈɪstɚ. tˈɜːtʃɪl ˈɑːɹɡjuːd wɪð hɪmsˈɛlf, ɐ mˈæn mˈʌst ɡˈɪv sˌʌm pˈɔːɹʃən ʌv hɪz lˈaɪf tə ðə dˈɪɹɪst ˈoʊld mˈʌðɚ ænd ðə mˈoʊst pˈɪk tjɚɹˈɛsk ˈoʊld hˈaʊs ɪnðə kˈaʊnti.