text_original: She would have resisted; but it was not easy to dispute with a man who had a way of taking things for granted, especially those things he wanted. It would have been easier to contend against energy, or even brute force, than against that nonchalant self assurance of an amiable idler, who sauntered through life, getting his own way by a passive resistance of all opposing circumstances.
text_transcription: SHE WOULD HAVE RESISTED BUT IT WAS NOT EASY TO DISPUTE WITH A MAN WHO HAD A WAY OF TAKING THINGS FOR GRANTED ESPECIALLY THOSE THINGS HE WANTED IT WOULD HAVE BEEN EASIER TO CONTEND AGAINST ENERGY OR EVEN BRUTE FORCE THAN AGAINST THAT NONCHALANT SELF ASSURANCE OF AN AMIABLE IDLER WHO SAUNTERED THROUGH LIFE GETTING HIS OWN WAY BY A PASSIVE RESISTANCE OF ALL OPPOSING CIRCUMSTANCES
phonemes: ʃiː wʊdhɐv ɹᵻzˈɪstᵻd; bˌʌt ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt ˈiːzi tə dɪspjˈuːt wɪð ɐ mˈæn hˌuː hæd ɐ wˈeɪ ʌv tˈeɪkɪŋ θˈɪŋz fɔːɹ ɡɹˈæntᵻd, ɪspˈɛʃəli ðoʊz θˈɪŋz hiː wˈɔntᵻd. ɪt wʊdhɐv bˌɪn ˈiːziɚ tə kəntˈɛnd ɐɡˈɛnst ˈɛnɚdʒi, ɔːɹ ˈiːvən bɹˈuːt fˈɔːɹs, ðɐn ɐɡˈɛnst ðæt nˌɑːnʃəlˈɑːnt sˈɛlf əʃˈʊɹɹəns əvən ˈeɪmiəbəl ˈaɪdlɚ, hˌuː sˈɔːntɚd θɹuː lˈaɪf, ɡˌɛɾɪŋ hɪz ˈoʊn wˈeɪ baɪ ɐ pˈæsɪv ɹᵻsˈɪstəns ʌv ˈɔːl əpˈoʊzɪŋ sˈɜːkəmstˌænsᵻz.