text_original: CHAPTER XIV A GIRL TO THE FRONT The days were getting very long at Spanish Town, although there were no more hours of sunlight than was usual at the season; and even the optimism of Dame Charter was scarcely able to brighten her own soul, much less that of Kate Bonnet, who had almost forgotten what it was to be optimistic.
text_transcription: CHAPTER FOURTEEN A GIRL TO THE FRONT THE DAYS WERE GETTING VERY LONG AT SPANISH TOWN ALTHOUGH THERE WERE NO MORE HOURS OF SUNLIGHT THAN WAS USUAL AT THE SEASON AND EVEN THE OPTIMISM OF DAME CHARTER WAS SCARCELY ABLE TO BRIGHTEN HER OWN SOUL MUCH LESS THAT OF KATE BONNET WHO HAD ALMOST FORGOTTEN WHAT IT WAS TO BE OPTIMISTIC
phonemes: tʃˈæptɚ ɹˌoʊmən fˈɔːɹtiːn ɐ ɡˈɜːl tuː ðə fɹˈʌnt ðə dˈeɪz wɜː ɡˌɛɾɪŋ vˈɛɹi lˈɔŋ æt spˈænɪʃ tˈaʊn, ɔːlðˈoʊ ðɛɹwˌɜː nˈoʊmˌɔːɹ ˈaʊɚz ʌv sˈʌnlaɪt ðɐn wʌz jˈuːʒuːəl æt ðə sˈiːzən; ænd ˈiːvən ðɪ ˈɑːptɪmˌɪzəm ʌv dˈeɪm tʃˈɑːɹɾɚ wʌz skˈɛɹsli ˈeɪbəl tə bɹˈaɪʔn̩ hɜːɹ ˈoʊn sˈoʊl, mˈʌtʃ lˈɛs ðæt ʌv kˈeɪt bˈɑːnɪt, hˌuː hæd ˈɔːlmoʊst fɚɡˈɑːʔn̩ wʌt ɪt wʌz təbi ˌɑːptɪmˈɪstɪk.