text_original: The old fashioned waiting woman — who was scarce ten years younger than her mistress, and had tended Miss Mamey faithfully for upwards of half a century — addressed Jeanne kindly but stiffly, and somewhat as though she were speaking to a very little child.
text_transcription: THE OLD FASHIONED WAITING WOMAN WHO WAS SCARCE TEN YEARS YOUNGER THAN HER MISTRESS AND HAD TENDED MISS MARNEY FAITHFULLY FOR UPWARDS OF HALF A CENTURY ADDRESSED JOHN KINDLY BUT STIFFLY AND SOMEWHAT AS THOUGH SHE WERE SPEAKING TO A VERY LITTLE CHILD
phonemes: ðɪ ˈoʊld fˈæʃənd wˈeɪɾɪŋ wˈʊmən — hˌuː wʌz skˈɛɹs tˈɛn jˈɪɹz jˈʌŋɡɚ ðɐn hɜː mˈɪstɹəs, ænd hæd tˈɛndᵻd mˈɪs mˈeɪmi fˈeɪθfəli fɔːɹ ˈʌpwɚdz ʌv hˈæf ɐ sˈɛntʃɚɹi — ɐdɹˈɛst dʒˈiːn kˈaɪndli bˌʌt stˈɪfli, ænd sˈʌmwʌt æz ðˌoʊ ʃiː wɜː spˈiːkɪŋ tʊ ɐ vˈɛɹi lˈɪɾəl tʃˈaɪld.