text_original: No wonder  she was four inches taller than when he had last seen her; and her bulk had expanded correspondingly, while her features, that half a year before gave one the idea of a sylph that would bound after a butterfly, had now mellowed in their expression, into the sentiment, the softness, and the reserve of the woman. Alfred felt absolutely disappointed. Five minutes before, he was all volubility.
text_transcription: NO WONDER SHE WAS FOUR INCHES TALLER THAN WHEN HE HAD LAST SEEN HER AND HER BULK HAD EXPANDED CORRESPONDINGLY WHILE HER FEATURES THAT HALF A YEAR BEFORE GAVE ONE THE IDEA OF A SYLPH THAT WOULD BOUND AFTER A BUTTERFLY NOW HAD MELLOWED IN THEIR EXPRESSION INTO THE SENTIMENT THE SOFTNESS AND THE RESERVE OF A WOMAN ALFRED FELT ABSOLUTELY DISAPPOINTED FIVE MINUTES BEFORE HE WAS ALL VOLUBILITY
phonemes: nˈoʊ wˈʌndɚ ʃiː wʌz fˈɔːɹ ˈɪntʃᵻz tˈɔːlɚ ðɐn wɛn hiː hæd lˈæst sˈiːn hɜː; ænd hɜː bˈʌlk hæd ɛkspˈændᵻd kˌɔːɹɪspˈɑːndɪŋli, wˌaɪl hɜː fˈiːtʃɚz, ðæt hˈæf ɐ jˈɪɹ bᵻfˌɔːɹ ɡˈeɪv wˈʌn ðɪ aɪdˈiə əvə sˈɪlf ðæt wʊd bˈaʊnd ˈæftɚɹ ɐ bˈʌɾɚflˌaɪ, hæd nˈaʊ mˈɛloʊd ɪn ðɛɹ ɛkspɹˈɛʃən, ˌɪntʊ ðə sˈɛntɪmənt, ðə sˈɔftnəs, ænd ðə ɹɪzˈɜːv ʌvðə wˈʊmən. ˈælfɹɪd fˈɛlt ˌæbsəlˈuːtli dˌɪsɐpˈɔɪntᵻd. fˈaɪv mˈɪnɪts bᵻfˈɔːɹ, hiː wʌz ˈɔːl vˌɑːluːbˈɪlᵻɾi.