text_original: "Had I reasoned thus in my youth, I should not be here." Then he added in a firmer tone : " What you say is correct, but it is not a common inference for one of your age. I do not understand why your youthful reasoning should be so like my aged experience." Ethel's eyes fell, as if she were troubled by this serious and simple remark. She clasped her hands sadly, and a deep sigh heaved her breast.
text_transcription: HAD I REASONED THUS IN MY YOUTH I SHOULD NOT BE HERE THEN HE ADDED IN A FIRMER TONE WHAT YOU SAY IS CORRECT BUT IT IS NOT A COMMON INFERENCE FOR ONE OF YOUR AGE I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY YOUR YOUTHFUL REASONING SHOULD BE SO LIKE MY AGED EXPERIENCE ETHEL'S EYES FELL AS IF SHE WERE TROUBLED BY THIS SERIOUS AND SIMPLE REMARK SHE CLASPED HER HANDS SADLY AND A DEEP SIGH HEAVED HER BREAST
phonemes: "hæd aɪ ɹˈiːzənd ðˈʌs ɪn maɪ jˈuːθ, aɪ ʃˌʊd nˌɑːt biː hˈɪɹ." ðˈɛn hiː ˈædᵻd ɪn ɐ fˈɜːmɚ tˈoʊn : " wˌʌt juː sˈeɪ ɪz kɚɹˈɛkt, bˌʌt ɪɾ ɪz nˌɑːɾə kˈɑːmən ˈɪnfɚɹəns fɔːɹ wˈʌn ʌv jʊɹ ˈeɪdʒ. aɪ duːnˌɑːt ˌʌndɚstˈænd wˌaɪ jʊɹ jˈuːθfəl ɹˈiːzənɪŋ ʃˌʊd biː sˌoʊ lˈaɪk maɪ ˈeɪdʒd ɛkspˈiəɹɪəns." ˈɛθəlz ˈaɪz fˈɛl, æz ɪf ʃiː wɜː tɹˈʌbəld baɪ ðɪs sˈɪɹiəs ænd sˈɪmpəl ɹᵻmˈɑːɹk. ʃiː klˈæspt hɜː hˈændz sˈædli, ænd ɐ dˈiːp sˈaɪ hˈiːvd hɜː bɹˈɛst.