text_original: " Ah, I know whom you mean ! What of him?" " I )o you think that he will soon return, father ? He has been gone so long ! — this is the fourth day." The old man shook his head sadly. " I think that when four years have passed, his return will be as close at hand as it is to day."
text_transcription: AH I KNOW WHOM YOU MEAN WHAT OF HIM DO YOU THINK THAT HE WILL SOON RETURN FATHER HE HAS BEEN GONE SO LONG THIS IS THE FOURTH DAY THE OLD MAN SHOOK HIS HEAD SADLY I THINK THAT WHEN FOUR YEARS HAVE PASSED HIS RETURN WILL BE AS CLOSE AT HAND AS IT IS TO DAY
phonemes: " ˈɑː, aɪ nˈoʊ hˈuːm juː mˈiːn ! wˌʌt ʌv hˌɪm?" " ˈaɪ )ˈoʊ juː θˈɪŋk ðæt hiː wɪl sˈuːn ɹᵻtˈɜːn, fˈɑːðɚ ? hiː hˈæzbiːn ɡɔn sˌoʊ lˈɔŋ ! — ðɪs ɪz ðə fˈɔːɹθ dˈeɪ." ðɪ ˈoʊld mˈæn ʃˈʊk hɪz hˈɛd sˈædli. " aɪ θˈɪŋk ðæt wɛn fˈɔːɹ jˈɪɹz hæv pˈæst, hɪz ɹᵻtˈɜːn wɪl biː æz klˈoʊs æt hˈænd ˌæzɪtˌɪz tə dˈeɪ."