text_original: [12] Thus the boy delighted his elders in the evening, and by day if he saw that his grandfather or his uncle wanted anything, no one could forestall him in getting it; indeed nothing seemed to give him greater pleasure than to please them.
text_transcription: THUS THE BOY DELIGHTED HIS ELDERS IN THE EVENING AND BY DAY IF HE SAW THAT HIS GRANDFATHER OR HIS UNCLE WANTED ANYTHING NO ONE COULD FORESTALL HIM IN GETTING IT INDEED NOTHING SEEMED TO GIVE HIM GREATER PLEASURE THAN TO PLEASE THEM
phonemes: [twˈɛlv] ðˈʌs ðə bˈɔɪ dᵻlˈaɪɾᵻd hɪz ˈɛldɚz ɪnðɪ ˈiːvnɪŋ, ænd baɪ dˈeɪ ɪf hiː sˈɔː ðæt hɪz ɡɹˈændfɑːðɚ ɔːɹ hɪz ˈʌŋkəl wˈɔntᵻd ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ, nˈoʊwˈʌn kʊd fɔːɹstˈɔːl hˌɪm ɪn ɡˈɛɾɪŋ ɪt; ˌɪndˈiːd nˈʌθɪŋ sˈiːmd tə ɡˈɪv hˌɪm ɡɹˈeɪɾɚ plˈɛʒɚ ðɐn tə plˈiːz ðˌɛm.