text_original: For a long time he would hesitate to enter, and if I happened to be there he would question me for twenty minutes or so as to whether his Petinka was in good health, as well as to the sort of mood he was in, whether he was engaged on matters of importance, what precisely he was doing (writing or meditating), and so on. Then, when I had sufficiently encouraged and reassured the old man, he would make up his mind to enter, and quietly and cautiously open the door.
text_transcription: FOR A LONG TIME HE WOULD HESITATE TO ENTER AND IF I HAPPENED TO BE THERE HE WOULD QUESTION ME FOR TWENTY MINUTES OR SO AS TO WHETHER HIS PIETINKA WAS IN GOOD HEALTH AS WELL AS TO THE SORT OF MOOD HE WAS IN WHETHER HE WAS ENGAGED ON MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE WHAT PRECISELY HE WAS DOING WRITING OR MEDITATING AND SO ON THEN WHEN I HAD SUFFICIENTLY ENCOURAGED AND REASSURED THE OLD MAN HE WOULD MAKE UP HIS MIND TO ENTER AND QUIETLY AND CAUTIOUSLY OPEN THE DOOR
phonemes: fɚɹə lˈɔŋ tˈaɪm hiː wʊd hˈɛzᵻtˌeɪt tʊ ˈɛntɚ, ænd ɪf aɪ hˈæpənd təbi ðɛɹ hiː wʊd kwˈɛstʃən mˌiː fɔːɹ twˈɛnti mˈɪnɪts ɔːɹ sˌoʊ æz tə wˈɛðɚ hɪz pˈɛtɪŋkə wʌz ɪn ɡˈʊd hˈɛlθ, æz wˈɛl æz tə ðə sˈɔːɹt ʌv mˈuːd hiː wʌz ˈɪn, wˈɛðɚ hiː wʌz ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd ˌɔn mˈæɾɚz ʌv ɪmpˈɔːɹtəns, wˌʌt pɹɪsˈaɪsli hiː wʌz dˈuːɪŋ (ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ ɔːɹ mˈɛdᵻtˌeɪɾɪŋ), ænd sˌoʊ ˈɔn. ðˈɛn, wˌɛn aɪ hæd səfˈɪʃəntli ɛŋkˈɜːɹɪdʒd ænd ɹˌiːəʃˈʊɹd ðɪ ˈoʊld mˈæn, hiː wʊd mˌeɪk ˌʌp hɪz mˈaɪnd tʊ ˈɛntɚ, ænd kwˈaɪətli ænd kˈɔːʃəsli ˈoʊpən ðə dˈɔːɹ.