text_original: "As my own gift?" "Yes, as your own gift." "As my gift alone?" "Yes, as your gift alone." Surely I had spoken clearly enough, yet the old man seemed hardly to understand me.
text_transcription: AS MY OWN GIFT YES AS YOUR OWN GIFT AS MY GIFT ALONE YES AS YOUR GIFT ALONE SURELY I HAD SPOKEN CLEARLY ENOUGH YET THE OLD MAN SEEMED HARDLY TO UNDERSTAND ME
phonemes: "æz maɪ ˈoʊn ɡˈɪft?" "jˈɛs, æz jʊɹ ˈoʊn ɡˈɪft." "æz maɪ ɡˈɪft ɐlˈoʊn?" "jˈɛs, æz jʊɹ ɡˈɪft ɐlˈoʊn." ʃˈʊɹli aɪ hæd spˈoʊkən klˈɪɹli ɪnˈʌf, jˈɛt ðɪ ˈoʊld mˈæn sˈiːmd hˈɑːɹdli tʊ ˌʌndɚstˈænd mˌiː.