text_original: So thunderstruck was I with the proposal that I could only burst into tears. These tears he interpreted as a sign of gratitude, for he told me that he had always felt assured of my good sense, cleverness, and sensibility, but that hitherto he had hesitated to take this step until he should have learned precisely how I was getting on.
text_transcription: SO THUNDERSTRUCK WAS I WITH THE PROPOSAL THAT I COULD ONLY BURST INTO TEARS THESE TEARS HE INTERPRETED AS A SIGN OF GRATITUDE FOR HE TOLD ME THAT HE HAD ALWAYS FELT ASSURED OF MY GOOD SENSE CLEVERNESS AND SENSIBILITY BUT THAT HITHERTO HE HAD HESITATED TO TAKE THIS STEP UNTIL HE SHOULD HAVE LEARNED PRECISELY HOW I WAS GETTING ON
phonemes: sˌoʊ θˈʌndɚstɹˌʌk wʌz aɪ wɪððə pɹəpˈoʊzəl ðæt aɪ kʊd ˈoʊnli bˈɜːst ˌɪntʊ tˈɪɹz. ðiːz tˈɪɹz hiː ɪntˈɜːpɹɪɾᵻd æz ɐ sˈaɪn ʌv ɡɹˈæɾɪtˌuːd, fɔːɹ hiː tˈoʊld mˌiː ðæt hiː hæd ˈɔːlweɪz fˈɛlt əʃˈʊɹd ʌv maɪ ɡˈʊd sˈɛns, klˈɛvɚnəs, ænd sˌɛnsəbˈɪlᵻɾi, bˌʌt ðæt hˈɪðɚtˌuː hiː hæd hˈɛzᵻtˌeɪɾᵻd tə tˈeɪk ðɪs stˈɛp ʌntˈɪl hiː ʃˌʊdəv lˈɜːnd pɹɪsˈaɪsli hˌaʊ aɪ wʌz ɡˌɛɾɪŋ ˈɔn.