text_original: Do you mean that part of it is missing ? " "No, I don't I don't believe in ghostesses, nor none of them there rubbishes, but if there ain't a ghost about that there fiddle, I never heard of one." I glanced at Ernest ; Ernest glanced at me. The lady continued. Digitized by VjOOQIC THE VIOLIN 107 " It's got a trick of playing tunes all by itself, when there ain't no one there to play 'em."
text_transcription: DO YOU MEAN THAT PART OF IT IS MISSING NO I DON'T I DON'T BELIEVE IN GHOSTNESSES NOR NONE OF THEM THERE RUBBISHES BUT IF THERE AIN'T A GHOST ABOUT THAT THEIR FIDDLE I NEVER HEARD OF ONE I GLANCED AT EARNEST EARNEST GLANCED AT ME THE LADY CONTINUED IT'S GOT A TRICK OF PLAYING TUNES ALL BY ITSELF WHEN THERE AIN'T NO ONE THERE TO PLAY EM
phonemes: dˈuː juː mˈiːn ðæt pˈɑːɹt ʌv ɪɾ ɪz mˈɪsɪŋ ? " "nˈoʊ, aɪ dˈoʊnt aɪ dˈoʊnt bᵻlˈiːv ɪn ɡˈoʊstɛsᵻz, nˈɔːɹ nˈʌn ʌv ðˌɛm ðɛɹ ɹˈʌbɪʃᵻz, bˌʌt ɪf ðɛɹ ˈeɪnt ɐ ɡˈoʊst ɐbˌaʊt ðæt ðɛɹ fˈɪdəl, aɪ nˈɛvɚ hˈɜːd ʌv wˌʌn." aɪ ɡlˈænst æɾ ˈɜːnɪst ; ˈɜːnɪst ɡlˈænst æt mˌiː. ðə lˈeɪdi kəntˈɪnjuːd. dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk ðə vaɪəlˈɪn wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvən " ɪts ɡɑːt ɐ tɹˈɪk ʌv plˈeɪɪŋ tˈuːnz ˈɔːl baɪ ɪtsˈɛlf, wˌɛn ðɛɹ ˈeɪnt nˈoʊwˈʌn ðɛɹ tə plˈeɪ ˈɛm."