text_original: "That wretched little cad! Mother, how could you let him go on talking? If I had been a man I should have knocked him down." Digitized by VjOOQIC THE DUKE 305 "There is no doubt that he is a character, as a Duke of Staines can well afford to be.
text_transcription: THAT WRETCHED LITTLE CAT MOTHER HOW COULD YOU LET HIM GO ON TALKING IF I HAD BEEN A MAN I SHOULD HAVE KNOCKED HIM DOWN THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT HE IS A CHARACTER AS A DUKE OF STAYNE'S CAN WELL AFFORD TO BE
phonemes: "ðæt ɹˈɛtʃᵻd lˈɪɾəl kˈæd! mˈʌðɚ, hˌaʊ kʊd juː lˈɛt hˌɪm ɡˌoʊ ˌɔn tˈɔːkɪŋ? ɪf aɪ hɐdbɪn ɐ mˈæn aɪ ʃˌʊdəv nˈɑːkt hˌɪm dˈaʊn." dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk ðə dˈuːk θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈaɪv "ðɛɹ ɪz nˈoʊ dˈaʊt ðæt hiː ɪz ɐ kˈæɹɪktɚ, æz ɐ dˈuːk ʌv stˈeɪnz kæn wˈɛl ɐfˈɔːɹd tə bˈiː.