text_original: "Peculiar!" " Well, aren't they peculiar? But it seems that his Digitized by VjOOQIC THE DUKE 309 tastes are low rather than expensive. Major Bag  shawe says that, financially, his position is even better now than when he came into his estate."
text_transcription: PECULIAR WELL AREN'T HE PECULIAR BUT IT SEEMS THAT HIS TASTES ARE LOW RATHER THAN EXPENSIVE MAJOR BAGSHAWE SAYS THAT FINANCIALLY HIS POSITION IS EVEN BETTER NOW THAN WHEN HE CAME INTO HIS ESTATE
phonemes: "pɪkjˈuːlɪɹ!" " wˈɛl, ˌɑːɹnt ðeɪ pɪkjˈuːlɪɹ? bˌʌt ɪt sˈiːmz ðæt hɪz dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk ðə dˈuːk θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪn tˈeɪsts ɑːɹ lˈoʊ ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn ɛkspˈɛnsɪv. mˈeɪdʒɚ bˈæɡ ʃˈɔː sˈɛz ðˈæt, faɪnˈænʃəli, hɪz pəzˈɪʃən ɪz ˈiːvən bˈɛɾɚ nˈaʊ ðɐn wɛn hiː kˈeɪm ˌɪntʊ hɪz ᵻstˈeɪt."