text_original: They were to be his playmates, his little brothers; they should sleep in his bed, keep him company, and sing to him when his mother left him. Never before had he thought himself so rich; never again could he feel alone or forsaken.
text_transcription: THEY WERE TO BE HIS PLAYMATES HIS LITTLE BROTHERS THEY SHOULD SLEEP IN HIS BED KEEP HIM COMPANY AND SING TO HIM WHEN HIS MOTHER LEFT HIM NEVER BEFORE HAD HE THOUGHT HIMSELF SO RICH NEVER AGAIN COULD HE FEEL ALONE OR FORSAKEN
phonemes: ðeɪ wɜː təbi hɪz plˈeɪmeɪts, hɪz lˈɪɾəl bɹˈʌðɚz; ðeɪ ʃˌʊd slˈiːp ɪn hɪz bˈɛd, kˈiːp hˌɪm kˈʌmpəni, ænd sˈɪŋ tə hˌɪm wɛn hɪz mˈʌðɚ lˈɛft hˌɪm. nˈɛvɚ bᵻfˌɔːɹ hæd hiː θˈɔːt hɪmsˈɛlf sˌoʊ ɹˈɪtʃ; nˈɛvɚɹ ɐɡˈɛn kʊd hiː fˈiːl ɐlˈoʊn ɔːɹ fɔːɹsˈeɪkən.