text_original: "I am grinding down this pestle," replied the old dame, "till it becomes sharp enough to use for working embroidery," and she continued her employment. Li pi, — such was the name of the student, — struck with the patience and perse  verance of the woman, applied her answer to his own case.
text_transcription: I AM GRINDING DOWN THIS PENCIL REPLIED THE OLD DAME TILL IT BECOMES SHARP ENOUGH TO USE FOR WORKING EMBROIDERY AND SHE CONTINUED HER EMPLOYMENT LEE P SUCH WAS THE NAME OF THE STUDENT STRUCK WITH THE PATIENCE AND PERSEVERANCE OF THE WOMAN APPLIED HER ANSWER TO HIS OWN CASE
phonemes: "aɪɐm ɡɹˈaɪndɪŋ dˌaʊn ðɪs pˈɛsəl," ɹᵻplˈaɪd ðɪ ˈoʊld dˈeɪm, "tˈɪl ɪt bɪkˌʌmz ʃˈɑːɹp ɪnˈʌf tə jˈuːz fɔːɹ wˈɜːkɪŋ ɛmbɹˈɔɪdɚɹi," ænd ʃiː kəntˈɪnjuːd hɜːɹ ɛmplˈɔɪmənt. lˈaɪ pˈaɪ, — sˈʌtʃ wʌzðə nˈeɪm ʌvðə stˈuːdənt, — stɹˈʌk wɪððə pˈeɪʃəns ænd pˈɜːs vˈɛɹəns ʌvðə wˈʊmən, ɐplˈaɪd hɜːɹ ˈænsɚ tə hɪz ˈoʊn kˈeɪs.