text_original: "Thank you," he nodded; and then, slowly and softly, as though he spoke to himself, he added, "Less than half a century off. Less than a half a century! And they laughed at me.
text_transcription: THANK YOU HE NODDED AND THEN SLOWLY AND SOFTLY AS THOUGH HE SPOKE TO HIMSELF HE ADDED LESS THAN HALF A CENTURY OFF LESS THAN HALF A CENTURY AND THEY LAUGHED AT ME
phonemes: "θˈæŋk juː," hiː nˈɑːdᵻd; ænd ðˈɛn, slˈoʊli ænd sˈɔftli, æz ðˌoʊ hiː spˈoʊk tə hɪmsˈɛlf, hiː ˈædᵻd, "lˈɛs ðɐn hˈæf ɐ sˈɛntʃɚɹi ˈɔf. lˈɛs ðˌænə hˈæf ɐ sˈɛntʃɚɹi! ænd ðeɪ lˈæft æt mˌiː.