text_original: And he was baffled, not so much by Cathy's and Hareton's love affairs as by this sudden reaction from violence, this slackening of the heartstrings, which left him nerveless and anaemic, a prey to encroaching monomania.
text_transcription: AND HE WAS BAFFLED NOT SO MUCH BY CATHY'S AND HARRINGTON'S LOVE AFFAIRS AS BY THIS SUDDEN REACTION FROM VIOLENCE THIS SLACKENING OF THE HEART STRINGS WHICH LEFT HIM NERVELESS AND ANEMIC A PREY TO ENCROACHING MONOMANIA
phonemes: ænd hiː wʌz bˈæfəld, nˌɑːt sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ baɪ kˈæθiz ænd hˈæɹɛtənz lˈʌv ɐfˈɛɹz æz baɪ ðɪs sˈʌdən ɹɪˈækʃən fɹʌm vˈaɪələns, ðɪs slˈækənɪŋ ʌvðə hˈɑːɹtstɹɪŋz, wˌɪtʃ lˈɛft hˌɪm nˈɜːvləs ænd ɐnˈiːmɪk, ɐ pɹˈeɪ tʊ ɛŋkɹˈoʊtʃɪŋ mˌɑːnoʊmˈeɪniə.