text_original: As a sheep be  fore her shearers she was dumb, opening not her mouth. Those wrinkled, old lips, from which I had heard few sounds, sa,ve those of prayer and praise, were closed by a cruelty perfectly incomprehensible in its unconscious debasement.
text_transcription: AS THE SHEEP BEFORE HER SHEARERS SHE WAS DUMB OPENING NOT HER MOUTH THOSE WRINKLED OLD LIPS FROM WHICH I HAD HEARD FEW SOUNDS SAVE THOSE OF PRAYER AND PRAISE WERE CLOSED BY A CRUELTY PERFECTLY INCOMPREHENSIBLE IN ITS UNCONSCIOUS DEBASEMENT
phonemes: æz ɐ ʃˈiːp biː fˈɔːɹ hɜː ʃˈɪɹɚz ʃiː wʌz dˈʌm, ˈoʊpənɪŋ nˌɑːt hɜː mˈaʊθ. ðoʊz ɹˈɪŋkəld, ˈoʊld lˈɪps, fɹʌm wˈɪtʃ aɪ hæd hˈɜːd fjˈuː sˈaʊndz, sˈɑː,vˈiː ðoʊz ʌv pɹˈɛɹ ænd pɹˈeɪz, wɜː klˈoʊzd baɪ ɐ kɹˈuːəlti pˈɜːfɛktli ɪŋkˌɑːmpɹihˈɛnsᵻbəl ɪn ɪts ʌŋkˈɑːnʃəs dᵻbˈeɪsmənt.