text_original: He had elected me as his wife some years before this evening, and had not kept it secret; had been as  sured his choice was presumptuous, but came and took possession of his prospective property with the air of a man who understood his business.
text_transcription: HE HAD ELECTED ME AS HIS WIFE SOME YEARS BEFORE THIS EVENING AND HAD NOT KEPT IT A SECRET HAD BEEN ASSURED HIS CHOICE WAS PRESUMPTUOUS BUT CAME AND TOOK POSSESSION OF HIS PROSPECTIVE PROPERTY WITH THE AIR OF A MAN WHO UNDERSTOOD HIS BUSINESS
phonemes: hiː hæd ᵻlˈɛktᵻd mˌiː æz hɪz wˈaɪf sˌʌm jˈɪɹz bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðɪs ˈiːvnɪŋ, ænd hæd nˌɑːt kˈɛpt ɪt sˈiːkɹᵻt; hɐdbɪn æz ʃˈʊɹd hɪz tʃˈɔɪs wʌz pɹɪsˈʌmptʃuːəs, bˌʌt kˈeɪm ænd tˈʊk pəzˈɛʃən ʌv hɪz pɹəspˈɛktɪv pɹˈɑːpɚɾi wɪððɪ ˈɛɹ əvə mˈæn hˌuː ˌʌndɚstˈʊd hɪz bˈɪznəs.