text_original: They had had a letter from him, and he was in great trouble. She was gentle and grave — inquired minutely about our nurs  ing, but thought it expensive — dwelt at length on the folly of spending time and money in caring for the sick when recovery was impossible.
text_transcription: THEY HAD HAD A LETTER FROM HIM AND HE WAS IN GREAT TROUBLE SHE WAS GENTLE AND GRAVE INQUIRED MINUTELY ABOUT OUR NURSING BUT THOUGHT IT EXPENSIVE DWELT AT LENGTH ON THE FOLLY OF SPENDING TIME AND MONEY IN CARING FOR THE SICK WHEN RECOVERY WAS IMPOSSIBLE
phonemes: ðeɪ hæd hæd ɐ lˈɛɾɚ fɹʌm hˌɪm, ænd hiː wʌz ɪn ɡɹˈeɪt tɹˈʌbəl. ʃiː wʌz dʒˈɛntəl ænd ɡɹˈeɪv — ɪŋkwˈaɪɚd maɪnjˈuːtli ɐbˌaʊt ˌaʊɚ nˈɜːz ˈɪŋ, bˌʌt θˈɔːt ɪɾ ɛkspˈɛnsɪv — dwˈɛlt æt lˈɛŋθ ɔnðə fˈɑːli ʌv spˈɛndɪŋ tˈaɪm ænd mˈʌni ɪn kˈɛɹɪŋ fɚðə sˈɪk wɛn ɹᵻkˈʌvɚɹi wʌz ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl.