text_original: He had been so long silent as to matters of his own concern that they had begun to think he had lost the faculty not only of making the thought known, but even of the thought itself.
text_transcription: HE HAD BEEN SO LONG SILENT AS TO THE MATTERS OF HIS OWN CONCERN THAT THEY HAD BEGUN TO THINK HE HAD LOST THE FACULTY NOT ONLY OF MAKING THE THOUGHT KNOWN BUT EVEN OF THE THOUGHT ITSELF
phonemes: hiː hɐdbɪn sˌoʊ lˈɔŋ sˈaɪlənt æz tə mˈæɾɚz ʌv hɪz ˈoʊn kənsˈɜːn ðæt ðeɪ hæd bɪɡˈʌn tə θˈɪŋk hiː hæd lˈɔst ðə fˈækəlti nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli ʌv mˌeɪkɪŋ ðə θˈɔːt nˈoʊn, bˌʌt ˈiːvən ʌvðə θˈɔːt ɪtsˈɛlf.