text_original: Then, when the news of her death did actually reach him, it was still necessary to make some little delay  joy bells and funeral bells do not ring well together  and thus George, even as a widower, found his wife still a little in the way.
text_transcription: THEN WHEN THE NEWS OF HER DEATH DID ACTUALLY REACH HIM IT WAS STILL NECESSARY TO MAKE SOME LITTLE DELAY JOY BELLS AND FUNERAL BELLS DO NOT RING WELL TOGETHER AND THUS GEORGE EVEN AS A WIDOWER FOUND HIS WIFE STILL A LITTLE IN THE WAY
phonemes: ðˈɛn, wˌɛn ðə nˈuːz ʌv hɜː dˈɛθ dˈɪd ˈæktʃuːəli ɹˈiːtʃ hˌɪm, ɪt wʌz stˈɪl nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi tə mˌeɪk sˌʌm lˈɪɾəl dᵻlˈeɪ dʒˈɔɪ bˈɛlz ænd fjˈuːnɚɹəl bˈɛlz duːnˌɑːt ɹˈɪŋ wˈɛl təɡˌɛðɚ ænd ðˈʌs dʒˈɔːɹdʒ, ˈiːvən æz ɐ wˈɪdoʊɚ, fˈaʊnd hɪz wˈaɪf stˈɪl ɐ lˈɪɾəl ɪnðə wˈeɪ.