text_original: Pitt, who was listening disdainfully to his arguments, followed one of these persistent interrogations by softly singing to himself, very audibly, the words which belonged to a popular song, "Gentle shepherd, tell me where."
text_transcription: PITT WHO WAS LISTENING DISDAINFULLY TO HIS ARGUMENTS FOLLOWED ONE OF THESE PERSISTENT INTERROGATIONS BY SOFTLY SINGING TO HIMSELF VERY AUDIBLY THE WORDS WHICH BELONGED TO A POPULAR SONG GENTLE SHEPHERD TELL ME WHERE
phonemes: pˈɪt, hˌuː wʌz lˈɪsənɪŋ dɪsdˈeɪnfəli tə hɪz ˈɑːɹɡjuːmənts, fˈɑːloʊd wˈʌn ʌv ðiːz pɚsˈɪstənt ɪntˌɛɹəɡˈeɪʃənz baɪ sˈɔftli sˈɪŋɪŋ tə hɪmsˈɛlf, vˈɛɹi ˈɔːdᵻbli, ðə wˈɜːdz wˌɪtʃ bᵻlˈɔŋd tʊ ɐ pˈɑːpjʊlɚ sˈɔŋ, "dʒˈɛntəl ʃˈɛpɚd, tˈɛl mˌiː wˈɛɹ."