text_original: As for these daughters, though they were of great beauty and were dearly loved by him, strange to say he never gave one of them in marriage either to a man of his OLD AGE. 287 own nation or to a foreigner, but he kept them all witii him in his own house till his death, saying that he could not dispense with their company.
text_transcription: AS FOR THESE DAUGHTERS THOUGH THEY WERE OF GREAT BEAUTY AND WERE DEARLY LOVED BY HIM STRANGE TO SAY HE NEVER GAVE ONE OF THEM IN MARRIAGE EITHER TO A MAN OF HIS OWN NATION OR TO A FOREIGNER BUT HE KEPT THEM ALL WITH HIM IN HIS HOUSE TILL HIS DEATH SAYING THAT HE COULD NOT DISPENSE WITH THEIR COMPANY
phonemes: æz fɔːɹ ðiːz dˈɔːɾɚz, ðˌoʊ ðeɪ wɜːɹ ʌv ɡɹˈeɪt bjˈuːɾi ænd wɜː dˈɪɹli lˈʌvd baɪ hˌɪm, stɹˈeɪndʒ tə sˈeɪ hiː nˈɛvɚ ɡˈeɪv wˈʌn ʌv ðˌɛm ɪn mˈæɹɪdʒ ˈiːðɚ tʊ ɐ mˈæn ʌv hɪz ˌoʊˌɛldˈiː ˌeɪdʒˌiːˈiː. tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən ˈoʊn nˈeɪʃən ɔːɹ tʊ ɐ fˈɔːɹənɚ, bˌʌt hiː kˈɛpt ðˌɛm ˈɔːl wˈɪɾɪˌaɪ hˌɪm ɪn hɪz ˈoʊn hˈaʊs tˈɪl hɪz dˈɛθ, sˈeɪɪŋ ðæt hiː kʊd nˌɑːt dɪspˈɛns wɪð ðɛɹ kˈʌmpəni.