text_original: Descended from that Charles I. of Valois who was made Count of Alengon by his brother Philip the Fair, Mon  sieur d'Alengon came of a house which for two centuries had been glorious and quasi royal. And yet he was stupid and mean of spirit, — a sad mate for the gay, brilliant, mystical girl he was to marry, whose tender radiance and smile of wistful rapture deserved a happier destiny.
text_transcription: DESCENDED FROM THAT CHARLES THE FIRST OF VALOIS WHO WAS MADE COUNT OF ALRENCENT BY HIS BROTHER PHILIP THE FAIR MONSIEUR DE LLENCON CAME OF A HOUSE WHICH FOR TWO CENTURIES HAD BEEN GLORIOUS AND QUASI ROYAL AND YET HE WAS STUPID AND MEAN OF SPIRIT A SAD MATE FOR THE GAY BRILLIANT MYSTICAL GIRL HE WAS TO MARRY WHOSE TENDER RADIANCE AND SMILE OF WISTFUL RAPTURE DESERVED A HAPPIER DESTINY
phonemes: dᵻsˈɛndᵻd fɹʌm ðæt tʃˈɑːɹlz ˈaɪ. ʌv vˈælwɑː hˌuː wʌz mˌeɪd kˈaʊnt ʌv ɐlˈɛŋɡən baɪ hɪz bɹˈʌðɚ fˈɪlɪp ðə fˈɛɹ, mˈɑːn sˈiːɜː dɐlˈɛŋɡən kˈeɪm əvə hˈaʊs wˌɪtʃ fɔːɹ tˈuː sˈɛntʃɚɹiz hɐdbɪn ɡlˈɔːɹiəs ænd kwˈeɪzaɪ ɹˈɔɪəl. ænd jˈɛt hiː wʌz stˈuːpɪd ænd mˈiːn ʌv spˈɪɹɪt, — ɐ sˈæd mˈeɪt fɚðə ɡˈeɪ, bɹˈɪliənt, mˈɪstɪkəl ɡˈɜːl hiː wʌz tə mˈæɹi, hˌuːz tˈɛndɚ ɹˈeɪdiəns ænd smˈaɪl ʌv wˈɪstfəl ɹˈæptʃɚ dɪzˈɜːvd ɐ hˈæpɪɚ dˈɛstɪni.