text_original: He imagined that in contracting such a relationship^ love was no more indispensable than a heroine was to the interest of a novel. He proposed that his sister Hannah should choose a wife for him : and she, in all seriousness^ set about complying with his request.
text_transcription: HE IMAGINED THAT IN CONTRACTING SUCH A RELATIONSHIP LOVE WAS NO MORE INDISPENSABLE THAN A HEROINE WAS TO THE INTEREST OF A NOVEL HE PROPOSED THAT HIS SISTER HANNAH SHOULD CHOOSE A WIFE FOR HIM AND SHE IN ALL SERIOUSNESS SET ABOUT COMPLYING WITH HIS REQUEST
phonemes: hiː ɪmˈædʒɪnd ðæt ɪn kəntɹˈæktɪŋ sˈʌtʃ ɐ ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənʃˌɪp lˈʌv wʌz nˈoʊmˌɔːɹ ˌɪndɪspˈɛnsəbəl ðˌænə hˈɛɹoʊˌɪn wʌz tə ðɪ ˈɪntɹɛst əvə nˈɑːvəl. hiː pɹəpˈoʊzd ðæt hɪz sˈɪstɚ hˈænə ʃˌʊd tʃˈuːz ɐ wˈaɪf fɔːɹ hˌɪm : ænd ʃiː, ɪn ˈɔːl sˈɪɹiəsnəs sˈɛt ɐbˌaʊt kəmplˈaɪɪŋ wɪð hɪz ɹᵻkwˈɛst.