text_original: * She sincerely sympathised with him in his disappointments^ but she could not understand his willingness to sacrifice sentiment and affection to sordid cares. " It appears to me absurd," she told him, '*to waste life in preparing to live.
text_transcription: SHE SINCERELY SYMPATHIZED WITH HIM IN HIS DISAPPOINTMENTS BUT SHE COULD NOT UNDERSTAND HIS WILLINGNESS TO SACRIFICE SENTIMENT AND AFFECTION TO SORDID CARES IT APPEARS TO ME ABSURD SHE TOLD HIM TO WASTE LIFE IN PREPARING TO LIVE
phonemes: ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ʃiː sɪnsˈɪɹli sˈɪmpəθˌaɪzd wɪð hˌɪm ɪn hɪz dˌɪsɐpˈɔɪntmənts bˌʌt ʃiː kʊd nˌɑːt ˌʌndɚstˈænd hɪz wˈɪlɪŋnəs tə sˈækɹᵻfˌaɪs sˈɛntɪmənt ænd ɐfˈɛkʃən tə sˈɔːɹdɪd kˈɛɹz. " ɪɾ ɐpˈɪɹz tə mˌiː ɐbsˈɜːd," ʃiː tˈoʊld hˌɪm, ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk tə wˈeɪst lˈaɪf ɪn pɹɪpˈɛɹɪŋ tə lˈɪv.