text_original: Antonia and his mother even spoke of him as a monster, as a thing which nature had roughhewn but never finished ; while his grandmother would not deign to speak to him except by messenger or letter.
text_transcription: ANTONIA AND HIS MOTHER EVEN SPOKE OF HIM AS A MONSTER AS A THING WHICH NATURE HAD ROUGH HEWN BUT NEVER FINISHED WHILE HIS GRANDMOTHER WOULD NOT DEIGN TO SPEAK TO HIM EXCEPT BY MESSENGER OR LETTER
phonemes: æntˈoʊniə ænd hɪz mˈʌðɚɹ ˈiːvən spˈoʊk ʌv hˌɪm æz ɐ mˈɔnstɚ, æz ɐ θˈɪŋ wˌɪtʃ nˈeɪtʃɚ hæd ɹˈʌfhjuːn bˌʌt nˈɛvɚ fˈɪnɪʃt ; wˌaɪl hɪz ɡɹˈændmʌðɚ wʊd nˌɑːt dˈeɪn tə spˈiːk tə hˌɪm ɛksˈɛpt baɪ mˈɛsɪndʒɚ ɔːɹ lˈɛɾɚ.