hiː wʌz dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃt fɔːɹ pˈaɪəɾi, ænd hɪz ɪntˈɛns ˌæplɪkˈeɪʃən tə stˈʌdi, fɔːɹ wˌɪtʃ ɹˈiːzənz hiː wˈʌn ðə ɹᵻspˈɛkt ænd wˈɔːɹm fɹˈɛndʃɪp ʌv sənt. tˈɑːməs ˈækwɪnəz.
He was distinguished for piety, and his intense application to study, for which reasons he won the respect and warm friendship of St. Thomas Aquinas.