dʒˈɑːn ɪz ɪn lˈʌv wɪð ˈɛlən, ænd pɹəpˈoʊzᵻz tə hɜː, bˌʌt lˈeɪɾɚɹ ˈɛlən tˈɛlz hˌɪm ðæt hɜː fˈɑːðɚ wˈʊdənt ɐlˈaʊ hɜː tə mˈæɹi ˈiːðɚɹ ʌvðə θəɹˈoʊ bɹˈʌðɚz.
John is in love with Ellen, and proposes to her, but later Ellen tells him that her father wouldn't allow her to marry either of the Thoreau brothers.