before he was about
before he be about
conj pro:sub cop adv
before he was about .
b ɪ f oː ɹ WORD_BOUNDARY h iː WORD_BOUNDARY w ʌ z WORD_BOUNDARY ɐ b aʊ t WORD_BOUNDARY
b e f o r e WORD_BOUNDARY h e WORD_BOUNDARY w a s WORD_BOUNDARY a b o u t WORD_BOUNDARY