that thing was about that thick
that thing be about that thick
det:dem n cop prep pro:dem adj
that thing was about that thick .
ð æ t WORD_BOUNDARY θ ɪ ŋ WORD_BOUNDARY w ʌ z WORD_BOUNDARY ɐ b aʊ t WORD_BOUNDARY ð æ t WORD_BOUNDARY θ ɪ k WORD_BOUNDARY
t h a t WORD_BOUNDARY t h i n g WORD_BOUNDARY w a s WORD_BOUNDARY a b o u t WORD_BOUNDARY t h a t WORD_BOUNDARY t h i c k WORD_BOUNDARY