How to pronounce “pensively” in English

the west side of the square, men interested in the philosophy of the waning Whig party argued over what to do about slavery and how modern technology, like railroads may changethe country. Directly opposite, on the east side of the square, Democrats stood with their arms crossed, thumb pensively fingering their beards as they lamented the death of the ideallicfarming society President Jefferson had envisioned in their grandfather's time. And men who cared for neither politics nor books gather at the tavern that sat between the stores to imbibe