text_original: You'd go far to find anything firmer on its feet than Patsy McCullon, anything that knew better its own mind or went more promptly and directly after the thing it wanted. Patsy was twenty four. Since the hour she was born, she had been her own mistress.
text_transcription: YOU'D GO FAR TO FIND ANYTHING FIRMER ON ITS FEET THAN PATSY MC CULLAN ANYTHING THAT KNEW BETTER ITS OWN MIND OR WENT MORE PROMPTLY AND DIRECTLY AFTER THE THING IT WANTED PATSY WAS TWENTY FOUR SINCE THE HOUR SHE WAS BORN SHE HAD BEEN HER OWN MISTRESS
phonemes: juːd ɡˌoʊ fˈɑːɹ tə fˈaɪnd ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ fˈɜːmɚɹ ˌɔn ɪts fˈiːt ðɐn pˈætsi mə kˈʌlən, ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ ðæt nˈuː bˈɛɾɚɹ ɪts ˈoʊn mˈaɪnd ɔːɹ wɛnt mˈɔːɹ pɹˈɑːmptli ænd dᵻɹˈɛktli ˈæftɚ ðə θˈɪŋ ɪt wˈɔntᵻd. pˈætsi wʌz twˈɛnti fˈɔːɹ. sˈɪns ðɪ ˈaʊɚ ʃiː wʌz bˈɔːɹn, ʃiː hɐdbɪn hɜːɹ ˈoʊn mˈɪstɹəs.