text_original: At six, almost every house in town had lighted candles in its windows. This year they were to have their Christmas tree as usual, but, in deference to Mr. Hoover, the candies and candles were to be saved. At nine o'clock on Christmas night, there was to be a community celebration, the details of which nobody seemed to know, but the program had been hinted at in every quarter of the town in such a mysterious way that the anticipation was high.
text_transcription: AT SIX ALMOST EVERY HOUSE IN TOWN HAD LIGHTED CANDLES IN ITS WINDOWS THIS YEAR THEY WERE TO HAVE THEIR CHRISTMAS TREE AS USUAL BUT IN DEFERENCE TO MISTER HOOVER THE CANDIES AND CANDLES WERE TO BE SAVED AT NINE O'CLOCK ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT THERE WAS TO BE A COMMUNITY CELEBRATION THE DETAILS OF WHICH NOBODY SEEMED TO KNOW BUT THE PROGRAMME HAD BEEN HINTED AT IN EVERY QUARTER OF THE TOWN IN SUCH A MYSTERIOUS WAY THAT THE ANTICIPATION WAS HIGH
phonemes: æt sˈɪks, ˈɔːlmoʊst ˈɛvɹi hˈaʊs ɪn tˈaʊn hæd lˈaɪɾᵻd kˈændəlz ɪn ɪts wˈɪndoʊz. ðɪs jˈɪɹ ðeɪ wɜː tə hæv ðɛɹ kɹˈɪsməs tɹˈiː æz jˈuːʒuːəl, bˌʌt, ɪn dˈɛfɹəns tə mˈɪstɚ. hˈuːvɚ, ðə kˈændiz ænd kˈændəlz wɜː təbi sˈeɪvd. æt nˈaɪn əklˈɑːk ˌɔn kɹˈɪsməs nˈaɪt, ðɛɹwˌʌz təbi ɐ kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi sˌɛləbɹˈeɪʃən, ðə diːtˈeɪlz ʌvwˈɪtʃ nˈoʊbɑːdi sˈiːmd tə nˈoʊ, bˌʌt ðə pɹˈoʊɡɹæm hɐdbɪn hˈɪntᵻd æɾ ɪn ˈɛvɹi kwˈɔːɹɾɚɹ ʌvðə tˈaʊn ɪn sˈʌtʃ ɐ mɪstˈɪɹiəs wˈeɪ ðætðɪ æntˈɪsɪpˈeɪʃən wʌz hˈaɪ.