text_original: I asked him if he could direct me to Mr. Wright's house, as I had a letter for that gentleman. His answer was to grin at me incredulously. "I reckoned you wah'nt from these parts," said he. "Wright's  out o' town." "What is the excitement?" I demanded. He stared at me.
text_transcription: I ASKED HIM IF HE COULD DIRECT ME TO MISTER WRIGHT'S HOUSE AS I HAD A LETTER FOR THAT GENTLEMAN HIS ANSWER WAS TO GRIN AT ME INCREDULOUSLY I RECKON YOU WEREN'T FROM THESE PARTS SAID HE RIGHT'S OUT O TOWN WHAT IS THE EXCITEMENT I DEMANDED HE STARED AT ME
phonemes: aɪ ˈæskt hˌɪm ɪf hiː kʊd dᵻɹˈɛkt mˌiː tə mˈɪstɚ. ɹˈaɪts hˈaʊs, æz aɪ hæd ɐ lˈɛɾɚ fɔːɹ ðæt dʒˈɛntəlmən. hɪz ˈænsɚ wʌz tə ɡɹˈɪn æt mˌiː ɪŋkɹˈɛdʒuːləsli. "aɪ ɹˈɛkənd juː wˈɑːnt fɹʌm ðiːz pˈɑːɹts," sˈɛd hiː. "ɹˈaɪts ˈaʊt ˈoʊ tˈaʊn." "wˌʌt ɪz ðɪ ɛksˈaɪtmənt?" aɪ dᵻmˈændᵻd. hiː stˈɛɹd æt mˌiː.