text_original: Stalwart negresses with bright kerchiefs made way for us on the banquette. Hands on hips, they swung along erect, with baskets of cakes and sweetmeats on their heads, musically crying their wares.
text_transcription: STALWART NEGRESSES WITH BRIGHT KERCHIEFS MADE WAY FOR US ON THE BANQUETTE HANDS ON HIPS THEY SWUNG ALONG ERECT WITH BASKETS OF CAKES AND SWEETMEATS ON THEIR HEADS MUSICALLY CRYING THEIR WARES
phonemes: stˈɔːlwɔːɹt niːɡɹˈɛsᵻz wɪð bɹˈaɪt kˈɜːtʃiːfs mˌeɪd wˈeɪ fɔːɹ ˌʌs ɔnðə bæŋkˈɛt. hˈændz ˌɔn hˈɪps, ðeɪ swˈʌŋ ɐlˈɔŋ ɪɹˈɛkt, wɪð bˈæskɪts ʌv kˈeɪks ænd swˈiːtmiːts ˌɔn ðɛɹ hˈɛdz, mjˈuːzɪkli kɹˈaɪɪŋ ðɛɹ wˈɛɹz.