text_original: Then we heard benches scraping on the floor, and the congregation began to file out. Those who reached the steps gave back, respectfully, and there came an elderly lady in a sober turban, a black mantilla wrapped tightly about her shoulders, and I made no doubt that she was Monsieur Gratiot's mother in law, Madame Chouteau, she whom he had jestingly called the queen regent.
text_transcription: THEN WE HEARD BENCHES SCRAPING ON THE FLOOR AND THE CONGREGATION BEGAN TO FILE OUT THOSE WHO REACHED THE STEPS GAVE BACK RESPECTFULLY AND THERE CAME AN ELDERLY LADY IN A SOBER TURBAN A BLACK MANTILLA WRAPPED TIGHTLY ABOUT HER SHOULDERS AND I MADE NO DOUBT THAT SHE WAS MONSIEUR GRATIOT'S MOTHER IN LAW MADAME CHATEAU SHE WHOM HE HAD JESTINGLY CALLED THE QUEEN REGENT
phonemes: ðˈɛn wiː hˈɜːd bˈɛntʃᵻz skɹˈeɪpɪŋ ɔnðə flˈɔːɹ, ænd ðə kˌɑːŋɡɹɪɡˈeɪʃən bɪɡˈæn tə fˈaɪl ˈaʊt. ðoʊz hˌuː ɹˈiːtʃt ðə stˈɛps ɡˈeɪv bˈæk, ɹᵻspˈɛktfəli, ænd ðɛɹ kˈeɪm ɐn ˈɛldɚli lˈeɪdi ɪn ɐ sˈoʊbɚ tˈɜːbən, ɐ blˈæk mæntˈɪlɚ ɹˈæpt tˈaɪtli ɐbˌaʊt hɜː ʃˈoʊldɚz, ænd aɪ mˌeɪd nˈoʊ dˈaʊt ðæt ʃiː wʌz məsjˈɜː ɡɹˈæɾɪəts mˈʌðɚɹ ɪn lˈɔː, mˈædəm tʃˈaʊɾoʊ, ʃiː hˈuːm hiː hæd dʒˈɛstɪŋli kˈɔːld ðə kwˈiːn ɹˈiːdʒənt.