text_original: They deposited these on the grass beside the barrel, which 'Polyte had set on end and proceeded to mount, encouraged by the shouts of his friends, who pressed around the barrel. "It's an auction," I said. But Nick did not hear me. I followed his glance to the far side of the circle, and my eye was caught by a red ribbon, a blush that matched it. A glance shot from underneath long lashes,  but not for me.
text_transcription: THEY DEPOSITED THESE ON THE GRASS BESIDE THE BARREL WHICH POLITE HAD SET ON ANN AND PROCEEDED TO MOUNT ENCOURAGED BY THE SHOUTS OF HIS FRIENDS WHO PRESSED AROUND THE BARROW IT'S AN AUCTION I SAID BUT NICK DID NOT HEAR ME I FOLLOWED HIS GLANCE TO THE FAR SIDE OF THE CIRCLE AND MY EYE WAS CAUGHT BY A RED RIBBON A BLUSH THAT MATCHED IT A GLANCE SHOT FROM UNDERNEATH LONG LASHES BUT NOT FOR ME
phonemes: ðeɪ dᵻpˈɑːzɪɾᵻd ðiːz ɔnðə ɡɹˈæs bᵻsˌaɪd ðə bˈæɹəl, wˌɪtʃ pˈɑːlɪt hæd sˈɛt ˌɔn ˈɛnd ænd pɹəsˈiːdᵻd tə mˈaʊnt, ɛŋkˈɜːɹɪdʒd baɪ ðə ʃˈaʊts ʌv hɪz fɹˈɛndz, hˌuː pɹˈɛst ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə bˈæɹəl. "ɪts ɐn ˈɔːkʃən," aɪ sˈɛd. bˌʌt nˈɪk dɪdnˌɑːt hˈɪɹ mˌiː. aɪ fˈɑːloʊd hɪz ɡlˈæns tə ðə fˈɑːɹ sˈaɪd ʌvðə sˈɜːkəl, ænd maɪ ˈaɪ wʌz kˈɔːt baɪ ɐ ɹˈɛd ɹˈɪbən, ɐ blˈʌʃ ðæt mˈætʃt ɪt. ɐ ɡlˈæns ʃˈɑːt fɹʌm ˌʌndɚnˈiːθ lˈɔŋ lˈæʃᵻz,  bˌʌt nˌɑːt fɔːɹ mˌiː.