text_original: Nick was delighted, but he had not dragged me twice the length of the esplanade ere his eye was caught by a young lady in pink who sauntered between an elderly gentleman in black silk and a young man more gayly dressed.
text_transcription: NICK WAS DELIGHTED BUT HE HAD NOT DRAGGED ME TWICE THE LENGTH OF THE ESPLANADE ERE HIS EYE WAS CAUGHT BY A YOUNG LADY IN PINK WHO SAUNTERED BETWEEN AN ELDERLY GENTLEMAN IN BLACK SILK AND A YOUNG MAN MORE GAILY DRESSED
phonemes: nˈɪk wʌz dᵻlˈaɪɾᵻd, bˌʌt hiː hæd nˌɑːt dɹˈæɡd mˌiː twˈaɪs ðə lˈɛŋθ ʌvðɪ ˈɛsplɐnˌeɪd ˈɛɹ hɪz ˈaɪ wʌz kˈɔːt baɪ ɐ jˈʌŋ lˈeɪdi ɪn pˈɪŋk hˌuː sˈɔːntɚd bᵻtwˌiːn ɐn ˈɛldɚli dʒˈɛntəlmən ɪn blˈæk sˈɪlk ænd ɐ jˈʌŋ mˈæn mˈɔːɹ ɡˈeɪli dɹˈɛst.