text_original: The crickets chirped in the garden, the moon cast fantastic shadows from the pecan tree on the grass, while Nick, struggling with his French, talked to Madame Gratiot; and now and then their gay laughter made Monsieur Gratiot pause and smile as he talked to me of my errand.
text_transcription: THE CRICKETS CHIRPED IN THE GARDEN THE MOON CAST FANTASTIC SHADOWS FROM THE VICAN TREE ON THE GRASS WHILE NICK STRUGGLING WITH HIS FRENCH TALKED TO MADAME GRATIOT AND NOW AND THEN THEIR GAY LAUGHTER MADE MONSIEUR GRATIOT PAUSE AND SMILE AS HE TALKED TO ME OF MY ERRAND
phonemes: ðə kɹˈɪkɪts tʃˈɜːpt ɪnðə ɡˈɑːɹdən, ðə mˈuːn kˈæst fæntˈæstɪk ʃˈædoʊz fɹʌmðə pᵻkˈɑːn tɹˈiː ɔnðə ɡɹˈæs, wˌaɪl nˈɪk, stɹˈʌɡlɪŋ wɪð hɪz fɹˈɛntʃ, tˈɔːkt tə mˈædəm ɡɹˈæɾɪət; ænd nˈaʊ ænd ðˈɛn ðɛɹ ɡˈeɪ lˈæftɚ mˌeɪd məsjˈɜː ɡɹˈæɾɪət pˈɔːz ænd smˈaɪl æz hiː tˈɔːkt tə mˌiː ʌv maɪ ˈɛɹənd.