text_original: " I suppose it is an affectation," said Alison candidly, fastening her velvet strings firmly with a diamond scorpion, " but it's so much more amusing than going to balls. Oh, those old club hacks who go out to exercise their livers, and the boys who dance till they stream with perspiration, because they want to make acquaintances — in society."
text_transcription: I SUPPOSE IT ISN'T AFFECTATION SAID ALISON CANDIDLY FASTENING HER VELVET STRINGS FIRMLY WITH A DIAMOND SCORPION BUT IT'S SO MUCH MORE ASSUMING THAN GOING TO BALLS OH THOSE OLD CLUB HACKS WE GO OUT TO EXERCISE THEIR LIVERS AND THE BOYS WHO DANCE TILL THEY STREAM WITH PERSPIRATION BECAUSE THEY WANT TO MAKE ACQUAINTANCES IN SOCIETY
phonemes: " aɪ səpˈoʊz ɪɾ ɪz ɐn ɐfɪktˈeɪʃən," sˈɛd ˈælɪsən kˈændɪdli, fˈæsənɪŋ hɜː vˈɛlvɪt stɹˈɪŋz fˈɜːmli wɪð ɐ dˈaɪəmənd skˈɔːɹpiən, " bˌʌt ɪts sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ mˈɔːɹ ɐmjˈuːzɪŋ ðɐn ɡˌoʊɪŋ tə bˈɔːlz. ˈoʊ, ðoʊz ˈoʊld klˈʌb hˈæks hˌuː ɡˌoʊ ˈaʊt tʊ ˈɛksɚsˌaɪz ðɛɹ lˈɪvɚz, ænd ðə bˈɔɪz hˌuː dˈæns tˈɪl ðeɪ stɹˈiːm wɪð pɚspɚɹˈeɪʃən, bɪkˈʌz ðeɪ wˈɔnt tə mˌeɪk ɐkwˈeɪntənsᵻz — ɪn səsˈaɪəɾi."