text_original: It was an extravagance which she would not have permitted herself, but then " Jimmie ! " she called out, as she stood at the looking glass, her hands trembling as she tried to fasten the over blown roses at her waist, while one by one the petals fell away and left a bare stalk. " Yes, dearest."
text_transcription: IT WAS AN EXTRAVAGANCE WHICH SHE WOULD NOT HAVE PERMITTED HERSELF BUT THEN JIMMY SHE CALLED OUT AS SHE STOOD AT THE LOOKING GLASS HER HANDS TREMBLING AS SHE TRIED TO FASTEN THE OVERBLOWN ROSES AT HER WAIST WHILE BUT ONE BY ONE THE PETALS FELL AWAY AND LEFT A BARE STOCK YES DEAREST
phonemes: ɪt wʌz ɐn ɛkstɹˈævəɡəns wˌɪtʃ ʃiː wʊd nˌɑːɾɐv pɚmˈɪɾᵻd hɜːsˈɛlf, bˌʌt ðˈɛn " dʒˈɪmi ! " ʃiː kˈɔːld ˈaʊt, æz ʃiː stˈʊd æt ðə lˈʊkɪŋ ɡlˈæs, hɜː hˈændz tɹˈɛmblɪŋ æz ʃiː tɹˈaɪd tə fˈæsən ðɪ ˌoʊvɚ blˈoʊn ɹˈoʊzᵻz æt hɜː wˈeɪst, wˌaɪl wˈʌn baɪ wˈʌn ðə pˈɛɾəlz fˈɛl ɐwˈeɪ ænd lˈɛft ɐ bˈɛɹ stˈɔːk. " jˈɛs, dˈɪɹɪst."