text_original: " I know I can't ; but it's eccentric — to say the least of it," rejoined Mary, " for a young 150 THE 8T0RY OF A MODERN WOMAN. woman like you to want to make puddings at all." " 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.
text_transcription: I KNOW I CAN'T BUT IT'S ECCENTRIC TO SAY THE LEAST OF IT REJOINED MARY FOR YOU EVEN LIKE YOU TO WANT TO MAKE PUDDINGS AT ALL 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
phonemes: " aɪ nˈoʊ aɪ kˈænt ; bˌʌt ɪts ɛksˈɛntɹɪk — tə sˈeɪ ðə lˈiːst ʌv ɪt," ɹᵻdʒˈɔɪnd mˈɛɹi, " fɚɹə jˈʌŋ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ðɪ ˈeɪt tˈiː zˈiəɹoʊ ɹˈaɪ əvə mˈɑːdɚn wˈʊmən. wˈʊmən lˈaɪk juː tə wˈɔnt tə mˌeɪk pˈʊdɪŋz æɾ ˈɔːl." " 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.