text_original: She sang, too, in a rich contralto, which promised to be powerful and beautiful by and by ; and she practised the ballads in the old operas which the Signora kept, neatly bound, but yellow with age, in her feeble music stand.
text_transcription: SHE SANG TOO IN A RICH CONTRALTO WHICH PROMISED TO BE POWERFUL AND BEAUTIFUL BY AND BY AND SHE PRACTISED THE BALLADS IN THE OLD OPERAS WHICH THE SENORA KEPT NEATLY BOUND BUT YELLOW WITH AGE IN HER FEEBLE MUSIC STAND
phonemes: ʃiː sˈæŋ, tˈuː, ɪn ɐ ɹˈɪtʃ kəntɹˈæltoʊ, wˌɪtʃ pɹˈɑːmɪst təbi pˈaʊɚfəl ænd bjˈuːɾifəl baɪ ænd bˈaɪ ; ænd ʃiː pɹˈæktɪst ðə bˈælədz ɪnðɪ ˈoʊld ˈɑːpɚɹəz wˌɪtʃ ðə sɪnjˈɔːɹə kˈɛpt, nˈiːtli bˈaʊnd, bˌʌt jˈɛloʊ wɪð ˈeɪdʒ, ɪn hɜː fˈiːbəl mjˈuːzɪk stˈænd.