text_original: Almost it would have been better   A servant interrupted her. "Missy, heah's a gennelman to see yo'," announced the Negro girl. Allie looked. She thought she saw a tall, buckskin clad man carrying a heavy pack. Was she dreaming or had she lost her mind?
text_transcription: ALMOST IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER A SERVANT INTERRUPTED HER MISSY HERE'S A GEM TO SEE YOU ANNOUNCED THE NEGRO GIRL ALI LOOKED SHE THOUGHT SHE SAW A TALL BUCKSKIN CLAD MAN CARRYING A HEAVY HAT WAS SHE DREAMING OR HAD SHE LOST HER MIND
phonemes: ˈɔːlmoʊst ɪt wʊdhɐv bˌɪn bˈɛɾɚɹ ɐ sˈɜːvənt ˌɪntɚɹˈʌptᵻd hɜː. "mˈɪsi, hˈiːz ɐ dʒˈɛnɛlmən tə sˈiː jˈoʊ," ɐnˈaʊnst ðə nˈiːɡɹoʊ ɡˈɜːl. ˈæli lˈʊkt. ʃiː θˈɔːt ʃiː sˈɔː ɐ tˈɔːl, bˈʌkskɪn klˈæd mˈæn kˈæɹiɪŋ ɐ hˈɛvi pˈæk. wʌz ʃiː dɹˈiːmɪŋ ɔːɹ hæd ʃiː lˈɔst hɜː mˈaɪnd?