text_original: Allie returned to her chair by the sideboard before she ventured to look up. Durade was playing cards with four men, three of whom were black garbed, after the manner of professional gamblers. The other player wore gray, and a hat of unusual shape, with wide, loose, cloth band.
text_transcription: ALI RETURNED TO HER CHAIR BY THE SIDEBOARD BEFORE SHE VENTURED TO LOOK UP DE RAID WAS PLAYING CARDS WITH FOUR MEN THREE OF WHOM WERE BLACKGARBED AFTER THE MANNER OF PROFESSIONAL GAMBLERS THE OTHER PLAYER WORE GRAVE AND A HAT OF UNUSUAL SHAPE WITH WIDE LOOSE CLOTH BAND
phonemes: ˈæli ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə hɜː tʃˈɛɹ baɪ ðə sˈaɪdbɔːɹd bᵻfˌɔːɹ ʃiː vˈɛntʃɚd tə lˈʊk ˈʌp. dˈʊɹɹeɪd wʌz plˈeɪɪŋ kˈɑːɹdz wɪð fˈɔːɹ mˈɛn, θɹˈiː ʌv hˈuːm wɜː blˈæk ɡˈɑːɹbd, ˈæftɚ ðə mˈænɚɹ ʌv pɹəfˈɛʃənəl ɡˈæmblɚz. ðɪ ˈʌðɚ plˈeɪɚ wˈɔːɹ ɡɹˈeɪ, ænd ɐ hˈæt ʌv ʌnjˈuːʒuːəl ʃˈeɪp, wɪð wˈaɪd, lˈuːs, klˈɔθ bˈænd.