text_original: They smoked and conversed at ease, laughing at sallies, gossiping over what was a tragedy west of North Platte; and about them was an air of luxury, of power, of importance, and a singular grace that Neale felt rather than saw.
text_transcription: THEY SMOKED AND CONVERSED AT EASE LAUGHING AT SALLIES GOSSIPING OVER WHAT WAS A TRAGEDY WEST OF NORTH PLATT AND ABOUT THEM WAS AN AIR OF LUXURY OF POWER OF IMPORTANCE AND A SINGULAR GRACE THAT NEIL FELT RATHER THAN SAW
phonemes: ðeɪ smˈoʊkt ænd kənvˈɜːst æɾ ˈiːz, lˈæfɪŋ æt sˈæliz, ɡˈɑːsɪpɪŋ ˌoʊvɚ wʌt wʌzɐ tɹˈædʒədi wˈɛst ʌv nˈɔːɹθ plˈæt; ænd ɐbˌaʊt ðˌɛm wʌz ɐn ˈɛɹ ʌv lˈʌkʃɚɹi, ʌv pˈaʊɚ, ʌv ɪmpˈɔːɹtəns, ænd ɐ sˈɪŋɡjʊlɚ ɡɹˈeɪs ðæt nˈiːl fˈɛlt ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn sˈɔː.