text_original: Mary lighted the copper lamp now, and placed the pink shade over it. How pretty the flowers looked! Only the roses at her belt were faded. She went into the next room and pinned in a fresh bunch. A quarter to ten! He would hardly come now; he always had a nice eye to the THE WOMAN WAITS. 159 proprieties. But his cab might have broken down ; he might have been detained at the club. The march up and down the room continued. Mary never knew how much she walked that night. The long, empty hours seemed interminable.
text_transcription: MARY LIGHTED THE COPPER LAMP NOW AND PLACED THE PINK SHADE OVER IT HOW PRETTY THE FLOWERS LOOKED ONLY THE ROSES AT HER BELT WERE FADED GOING TO THE NEXT ROOM SHE PINNED IN A FRESH BUNCH A QUARTER TO TEN HE WOULD HARDLY COME NOW HE ALWAYS HAD A NICE EYE TO THE PROPRIETIES BUT HIS CAP MIGHT HAVE BROKEN DOWN HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN DETAINED AT THE CLUB THE MARCH UP AND DOWN THE ROOMS CONTINUED MARY NEVER KNEW HOW MUCH SHE WALKED THAT NIGHT THE LONG EMPTY HOURS SEEMED INTERMINABLE
phonemes: mˈɛɹi lˈaɪɾᵻd ðə kˈɑːpɚ lˈæmp nˈaʊ, ænd plˈeɪst ðə pˈɪŋk ʃˈeɪd ˈoʊvɚɹ ɪt. hˌaʊ pɹˈɪɾi ðə flˈaʊɚz lˈʊkt! ˈoʊnli ðə ɹˈoʊzᵻz æt hɜː bˈɛlt wɜː fˈeɪdᵻd. ʃiː wɛnt ˌɪntʊ ðə nˈɛkst ɹˈuːm ænd pˈɪnd ɪn ɐ fɹˈɛʃ bˈʌntʃ. ɐ kwˈɔːɹɾɚ tə tˈɛn! hiː wʊd hˈɑːɹdli kˈʌm nˈaʊ; hiː ˈɔːlweɪz hæd ɐ nˈaɪs ˈaɪ tə ðə ðə wˈʊmən wˈeɪts. wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn pɹəpɹˈaɪəɾɪz. bˌʌt hɪz kˈæb mˌaɪthɐv bɹˈoʊkən dˈaʊn ; hiː mˌaɪthɐv bˌɪn dɪtˈeɪnd æt ðə klˈʌb. ðə mˈɑːɹtʃ ˌʌp ænd dˌaʊn ðə ɹˈuːm kəntˈɪnjuːd. mˈɛɹi nˈɛvɚ nˈuː hˌaʊ mˈʌtʃ ʃiː wˈɔːkt ðæt nˈaɪt. ðə lˈɔŋ, ˈɛmpti ˈaʊɚz sˈiːmd ɪntˈɜːmɪnəbəl.