text_original: He saw that almost all the diners hid themselves behind great wedges of orange  coloured melon at an early stage of the banquet, and generally wound up with a small white washing basin of lobster salad, the preparation of which was a matter of slow and solemn care and thought.
text_transcription: HE SAW THAT ALMOST ALL THE DINERS HID THEMSELVES BEHIND GREAT WEDGES OF ORANGE COLORED MELON AT AN EARLY STAGE OF THE BANQUET AND GENERALLY WOUND UP WITH A SMALL WHITE WASHING BASIN OF LOBSTER SALAD THE PREPARATION OF WHICH WAS A MATTER OF SLOW AND SOLEMN CARE AND THOUGHT
phonemes: hiː sˈɔː ðæt ˈɔːlmoʊst ˈɔːl ðə dˈaɪnɚz hˈɪd ðɛmsˈɛlvz bᵻhˌaɪnd ɡɹˈeɪt wˈɛdʒᵻz ʌv ˈɔɹɪndʒ kˈʌlɚd mˈɛlən æɾ ɐn ˈɜːli stˈeɪdʒ ʌvðə bˈæŋkwɪt, ænd dʒˈɛnɚɹəli wˌaʊnd ˈʌp wɪð ɐ smˈɔːl wˈaɪt wˈɑːʃɪŋ bˈeɪsən ʌv lˈɑːbstɚ sˈæləd, ðə pɹˌɛpɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌvwˈɪtʃ wʌzɐ mˈæɾɚɹ ʌv slˈoʊ ænd sˈɑːləm kˈɛɹ ænd θˈɔːt.