text_original: The chances were that by the time you had got the umbrella open, the shower had ceased and the sun was shining; and as it was just as difficult to close it, you probably gave up, and resigned yourself to looking eccentric.
text_transcription: THE CHANCES WERE THAT BY THE TIME YOU HAD GOT THE UMBRELLA OPEN THE SHOWER HAD CEASED AND THE SUN WAS SHINING AND AS IT WAS JUST AS DIFFICULT TO CLOSE IT YOU PROBABLY GAVE UP AND RESIGNED YOURSELF TO LOOKING ECCENTRIC
phonemes: ðə tʃˈænsᵻz wɜː ðæt baɪ ðə tˈaɪm juː hæd ɡɑːt ðɪ ʌmbɹˈɛlə ˈoʊpən, ðə ʃˈaʊɚ hæd sˈiːst ænd ðə sˈʌn wʌz ʃˈaɪnɪŋ; ænd æz ɪt wʌz dʒˈʌst æz dˈɪfɪkəlt tə klˈoʊz ɪt, juː pɹˈɑːbəbli ɡˈeɪv ˈʌp, ænd ɹɪzˈaɪnd jɔːɹsˈɛlf tə lˈʊkɪŋ ɛksˈɛntɹɪk.