text_original: The airship men were extremely hospitable, and I made several visits to the station. On the day of which I am about to write I was taken for an exhaustive tour of the premises, beginning with the hangar and ending with tea. Not that it really ended with tea. Tea was rather a beginning, leading to all sorts of unexpected and surprising things.
text_transcription: THE AIRSHIP MEN WERE EXTREMELY HOSPITABLE AND I MADE SEVERAL VISITS TO THE STATION ON THE DAY OF WHICH I AM ABOUT TO WRITE I WAS TAKEN FOR AN EXHAUSTIVE TOUR OF THE PREMISES BEGINNING WITH THE HANGER AND ENDING WITH TEA NOT THAT IT REALLY ENDED WITH TEA T WAS RATHER A BEGINNING LEADING TO ALL SORTS OF UNEXPECTED AND SURPRISING THINGS
phonemes: ðɪ ˈɛɹʃɪp mˈɛn wɜːɹ ɛkstɹˈiːmli hɑːspˈɪɾəbəl, ænd aɪ mˌeɪd sˈɛvɹəl vˈɪzɪts tə ðə stˈeɪʃən. ɔnðə dˈeɪ ʌvwˈɪtʃ aɪɐm ɐbˌaʊt tə ɹˈaɪt aɪ wʌz tˈeɪkən fɚɹən ɛɡzˈɔːstɪv tˈʊɹ ʌvðə pɹˈɛmɪsᵻz, bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ wɪððə hˈæŋɡɚ ænd ˈɛndɪŋ wɪð tˈiː. nˌɑːt ðˌɐɾɪt ɹˈiəli ˈɛndᵻd wɪð tˈiː. tˈiː wʌz ɹˈæðɚɹ ɐ bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ, lˈiːdɪŋ tʊ ˈɔːl sˈɔːɹts ʌv ˌʌnɛkspˈɛktᵻd ænd sɚpɹˈaɪzɪŋ θˈɪŋz.