text_original: I told her I had picked up a smattering of Italian, during a voyage up the Straits. At this explanation she shook her head, and observed that no smatterer could read as I had done.
text_transcription: I TOLD HER I HAD PICKED UP A SMATTERING OF ITALIAN DURING A VOYAGE UP THE STRAITS AT THIS EXPLANATION SHE SHOOK HER HEAD AND OBSERVED THAT NO SMATTERER COULD READ AS I HAD DONE
phonemes: aɪ tˈoʊld hɜːɹ aɪ hæd pˈɪkt ˌʌp ɐ smˈæɾɚɹɪŋ ʌv ɪtˈæliən, dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ɐ vˈɔɪɪdʒ ˌʌp ðə stɹˈeɪts. æt ðɪs ɛksplɐnˈeɪʃən ʃiː ʃˈʊk hɜː hˈɛd, ænd əbzˈɜːvd ðæt nˈoʊ smˈæɾɚɹɚ kʊd ɹˈiːd æz aɪ hæd dˈʌn.