text_original: "Who for?" asked Bert. "For myself," said little old Mr. Crooker, with a smile. Bert stared, perfectly aghast at the situation. This, then, was the man whom he had invited to dinner, and treated so patronizingly the preceding Thursday!
text_transcription: WHO FOR ASKED BERT FOR MYSELF SAID LITTLE OLD MISTER CROAKER WITH A SMILE BERT STARED PERFECTLY AGHAST AT THE SITUATION THIS THEN WAS THE MAN WHOM HE HAD INVITED TO DINNER AND TREATED SO PATRONIZINGLY THE PRECEDING THURSDAY
phonemes: "hˈuː fɔːɹ?" ˈæskt bˈɜːt. "fɔːɹ maɪsˈɛlf," sˈɛd lˈɪɾəl ˈoʊld mˈɪstɚ. kɹˈʊkɚ, wɪð ɐ smˈaɪl. bˈɜːt stˈɛɹd, pˈɜːfɛktli ɐɡˈæst æt ðə sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən. ðˈɪs, ðˈɛn, wʌzðə mˈæn hˈuːm hiː hæd ɪnvˈaɪɾᵻd tə dˈɪnɚ, ænd tɹˈiːɾᵻd sˌoʊ pˈætɹənˌaɪzɪŋli ðə pɹɪsˈiːdɪŋ θˈɜːzdeɪ!