text_original: When the guests arose, I struck up my ragtime transcription of Mendelssohn's "Wedding March," playing it with terrific chromatic octave runs in the bass. This raised everybody's spirits to the highest point of gaiety, and the whole company involuntarily and unconsciously did an impromptu cake walk.
text_transcription: WHEN THE GUESTS AROSE I STRUCK UP MY RAG TIME TRANSCRIPTION OF MENDELSSOHN'S WEDDING MARCH PLAYING IT WITH TERRIFIC CHROMATIC ACTIVE RUNS IN THE BASS THIS RAISED EVERYBODY'S SPIRITS TO THE HIGHEST POINT OF GAYETY AND THE WHOLE COMPANY INVOLUNTARILY AND UNCONSCIOUSLY DID AN IMPROMPTU CAKE WALK
phonemes: wˌɛn ðə ɡˈɛsts ɚɹˈoʊz, aɪ stɹˈʌk ˌʌp maɪ ɹˈæɡtaɪm tɹænskɹˈɪpʃən ʌv mˈɛndɪlsˌoʊnz "wˈɛdɪŋ mˈɑːɹtʃ," plˈeɪɪŋ ɪt wɪð tɚɹˈɪfɪk kɹoʊmˈæɾɪk ˈɑːktɪv ɹˈʌnz ɪnðə bˈeɪs. ðɪs ɹˈeɪzd ˈɛvɹɪbˌɑːdiz spˈɪɹɪts tə ðə hˈaɪɪst pˈɔɪnt ʌv ɡˈeɪəɾi, ænd ðə hˈoʊl kˈʌmpəni ɪnvˌɑːləntˈɛɹᵻli ænd ʌŋkˈɑːnʃəsli dˈɪd ɐn ɪmpɹˈɑːmptuː kˈeɪk wˈɔːk.