text_original: When dinner was served, the piano was moved and the door left open, so that the company might hear the music while eating. At a word from the host I struck up one of my liveliest ragtime pieces. The effect was surprising, perhaps even to the host; the ragtime music came very near spoiling the party so far as eating the dinner was concerned.
text_transcription: WHEN DINNER WAS SERVED THE PIANO WAS MOVED AND THE DOOR LEFT OPEN SO THAT THE COMPANY MIGHT HEAR THE MUSIC WHILE EATING AT A WORD FROM THE HOST I STRUCK UP ONE OF MY LIVELIEST RAG TIME PIECES THE EFFECT WAS SURPRISING EVEN TO THE HOST THE RAG TIME MUSIC CAME VERY NEAR SPOILING THE PARTY SO FAR AS EATING THE DINNER WAS CONCERNED
phonemes: wˌɛn dˈɪnɚ wʌz sˈɜːvd, ðə piˈænoʊ wʌz mˈuːvd ænd ðə dˈɔːɹ lˈɛft ˈoʊpən, sˌoʊ ðætðə kˈʌmpəni mˌaɪt hˈɪɹ ðə mjˈuːzɪk wˌaɪl ˈiːɾɪŋ. æɾə wˈɜːd fɹʌmðə hˈoʊst aɪ stɹˈʌk ˌʌp wˈʌn ʌv maɪ lˈaɪvlɪɪst ɹˈæɡtaɪm pˈiːsᵻz. ðɪ ɪfˈɛkt wʌz sɚpɹˈaɪzɪŋ, pɚhˈæps ˈiːvən tə ðə hˈoʊst; ðə ɹˈæɡtaɪm mjˈuːzɪk kˈeɪm vˈɛɹi nˌɪɹ spˈɔɪlɪŋ ðə pˈɑːɹɾi sˈoʊ fˌɑːɹ æz ˈiːɾɪŋ ðə dˈɪnɚ wʌz kənsˈɜːnd.