text_original: He sat down at the piano and played, without being asked, and sang a little song in English in graceful but unobtrusive compliment to the hostess.
text_transcription: HE SAT DOWN AT THE PIANO AND PLAYED WITHOUT BEING ASKED AND SANG A LITTLE SONG IN ENGLISH IN GRACEFUL BUT UNOBSTRUSIVE COMPLIMENT TO THE HOSTESS
phonemes: hiː sˈæt dˌaʊn æt ðə piˈænoʊ ænd plˈeɪd, wɪðˌaʊt bˌiːɪŋ ˈæskt, ænd sˈæŋ ɐ lˈɪɾəl sˈɔŋ ɪn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ɪn ɡɹˈeɪsfəl bˌʌt ʌnəbtɹˈuːsɪv kˈɑːmplɪmənt tə ðə hˈoʊstɛs.