text_original: What could have been more complimentary to college striplings? And then, as usual, he looked helplessly about for Ellen Terry, and having located her, held out his hand toward her and led her to the front to receive the homage.
text_transcription: WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN MORE COMPLIMENTARY TO COLLEGE STRIPLINGS AND THEN AS USUAL HE LOOKED HELPLESSLY ABOUT FOR ELLEN TERRY AND HAVING LOCATED HER HELD OUT HIS HAND TOWARDS HER AND LED HER TO THE FRONT TO RECEIVE THE HOMAGE
phonemes: wˌʌt kˌʊdɐv bˌɪn mˈɔːɹ kˌɑːmplɪmˈɛntɚɹi tə kˈɑːlɪdʒ stɹˈɪplɪŋz? ænd ðˈɛn, æz jˈuːʒuːəl, hiː lˈʊkt hˈɛlpləsli ɐbˌaʊt fɔːɹ ˈɛlən tˈɛɹi, ænd hˌævɪŋ loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd hɜː, hˈɛld ˈaʊt hɪz hˈænd təwˈɔːɹd hɜː ænd lˈɛd hɜː tə ðə fɹˈʌnt tə ɹᵻsˈiːv ðə hˈɑːmɪdʒ.