text_original: Oh, what a tragic grunting and eager  ness! You can just think of it — they worship that pain  ful and superfluous contrast, which Richard Wagner in his latter days undoubtedly wished to set to music, and to place on the stage!
text_transcription: OH WHAT A TRAGIC GRUNTING AND EAGERNESS YOU CAN JUST THINK OF IT THEY WORSHIP THAT PAINFUL AND SUPERFLUOUS CONTRAST WHICH RICHARD WAGNER IN HIS LATTER DAYS UNDOUBTEDLY WISHED TO SET TO MUSIC AND TO PLACE ON THE STAGE
phonemes: ˈoʊ, wˌʌt ɐ tɹˈædʒɪk ɡɹˈʌntɪŋ ænd ˈiːɡɚ nˈɛs! juː kæn dʒˈʌst θˈɪŋk ʌv ɪt — ðeɪ wˈɜːʃɪp ðæt pˈeɪn fˈʌl ænd suːpˈɜːfluːəs kˈɑːntɹæst, wˌɪtʃ ɹˈɪtʃɚd wˈæɡnɚɹ ɪn hɪz lˈæɾɚ dˈeɪz ʌndˈaʊɾᵻdli wˈɪʃt tə sˈɛt tə mjˈuːzɪk, ænd tə plˈeɪs ɔnðə stˈeɪdʒ!