text_original: But, to his amazement, before he got a couple of words out, the door was banged to, in his face, and he was informed through the large keyhole— "The lady is not—I mean—she _is_ at home, but she is engaged; she is—er—she is entertaining friends and can't see anyone."
text_transcription: BUT TO HIS AMAZEMENT BEFORE HE GOT A COUPLE OF WORDS OUT THE DOOR WAS BANGED TO IN HIS FACE AND HE WAS INFORMED THROUGH THE LARGE KEY HOLE THE LADY IS NOT I MEAN SHE IS AT HOME BUT SHE IS ENGAGED SHE IS ER ENTERTAINING FRIENDS AND CAN'T SEE ANY ONE
phonemes: bˌʌt, tə hɪz ɐmˈeɪzmənt, bᵻfˌɔːɹ hiː ɡɑːt ɐ kˈʌpəl ʌv wˈɜːdz ˈaʊt, ðə dˈɔːɹ wʌz bˈæŋɡd tuː, ɪn hɪz fˈeɪs, ænd hiː wʌz ɪnfˈɔːɹmd θɹuː ðə lˈɑːɹdʒ kˈiːhoʊl— "ðə lˈeɪdi ɪz nˈɑːt—aɪ mˈiːn—ʃiː ɪz æt hˈoʊm, bˌʌt ʃiː ɪz ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd; ʃiː ɪz—ˈɜː—ʃiː ɪz ˌɛntɚtˈeɪnɪŋ fɹˈɛndz ænd kˈænt sˈiː ˈɛnɪwˌʌn."