text_original: but there was a scarcity at the moment; they could let me have a tin of golden syrup, however, or, they had a fair stock of candles. So we removed cheese from our upstairs dietary, consoling ourselves with the thought that, at best, it was only half a course.
text_transcription: BUT THERE WAS A SCARCITY AT THE MOMENT THEY COULD LET ME HAVE A TIN OF GOLDEN SYRUP HOWEVER OR THEY HAD A FAIR STOCK OF CANDLES SO WE REMOVED CHEESE FROM OUR UPSTAIRS DIETRY CONSOLING OURSELVES WITH THE THOUGHT THAT AT BEST IT WAS ONLY HALF A COURSE
phonemes: bˌʌt ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ skˈɛɹsᵻɾi æt ðə mˈoʊmənt; ðeɪ kʊd lˈɛt mˌiː hæv ɐ tˈɪn ʌv ɡˈoʊldən sˈɪɹʌp, haʊˈɛvɚ, ɔːɹ, ðeɪ hæd ɐ fˈɛɹ stˈɑːk ʌv kˈændəlz. sˌoʊ wiː ɹᵻmˈuːvd tʃˈiːz fɹʌm ˌaʊɚɹ ʌpstˈɛɹz dˈaɪətɚɹi, kənsˈoʊlɪŋ aʊɚsˈɛlvz wɪððə θˈɔːt ðˈæt, æt bˈɛst, ɪt wʌz ˈoʊnli hˈæf ɐ kˈɔːɹs.