text_original: The dinner went off merrily. It was a capital dinner in a good old English style, ponderous but excellent. There were none of those refinements which distinguished the board over which Mrs. Ferrers presided. The attempts at elegance smacked of a banished era.
text_transcription: THE DINNER WENT OFF MERRILY IT WAS A CAPITAL DINNER IN A GOOD OLD ENGLISH STYLE PONDEROUS BUT EXCELLENT THERE WERE NONE OF THOSE REFINEMENTS WHICH DISTINGUISHED THE BOARD OVER WHICH MISSUS FERRARS PRESIDED THE ATTEMPTS AT ELEGANCE SMACKED OF A BANISHED ERA
phonemes: ðə dˈɪnɚ wɛnt ˈɔf mˈɛɹili. ɪt wʌzɐ kˈæpɪɾəl dˈɪnɚɹ ɪn ɐ ɡˈʊd ˈoʊld ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ stˈaɪl, pˈɑːndɚɹəs bˌʌt ˈɛksələnt. ðɛɹwˌɜː nˈʌn ʌv ðoʊz ɹᵻfˈaɪnmənts wˌɪtʃ dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃt ðə bˈɔːɹd ˌoʊvɚ wˌɪtʃ mˈɪsɪz. fˈɜːɹɚz pɹɪsˈaɪdᵻd. ðɪ ɐtˈɛmpts æɾ ˈɛlɪɡəns smˈækt əvə bˈænɪʃt ˈiəɹə.