text_original: . . . Oh, yes, I met her; in fact she persuaded me to address a drawing room meeting at her house; she got it up on purpose, hearing I was in the district. I could ill afford to spare the time from my book; but she wrote and made _such_ a point of it, that I could hardly refuse without seeming rude.
text_transcription: OH YES I MET HER IN FACT SHE PERSUADED ME TO ADDRESS A DRAWING ROOM MEETING AT OUR HOUSE SHE GOT IT UP ON PURPOSE HEARING I WAS IN THE DISTRICT I COULD ILL AFFORD TO SPARE THE TIME FOR MY BOOK BUT SHE WROTE HAD MADE SUCH A POINT OF IT THAT I COULD HARDLY REFUSE WITHOUT SEEMING RUDE
phonemes: . . . ˈoʊ, jˈɛs, aɪ mˈɛt hɜː; ɪn fˈækt ʃiː pɚswˈeɪdᵻd mˌiː tʊ ɐdɹˈɛs ɐ dɹˈɔːɪŋ ɹˈuːm mˈiːɾɪŋ æt hɜː hˈaʊs; ʃiː ɡɑːt ɪɾ ˌʌp ˌɔn pˈɜːpəs, hˈɪɹɪŋ aɪ wʌz ɪnðə dˈɪstɹɪkt. aɪ kʊd ˈɪl ɐfˈɔːɹd tə spˈɛɹ ðə tˈaɪm fɹʌm maɪ bˈʊk; bˌʌt ʃiː ɹˈoʊt ænd mˌeɪd sˈʌtʃ ɐ pˈɔɪnt ʌv ɪt, ðæt aɪ kʊd hˈɑːɹdli ɹᵻfjˈuːz wɪðˌaʊt sˈiːmɪŋ ɹˈuːd.