text_original: When, in sheer exasperation, I asked them how long they were going to leave things like that, and the house without a drop of water, the foreman replied, politely but non committally, that he couldn't exactly say, but the Boss was coming round to see me shortly.
text_transcription: WHEN IN SHEER EXASPERATION I ASKED THEM HOW LONG THEY WERE GOING TO LEAVE THINGS LIKE THAT AND THE HOUSE WITHOUT A DROP OF WATER THE FOREBURN REPLIED POLITELY BUT NON COMMITTALLY THAT HE COULDN'T EXACTLY SAY BUT THE BOSS WAS COMING ROUND TO SEE ME SHORTLY
phonemes: wˌɛn, ɪn ʃˈɪɹ ɛɡzˌæspɚɹˈeɪʃən, aɪ ˈæskt ðˌɛm hˌaʊ lˈɔŋ ðeɪ wɜː ɡˌoʊɪŋ tə lˈiːv θˈɪŋz lˈaɪk ðˈæt, ænd ðə hˈaʊs wɪðˌaʊt ɐ dɹˈɑːp ʌv wˈɔːɾɚ, ðə fˈɔːɹmən ɹᵻplˈaɪd, pəlˈaɪtli bˌʌt nˈɑːn kəmˈɪɾəli, ðæt hiː kˌʊdənt ɛɡzˈæktli sˈeɪ, bˌʌt ðə bˈɔs wʌz kˈʌmɪŋ ɹˈaʊnd tə sˈiː mˌiː ʃˈɔːɹtli.