text_original: But the matter was not quite as much of a joke as they thought. For so long they had been accustomed to a pantry stocked with bottles and tins and stores of all descriptions (and Virginia once remarked that to read the labels alone—if you had lost the tin opener—was quite as good as a seven course meal at a fashionable restaurant), that they forgot things were not like that now!
text_transcription: BUT THE MATTER WAS NOT QUITE AS MUCH OF A JOKE AS THEY THOUGHT FOR SO LONG THEY HAD BEEN ACCUSTOMED TO A PANTRY STOCKED WITH BOTTLES AND TINS AND STORES OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS AND VIRGINIA ONCE REMARKED THAT TO READ THE LABELS ALONE IF YOU HAD LOST THE TINOVNA WAS QUITE AS GOOD AS A SEVEN COURSE MEAL AT A FASHIONABLE RESTAURANT THAT THEY FORGOT THINGS WERE NOT LIKE THAT NOW
phonemes: bˌʌt ðə mˈæɾɚ wʌz nˌɑːt kwˈaɪt æz mˈʌtʃ əvə dʒˈoʊk æz ðeɪ θˈɔːt. fɔːɹ sˌoʊ lˈɔŋ ðeɪ hɐdbɪn ɐkˈʌstəmd tʊ ɐ pˈæntɹi stˈɑːkt wɪð bˈɑːɾəlz ænd tˈɪnz ænd stˈɔːɹz ʌv ˈɔːl dᵻskɹˈɪpʃənz (ænd vɜːdʒˈɪniə wˈʌns ɹᵻmˈɑːɹkt ðæt tə ɹˈiːd ðə lˈeɪbəlz ɐlˈoʊn—ɪf juː hæd lˈɔst ðə tˈɪn ˈoʊpənɚ—wʌz kwˈaɪt æz ɡˈʊd æz ɐ sˈɛvən kˈɔːɹs mˈiːl æɾə fˈæʃənəbəl ɹˈɛstɹɑːnt), ðæt ðeɪ fɚɡˈɑːt θˈɪŋz wɜː nˌɑːt lˈaɪk ðæt nˈaʊ!