text_original: It was the season of American tour  ists, doing Stratford and its environs, guide book in hand, and crowding in to The Red Horse parlour, after luncheon, to see the veritable chair in which Washington Irving used to sit.
text_transcription: IT WAS THE SEASON OF AMERICAN TOURISTS DOING STRATFORD AND ITS ENVIRONS GUIDE BOOK IN HAND AND CROWDING IN TO THE RED HORSE PARLOUR AFTER LUNCHEON TO SEE THE VERITABLE CHAIR IN WHICH WASHINGTON IRVINE USED TO SIT
phonemes: ɪt wʌzðə sˈiːzən ʌv ɐmˈɛɹɪkən tˈʊɹ ˈɪsts, dˌuːɪŋ stɹˈætfɚd ænd ɪts ɛnvˈaɪɹənz, ɡˈaɪd bˈʊk ɪn hˈænd, ænd kɹˈaʊdɪŋ ɪn tə ðə ɹˈɛd hˈɔːɹs pˈɑːɹlɚ, ˈæftɚ lˈʌntʃən, tə sˈiː ðə vˈɛɹɪɾəbəl tʃˈɛɹ ɪnwˌɪtʃ wˈɑːʃɪŋtən ˈɜːvɪŋ jˈuːzd tə sˈɪt.