text_original: He was bending over the table with frowning brow, meditat  ing a difficult stroke, as the two girls came softly in through the wide doorway — two tall slim figures in white gowns, with a back  ground of flowers and palms showing dimly behind them, and beyond the foliage and flowers, the glimmer of a marble balustrade.
text_transcription: HE WAS BENDING OVER THE TABLE WITH FROWNING BROW MEDITATING A DIFFICULT STROKE AS THE TWO GIRLS CAME SOFTLY IN THROUGH THE WIDE DOORWAY TWO TALL SLIM FIGURES IN WHITE GOWNS WITH A BACKGROUND OF FLOWERS AND PALMS SHOWING DIMLY BEHIND THEM AND BEYOND THE FOLIAGE AND FLOWERS THE GLIMMER OF A MARBLE BALUSTRADE
phonemes: hiː wʌz bˈɛndɪŋ ˌoʊvɚ ðə tˈeɪbəl wɪð fɹˈaʊnɪŋ bɹˈaʊ, mˈɛdɪtˌæt ˈɪŋ ɐ dˈɪfɪkəlt stɹˈoʊk, æz ðə tˈuː ɡˈɜːlz kˈeɪm sˈɔftli ɪn θɹuː ðə wˈaɪd dˈɔːɹweɪ — tˈuː tˈɔːl slˈɪm fˈɪɡjɚz ɪn wˈaɪt ɡˈaʊnz, wɪð ɐ bˈæk ɡɹˈaʊnd ʌv flˈaʊɚz ænd pˈɑːmz ʃˈoʊɪŋ dˈɪmli bᵻhˈaɪnd ðˌɛm, ænd bᵻjˌɔnd ðə fˈoʊlɪɪdʒ ænd flˈaʊɚz, ðə ɡlˈɪmɚɹ əvə mˈɑːɹbəl bˈæləstɹˌeɪd.