text_original: As there proved to be nothing at all on the mutton bone, we decided to reckon it a meatless day, and we sat down to a lunch of bread and cheese and coffee—each reading a cookery book the while. The Food Authorities surely couldn't object to _that_!—and you've no idea what a fillip it gives to a war meal, if you've never tried it. Collecting cookery books, ancient and modern, being one of my hobbies, there was a fine assortment to choose from.
text_transcription: AS THERE PROVED TO BE NOTHING AT ALL ON THE MUTTON BONE WE DECIDED TO RECKON IT A MEETLESS DAY AND WE SAT DOWN TO A LUNCH OF BREAD AND CHEESE AND COFFEE EACH READING A COOKERY BOOK THE WHILE THE FOOD AUTHORITIES SURELY COULDN'T OBJECT TO THAT AND YOU'VE NO IDEA WHAT A FILLIP IT GIVES TO A WAR MEAL IF YOU'VE NEVER TRIED IT COLLECTING COOKERY BOOKS ANCIENT AND MODERN BEING ONE OF MY HOBBIES THERE WAS A FINE ASSORTMENT TO CHOOSE FROM
phonemes: æz ðɛɹ pɹˈuːvd təbi nˈʌθɪŋ æɾ ˈɔːl ɔnðə mˈʌʔn̩ bˈoʊn, wiː dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd tə ɹˈɛkən ɪɾ ɐ mˈiːtləs dˈeɪ, ænd wiː sˈæt dˌaʊn tʊ ɐ lˈʌntʃ ʌv bɹˈɛd ænd tʃˈiːz ænd kˈɔfi—ˈiːtʃ ɹˈiːdɪŋ ɐ kˈʊkɚɹi bˈʊk ðə wˈaɪl. ðə fˈuːd ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾiz ʃˈʊɹli kˌʊdənt ɑːbdʒˈɛkt tə ðˈæt!—ænd juːv nˈoʊ aɪdˈiə wʌt ɐ fˈɪlɪp ɪt ɡˈɪvz tʊ ɐ wˈɔːɹ mˈiːl, ɪf juːv nˈɛvɚ tɹˈaɪd ɪt. kəlˈɛktɪŋ kˈʊkɚɹi bˈʊks, ˈeɪntʃənt ænd mˈɑːdɚn, bˌiːɪŋ wˈʌn ʌv maɪ hˈɑːbɪz, ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ fˈaɪn ɐsˈɔːɹtmənt tə tʃˈuːz fɹʌm.