text_original: For the time of the sailors' leave I cut the housework down to the minimum and arranged a week of cold dinners, Spartan like in their simplicity, for ourselves, so that "evenings out" could be taken as often as my household assistants pleased.
text_transcription: FOR THE TIME OF THE SAILOR'S LEAVE I CUT THE HOUSEWORK DOWN TO THE MINIMUM AND ARRANGED A WEEK OF COLD DINNERS SPARTAN LIKE IN THEIR SIMPLICITY FOR OURSELVES SO THAT EVENINGS OUT COULD BE TAKEN AS OFTEN AS MY HOUSEHOLD ASSISTANCE PLEASED
phonemes: fɚðə tˈaɪm ʌvðə sˈeɪlɚz lˈiːv aɪ kˈʌt ðə hˈaʊswɜːk dˌaʊn tə ðə mˈɪnɪməm ænd ɚɹˈeɪndʒd ɐ wˈiːk ʌv kˈoʊld dˈɪnɚz, spˈɑːɹtən lˈaɪk ɪn ðɛɹ sɪmplˈɪsᵻɾi, fɔːɹ aʊɚsˈɛlvz, sˌoʊ ðˈæt "ˈiːvnɪŋz ˈaʊt" kʊd biː tˈeɪkən æz ˈɔfən æz maɪ hˈaʊshoʊld ɐsˈɪstənts plˈiːzd.