text_original: As is the custom in the country, everybody walked round the garden to see how the things were coming on, and we all compared notes with each other's gardens, and, of course, everybody complimented me on the forwardness of my things—as in duty bound, seeing they were drinking my tea!
text_transcription: THAT IS THE CUSTOM IN THE COUNTRY EVERYBODY WALKED ROUND THE GARDEN TO SEE HOW THE THINGS WERE COMING ON AND WE ALL COMPARED NOTES WITH EACH OTHER'S GARDENS AND OF COURSE EVERYBODY COMPLIMENTED ME ON THE FORWARDNESS OF MY THINGS AS IN DUTY BOUND SEEING THEY WERE DRINKING MY TEA
phonemes: ˌæzˌɪz ðə kˈʌstəm ɪnðə kˈʌntɹi, ˈɛvɹɪbˌɑːdi wˈɔːkt ɹˈaʊnd ðə ɡˈɑːɹdən tə sˈiː hˌaʊ ðə θˈɪŋz wɜː kˈʌmɪŋ ˈɔn, ænd wiː ˈɔːl kəmpˈɛɹd nˈoʊts wɪð ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚz ɡˈɑːɹdənz, ænd, ʌv kˈɔːɹs, ˈɛvɹɪbˌɑːdi kˈɑːmplɪməntᵻd mˌiː ɔnðə fˈɔːɹwɚdnəs ʌv maɪ θˈɪŋz—æz ɪn dˈuːɾi bˈaʊnd, sˈiːɪŋ ðeɪ wɜː dɹˈɪŋkɪŋ maɪ tˈiː!