text_original: In vain I reminded him that it had rained without cessation—so far as my distraught memory served me—for the past eighteen months, hence _dry_ rot would seem little short of a miracle. But he only looked at me in that pitying way builders do when any feminine owner of property ventures a remark; and he next asked if I had noticed signs of damp anywhere in the upstairs room? After all, the upstairs pipes might be leaking too.
text_transcription: IN VAIN I REMINDED HIM THAT IT HAD RAINED WITHOUT CESSATION SO FAR AS MY DISTRAUGHT MEMORY SERVED ME FOR THE PAST EIGHTEEN MONTHS HENCE DRY ROT WOULD SEEM LITTLE SHORT OF A MIRACLE BUT HE ONLY LOOKED AT ME IN THAT PITYING WAY BUILDERS DO WHEN ANY FEMININE OWNER OF PROPERTY VENTURES A REMARK AND HE NEXT ASKED IF I HAD NOTICED SIGNS OF DAMP ANYWHERE IN THE UPSTAIRS ROOM AFTER ALL THE UPSTAIRS PIPES MIGHT BE LEAKING TOO
phonemes: ɪn vˈeɪn aɪ ɹᵻmˈaɪndᵻd hˌɪm ðˌɐɾɪt hæd ɹˈeɪnd wɪðˌaʊt sɛsˈeɪʃən—sˈoʊ fˌɑːɹ æz maɪ dɪstɹˈɔːt mˈɛmɚɹi sˈɜːvd mˌiː—fɚðə pˈæst ˈeɪtiːn mˈʌnθs, hˈɛns dɹˈaɪ ɹˈɑːt wʊd sˈiːm lˈɪɾəl ʃˈɔːɹt əvə mˈɪɹəkəl. bˌʌt hiː ˈoʊnli lˈʊkt æt mˌiː ɪn ðæt pˈɪɾiɪŋ wˈeɪ bˈɪldɚz dˈuː wɛn ˌɛni fˈɛmᵻnˌɪn ˈoʊnɚɹ ʌv pɹˈɑːpɚɾi vˈɛntʃɚz ɐ ɹᵻmˈɑːɹk; ænd hiː nˈɛkst ˈæskt ɪf aɪ hæd nˈoʊɾɪst sˈaɪnz ʌv dˈæmp ˈɛnɪwˌɛɹ ɪnðɪ ʌpstˈɛɹz ɹˈuːm? ˈæftɚɹ ˈɔːl, ðɪ ʌpstˈɛɹz pˈaɪps mˌaɪt biː lˈiːkɪŋ tˈuː.