text_original: The hen dinner, relieved by one man, was charming. Not too long a dinner; for one of the discoveries of this easy going century is that people don't want to sit for an hour and a half steeping themselves in the savour of expensive food, while solemn men in plush and silk stockings stalk behind their back in an endless procession, carrying dishes whose contents are coldly glanced at and coldly refused.
text_transcription: THE HEN DINNER RELIEVED BY ONE MAN WAS CHARMING NOT TOO LONG A DINNER FOR ONE OF THE DISCOVERIES OF THIS EASY GOING CENTURY IS THAT PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO SIT FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF STEEPING THEMSELVES IN THE SAVOUR OF EXPENSIVE FOOD WHILE SOLEMN MEN IN PLUSH AND SILK STOCKINGS STALK BEHIND THEIR BACK IN AN ENDLESS PROCESSION CARRYING DISHES WHOSE CONTENTS ARE COLDLY GLANCED AT AND COLDLY REFUSED
phonemes: ðə hˈɛn dˈɪnɚ, ɹᵻlˈiːvd baɪ wˈʌn mˈæn, wʌz tʃˈɑːɹmɪŋ. nˌɑːt tˈuː lˈɔŋ ɐ dˈɪnɚ; fɔːɹ wˈʌn ʌvðə dɪskˈʌvɚɹiz ʌv ðɪs ˈiːzi ɡˌoʊɪŋ sˈɛntʃɚɹi ɪz ðæt pˈiːpəl dˈoʊnt wˈɔnt tə sˈɪt fɚɹən ˈaʊɚ ænd ɐ hˈæf stˈiːpɪŋ ðɛmsˈɛlvz ɪnðə sˈeɪvɚɹ ʌv ɛkspˈɛnsɪv fˈuːd, wˌaɪl sˈɑːləm mˈɛn ɪn plˈʌʃ ænd sˈɪlk stˈɑːkɪŋz stˈɔːk bᵻhˌaɪnd ðɛɹ bˈæk ɪn ɐn ˈɛndləs pɹəsˈɛʃən, kˈæɹiɪŋ dˈɪʃᵻz hˌuːz kˈɑːntɛnts ɑːɹ kˈoʊldli ɡlˈænst æt ænd kˈoʊldli ɹᵻfjˈuːzd.