text_original: It would have been such an up to date affair, too; wife built it on the new war economy lines—clever bird my wife is—only three sticks, you know; saves waste; and _now_ look at it! Wife can't even find the sticks!" "Serves her right," cawed a neighbour (a lady, I feel sure). "She shouldn't have started so early—always trying to get ahead of everyone else with her spring cleaning!"
text_transcription: IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SUCH AN UP TO DATE AFFAIR TOO WIFE BUILT IT ON THE NEW WAR ECONOMY LINES CLEVER BIRD MY WIFE IS ONLY THREE STICKS YOU KNOW SAVES WASTE AND NOW LOOK AT IT WIFE CAN'T EVEN FIND THE STICKS SERVES HER RIGHT CALLED A NEIGHBOUR A LADY I FEEL SURE SHE SHOULDN'T HAVE STARTED SO EARLY ALWAYS TRIED TO GET AHEAD OF EVERYONE ELSE WITH HER SPRING CLEANING
phonemes: ɪt wʊdhɐv bˌɪn sˈʌtʃ ɐn ˌʌp tə dˈeɪt ɐfˈɛɹ, tˈuː; wˈaɪf bˈɪlt ɪɾ ɔnðə nˈuː wˈɔːɹ ɪkˈɑːnəmi lˈaɪnz—klˈɛvɚ bˈɜːd maɪ wˈaɪf ɪz—ˈoʊnli θɹˈiː stˈɪks, juː nˈoʊ; sˈeɪvz wˈeɪst; ænd nˈaʊ lˈʊk ˈæɾɪt! wˈaɪf kˈænt ˈiːvən fˈaɪnd ðə stˈɪks!" "sˈɜːvz hɜː ɹˈaɪt," kˈɔːd ɐ nˈeɪbɚ (ɐ lˈeɪdi, aɪ fˈiːl ʃˈʊɹ). "ʃiː ʃˌʊdənthəv stˈɑːɹɾᵻd sˌoʊ ˈɜːli—ˈɔːlweɪz tɹˈaɪɪŋ tə ɡɛt ɐhˈɛd ʌv ˈɛvɹɪwˌʌn ˈɛls wɪð hɜː spɹˈɪŋ klˈiːnɪŋ!"