text_original: He had caught her "mermaid look"; and his most fervent admirers, looking at the portrait in the Academy crowd, declared that the colour in those mysterious eyes changed as they looked. The portrait was the sensation of the year.
text_transcription: HE HAD CAUGHT HER MERMAID LOOK AND HIS MOST FERVENT ADMIRERS LOOKING AT THE PORTRAIT IN THE ACADEMY CROWD DECLARED THAT THE COLOUR IN THOSE MYSTERIOUS EYES CHANGED AS THEY LOOKED THE PORTRAIT WAS THE SENSATION OF THE YEAR
phonemes: hiː hæd kˈɔːt hɜː "mˈɜːmeɪd lˈʊk"; ænd hɪz mˈoʊst fˈɜːvənt ɐdmˈaɪɚɹɚz, lˈʊkɪŋ æt ðə pˈɔːɹtɹɪt ɪnðɪ ɐkˈædəmi kɹˈaʊd, dᵻklˈɛɹd ðætðə kˈʌlɚɹ ɪn ðoʊz mɪstˈɪɹiəs ˈaɪz tʃˈeɪndʒd æz ðeɪ lˈʊkt. ðə pˈɔːɹtɹɪt wʌzðə sɛnsˈeɪʃən ʌvðə jˈɪɹ.