text_original: Pamela, it should be explained, was my parlour maid, originally, but when the national trumpet sounded for the reduction of one's staff of employees, she had moved a little further along the road, to "The Gables," a household that fancied they needed a parlour maid worse than I did.
text_transcription: PAMELA IT SHOULD BE EXPLAINED WAS MY PARLOUR MAID ORIGINALLY BUT WHEN THE NATIONAL TRUMPET SOUNDED FOR THE REDUCTION OF ONE STAFF OF EMPLOYEES SHE HAD MOVED A LITTLE FURTHER ALONG THE ROAD TO THE GABLES A HOUSEHOLD THAT FANCIED THEY NEEDED A PARLOR MAID WORSE THAN I DID
phonemes: pˈæmələ, ɪt ʃˌʊd biː ɛksplˈeɪnd, wʌz maɪ pˈɑːɹlɚ mˈeɪd, ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli, bˌʌt wɛn ðə nˈæʃənəl tɹˈʌmpɪt sˈaʊndᵻd fɚðə ɹᵻdˈʌkʃən ʌv wˈʌnz stˈæf ʌv ɛmplˈɔɪiːz, ʃiː hæd mˈuːvd ɐ lˈɪɾəl fˈɜːðɚɹ ɐlˈɔŋ ðə ɹˈoʊd, tuː "ðə ɡˈeɪbəlz," ɐ hˈaʊshoʊld ðæt fˈænsid ðeɪ nˈiːdᵻd ɐ pˈɑːɹlɚ mˈeɪd wˈɜːs ðɐn aɪ dˈɪd.