text_original: Rotha wanted a potatoe, but the potatoes were before Mrs. Busby, and she dared not ask for it. The silence was terrible. "What's the matter, Nettie?" said her father at length. "Don't be silly. I don't believe Rotha would cry if I told her her skin was brown."
text_transcription: ROTHA WANTED A POTATO BUT THE POTATOES WERE BEFORE MISSUS BUSBY AND SHE DARED NOT ASK FOR IT THE SILENCE WAS TERRIBLE WHAT'S THE MATTER NETTIE SAID HER FATHER AT LENGTH DON'T BE SILLY I DON'T BELIEVE ROTHA WOULD CRY IF I TOLD HER HER SKIN WAS BROWN
phonemes: ɹˈɑːθə wˈɔntᵻd ɐ pətˈeɪɾoʊ, bˌʌt ðə pətˈeɪɾoʊz wɜː bᵻfˌɔːɹ mˈɪsɪz. bˈʌsbi, ænd ʃiː dˈɛɹd nˌɑːt ˈæsk fɔːɹ ɪt. ðə sˈaɪləns wʌz tˈɛɹᵻbəl. "wˌʌts ðə mˈæɾɚ, nˈɛɾi?" sˈɛd hɜː fˈɑːðɚɹ æt lˈɛŋθ. "dˈoʊnt biː sˈɪli. aɪ dˈoʊnt bᵻlˈiːv ɹˈɑːθə wʊd kɹˈaɪ ɪf aɪ tˈoʊld hɜː hɜː skˈɪn wʌz bɹˈaʊn."