text_original: He had met her two or three times before, and had been forced to admit that the young girls of Barbadoes must be pretty and piquant in an extraordinary degree, and he had not wondered that his friend, Captain Vince, should have spoken of her in such an enthusiastic manner.
text_transcription: HE HAD MET HER TWO OR THREE TIMES BEFORE AND HAD BEEN FORCED TO ADMIT THAT THE YOUNG GIRLS OF BARBADOS MUST BE PRETTY AND PIQUANT IN AN EXTRAORDINARY DEGREE AND HE HAD NOT WONDERED THAT HIS FRIEND CAPTAIN VINCE SHOULD HAVE SPOKEN OF HER IN SUCH AN ENTHUSIASTIC MANNER
phonemes: hiː hæd mˈɛt hɜː tˈuː ɔːɹ θɹˈiː tˈaɪmz bᵻfˈɔːɹ, ænd hɐdbɪn fˈɔːɹst tʊ ɐdmˈɪt ðætðə jˈʌŋ ɡˈɜːlz ʌv bɑːɹbˈɑːdoʊz mˈʌst biː pɹˈɪɾi ænd pˈiːkwənt ɪn ɐn ɛkstɹˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi dᵻɡɹˈiː, ænd hiː hæd nˌɑːt wˈʌndɚd ðæt hɪz fɹˈɛnd, kˈæptɪn vˈɪns, ʃˌʊdəv spˈoʊkən ʌv hɜːɹ ɪn sˈʌtʃ ɐn ɛnθˌuːziˈæstɪk mˈænɚ.