text_original: Thus speaking, Fortunato possessed himself of my arm. Putting on a mask of black silk, and drawing a roquelaire closely about my person, I suffered him to hurry me to my palazzo. There were no attendants at home; they had absconded to make merry in honor of the time.
text_transcription: THUS SPEAKING FORTUNATO POSSESSED HIMSELF OF MY ARM PUTTING ON A MASK OF BLACK SILK AND DRAWING A ROE CURIER CLOSELY ABOUT MY PERSON I SUFFERED HIM TO HURRY ME TO MY PALAZZO THERE WERE NO ATTENDANTS AT HOME THEY HAD ABSCONDED TO MAKE MERRY IN HONOR OF THE TIME
phonemes: ðˈʌs spˈiːkɪŋ, fˌɔːɹtʃʊnˈɑːɾoʊ pəzˈɛst hɪmsˈɛlf ʌv maɪ ˈɑːɹm. pˈʊɾɪŋ ˌɔn ɐ mˈæsk ʌv blˈæk sˈɪlk, ænd dɹˈɔːɪŋ ɐ ɹˌɑːkwɪlˈɛɹ klˈoʊsli ɐbˌaʊt maɪ pˈɜːsən, aɪ sˈʌfɚd hˌɪm tə hˈɜːɹi mˌiː tə maɪ pɐlˈætsoʊ. ðɛɹwˌɜː nˈoʊ ɐtˈɛndənts æt hˈoʊm; ðeɪ hæd ɐbskˈɑːndᵻd tə mˌeɪk mˈɛɹi ɪn ˈɑːnɚɹ ʌvðə tˈaɪm.