text_original: The Avonlea Debating Club, which met fortnightly all winter, had had several smaller free entertainments; but this was to be a big affair, admission ten cents, in aid of the library. The Avonlea young people had been practicing for weeks, and all the scholars were especially interested in it by reason of older brothers and sisters who were going to take part.
text_transcription: THE AVONLEA DEBATING CLUB WHICH MET FORTNIGHTLY ALL WINTER HAD HAD SEVERAL SMALLER FREE ENTERTAINMENTS BUT THIS WAS TO BE A BIG AFFAIR ADMISSION TEN CENTS IN AID OF THE LIBRARY THE AVONLEA YOUNG PEOPLE HAD BEEN PRACTISING FOR WEEKS AND ALL THE SCHOLARS WERE ESPECIALLY INTERESTED IN IT BY REASON OF OLDER BROTHERS AND SISTERS WHO WERE GOING TO TAKE PART
phonemes: ðɪ ˈeɪvənlˌiə dᵻbˈeɪɾɪŋ klˈʌb, wˌɪtʃ mˈɛt fˈɔːɹtnaɪtli ˈɔːl wˈɪntɚ, hæd hæd sˈɛvɹəl smˈɔːlɚ fɹˈiː ˌɛntɚtˈeɪnmənts; bˌʌt ðɪs wʌz təbi ɐ bˈɪɡ ɐfˈɛɹ, ɐdmˈɪʃən tˈɛn sˈɛnts, ɪn ˈeɪd ʌvðə lˈaɪbɹɛɹi. ðɪ ˈeɪvənlˌiə jˈʌŋ pˈiːpəl hɐdbɪn pɹˈæktɪsɪŋ fɔːɹ wˈiːks, ænd ˈɔːl ðə skˈɑːlɚz wɜːɹ ɪspˈɛʃəli ˈɪntɹɛstᵻd ɪn ɪt baɪ ɹˈiːzən ʌv ˈoʊldɚ bɹˈʌðɚz ænd sˈɪstɚz hˌuː wɜː ɡˌoʊɪŋ tə tˈeɪk pˈɑːɹt.