text_original: She was scarcely surprised to see two or three of them bearing down upon Helen, bent on securing her for a partner.
text_transcription: SHE WAS SCARCELY SURPRISED TO SEE TWO OR THREE OF THEM BEARING DOWN UPON HELEN BENT ON SECURING HER FOR A PARTNER
phonemes: ʃiː wʌz skˈɛɹsli sɚpɹˈaɪzd tə sˈiː tˈuː ɔːɹ θɹˈiː ʌv ðˌɛm bˈɛɹɪŋ dˌaʊn əpˌɑːn hˈɛlən, bˈɛnt ˌɔn sᵻkjˈʊɹɹɪŋ hɜː fɚɹə pˈɑːɹtnɚ.