text_original: After the first of May, however, its manner changes, and it assumes metropolitan airs. It lords it over the oyster as a bantam struts around a helpless foe; and it plainly intimates to the oyster that moving day was invented to celebrate its departure.
text_transcription: AFTER THE FIRST OF MAY HOWEVER ITS MANNER CHANGES AND IT ASSUMES METROPOLITAN AIRS IT LAUDS IT OVER THE OYSTER AS A BANTAM STRUTS AROUND A HELPLESS FOE AND IT PLAINLY INTIMATES TO THE OYSTER THAT MOVING DAY WAS INVENTED TO CELEBRATE ITS DEPARTURE
phonemes: ˈæftɚ ðə fˈɜːst ʌv mˈeɪ, haʊˈɛvɚ, ɪts mˈænɚ tʃˈeɪndʒᵻz, ænd ɪɾ ɐsˈuːmz mˌɛtɹəpˈɑːlɪtən ˈɛɹz. ɪt lˈɔːɹdz ɪɾ ˌoʊvɚ ðɪ ˈɔɪstɚɹ æz ɐ bˈæntæm stɹˈʌts ɚɹˈaʊnd ɐ hˈɛlpləs fˈoʊ; ænd ɪt plˈeɪnli ˈɪntᵻməts tə ðɪ ˈɔɪstɚ ðæt mˈuːvɪŋ dˈeɪ wʌz ɪnvˈɛntᵻd tə sˈɛləbɹˌeɪt ɪts dᵻpˈɑːɹtʃɚ.