text_original: It was said that Mrs Shepherd had been a servant in some lodging house where the Major had been staying; other scandal mongers declared that they knew for certain that the Major had made his wife's acquaintance in the street.
text_transcription: IT WAS SAID THAT MISSUS SHEPHERD HAD BEEN A SERVANT IN SOME LODGING HOUSE WHERE THE MAJOR HAD BEEN STAYING OTHER SCANDAL MONGERS DECLARED THAT THEY KNEW FOR CERTAIN THAT THE MAJOR HAD MADE HIS WIFE'S ACQUAINTANCE IN THE STREET
phonemes: ɪt wʌz sˈɛd ðæt mˈɪsɪz ʃˈɛpɚd hɐdbɪn ɐ sˈɜːvənt ɪn sˌʌm lˈɑːdʒɪŋ hˈaʊs wˌɛɹ ðə mˈeɪdʒɚ hɐdbɪn stˈeɪɪŋ; ˈʌðɚ skˈændəl mˈɔndʒɚz dᵻklˈɛɹd ðæt ðeɪ nˈuː fɔːɹ sˈɜːʔn̩ ðætðə mˈeɪdʒɚ hæd mˌeɪd hɪz wˈaɪfz ɐkwˈeɪntəns ɪnðə stɹˈiːt.