text_original: "I was not patient at first," she answered. "There was a battle to fight. Afterwards, Meta helped me." "Meta?" repeated Mrs. Lennard in a puzzled tone. "Ah, you mean the lady who was engaged to Harold Waring. How did she help you, my dear?"
text_transcription: I WAS NOT PATIENT AT FIRST SHE ANSWERED THERE WAS A BATTLE TO FIGHT AFTERWARDS META HELPED META REPEATED MISSUS LENNARD IN A PUZZLED TONE AH YOU MEAN THE LADY WHO WAS ENGAGED TO HAROLD WEARING HOW DID SHE HELP YOU MY DEAR
phonemes: "aɪ wʌz nˌɑːt pˈeɪʃənt æt fˈɜːst," ʃiː ˈænsɚd. "ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ bˈæɾəl tə fˈaɪt. ˈæftɚwɚdz, mˈɛɾə hˈɛlpt mˌiː." "mˈɛɾə?" ɹᵻpˈiːɾᵻd mˈɪsɪz. lˈɛnɚd ɪn ɐ pˈʌzəld tˈoʊn. "ˈɑː, juː mˈiːn ðə lˈeɪdi hˌuː wʌz ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd tə hˈæɹəld wˈɛɹɪŋ. hˌaʊ dˈɪd ʃiː hˈɛlp juː, maɪ dˈɪɹ?"