text_original: He had been very cross all day, finding fault with everything that "the girls" said and did, until he had driven them both to the verge of desperation; and Lily, when she went upstairs to dress for dinner, was wondering how she should get through that miserable meal without bursting into a great fit of crying. She thought how happy Elsie Kilner must be at that moment with Arnold as her declared lover.
text_transcription: HE HAD BEEN VERY CROSS ALL DAY FINDING FAULT WITH EVERYTHING THAT THE GIRLS SAID AND DID UNTIL HE HAD DRIVEN THEM BOTH TO THE VERGE OF DESPERATION AND LILY WHEN SHE WENT UPSTAIRS TO DRESS FOR DINNER WAS WONDERING HOW SHE SHOULD GET THROUGH THAT MISERABLE MEAL WITHOUT BURSTING INTO A GREAT FIT OF CRYING SHE THOUGHT HOW HAPPY ELSIE KILDA MUST BE AT THAT MOMENT WITH ARNOLD AS HER DECLARED LOVER
phonemes: hiː hɐdbɪn vˈɛɹi kɹˈɔs ˈɔːl dˈeɪ, fˈaɪndɪŋ fˈɔlt wɪð ˈɛvɹɪθˌɪŋ ðˈæt "ðə ɡˈɜːlz" sˈɛd ænd dˈɪd, ʌntˈɪl hiː hæd dɹˈɪvən ðˌɛm bˈoʊθ tə ðə vˈɜːdʒ ʌv dˌɛspɚɹˈeɪʃən; ænd lˈɪli, wˌɛn ʃiː wɛnt ʌpstˈɛɹz tə dɹˈɛs fɔːɹ dˈɪnɚ, wʌz wˈʌndɚɹɪŋ hˌaʊ ʃiː ʃˌʊd ɡɛt θɹuː ðæt mˈɪzɹəbəl mˈiːl wɪðˌaʊt bˈɜːstɪŋ ˌɪntʊ ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt fˈɪt ʌv kɹˈaɪɪŋ. ʃiː θˈɔːt hˌaʊ hˈæpi ˈɛlsi kɪlnˈɜː mˈʌst biː æt ðæt mˈoʊmənt wɪð ˈɑːɹnəld æz hɜː dᵻklˈɛɹd lˈʌvɚ.