text_original: They welcomed him all, with nod, or grin, or merry word, in individual fashion, as each sat measuring out his whisky, or pounding at the slow dissolving sugar, or tasting the mixture with critical soul seated between tongue and palate. The conversation was for some time very dull, with a strong tendency to the censorious.
text_transcription: THEY WELCOMED HIM ALL WITH NOD OR GRIN OR MERRY WORD IN INDIVIDUAL FASHION AS EACH SAT MEASURING OUT HIS WHISKY OR POUNDING OUT THE SLOW DISSOLVING SUGAR OR TASTING THE MIXTURE WITH CRITICAL SOUL SEATED BETWEEN TONGUE AND PALATE THE CONVERSATION WAS FOR SOME TIME VERY DULL WITH A STRONG TENDENCY TO THE CENSORIOUS
phonemes: ðeɪ wˈɛlkʌmd hˌɪm ˈɔːl, wɪð nˈɑːd, ɔːɹ ɡɹˈɪn, ɔːɹ mˈɛɹi wˈɜːd, ɪn ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəl fˈæʃən, æz ˈiːtʃ sˈæt mˈɛʒɚɹɪŋ ˈaʊt hɪz wˈɪski, ɔːɹ pˈaʊndɪŋ æt ðə slˈoʊ dɪsˈɑːlvɪŋ ʃˈʊɡɚ, ɔːɹ tˈeɪstɪŋ ðə mˈɪkstʃɚ wɪð kɹˈɪɾɪkəl sˈoʊl sˈiːɾᵻd bᵻtwˌiːn tˈʌŋ ænd pˈælət. ðə kɑːnvɚsˈeɪʃən wʌz fɔːɹ sˌʌm tˈaɪm vˈɛɹi dˈʌl, wɪð ɐ stɹˈɔŋ tˈɛndənsi tə ðə sɛnsˈɔːɹiəs.