text_original: She thought she recognized— But no; it was a cruel illusion. The room was but dimly lighted, and men moved about it like shadows ; the great polished ebony Christ hanging over the president's chair was scarcely visible.
text_transcription: SHE THOUGHT SHE RECOGNIZED BUT NO IT WAS A CRUEL ILLUSION THE ROOM WAS BUT DIMLY LIGHTED AND MEN MOVED ABOUT IT LIKE SHADOWS THE GREAT POLISHED EBONY CHRIST HANGING OVER THE PRESIDENT'S CHAIR WAS SCARCELY VISIBLE
phonemes: ʃiː θˈɔːt ʃiː ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd— bˌʌt nˈoʊ; ɪt wʌzɐ kɹˈuːəl ɪlˈuːʒən. ðə ɹˈuːm wʌz bˌʌt dˈɪmli lˈaɪɾᵻd, ænd mˈɛn mˈuːvd ɐbˌaʊt ɪt lˈaɪk ʃˈædoʊz ; ðə ɡɹˈeɪt pˈɑːlɪʃt ˈɛbəni kɹˈaɪst hˈæŋɪŋ ˌoʊvɚ ðə pɹˈɛzɪdənts tʃˈɛɹ wʌz skˈɛɹsli vˈɪzᵻbəl.