text_original: At the farther end of a room hung with black and dimly lighted by copper lamps suspended from the vaulted roof, was a black platform in the shape of a horseshoe, HAXS OF ICELAND. 431 occupied by seven judges in black gowns, one of whom, placed in the centre upon a higher seat, wore on his breast glittering diamond chains and gold medals.
text_transcription: AT THE FARTHER END OF THE ROOM HUNG WITH BLACK AND DIMLY LIGHTED BY COPPER LAMPS SUSPENDED FROM THE VAULTED ROOF WAS A BLACK PLATFORM IN THE SHAPE OF A HORSE SHOE OCCUPIED BY SEVEN JUDGES IN BLACK GOWNS ONE OF WHOM PLACED IN THE CENTRE UPON A HIGHER SEAT WORE ON HIS BREAST GLITTERING DIAMOND CHAINS AND GOLD MEDALS
phonemes: æt ðə fˈɑːɹðɚɹ ˈɛnd əvɚ ɹˈuːm hˈʌŋ wɪð blˈæk ænd dˈɪmli lˈaɪɾᵻd baɪ kˈɑːpɚ lˈæmps səspˈɛndᵻd fɹʌmðə vˈɔltᵻd ɹˈuːf, wʌzɐ blˈæk plˈætfɔːɹm ɪnðə ʃˈeɪp əvə hˈɔːɹsʃuː, hˈæksz ʌv ˈaɪslənd. fˈɔːɹhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪd baɪ sˈɛvən dʒˈʌdʒᵻz ɪn blˈæk ɡˈaʊnz, wˈʌn ʌv hˈuːm, plˈeɪst ɪnðə sˈɛntɚɹ əpˌɑːn ɐ hˈaɪɚ sˈiːt, wˈɔːɹ ˌɔn hɪz bɹˈɛst ɡlˈɪɾɚɹɪŋ dˈaɪəmənd tʃˈeɪnz ænd ɡˈoʊld mˈɛdəlz.