text_original: The Hon. Augustus had finished reading the morning papers, and was wondering — for business was slack — what the day might bring forth, when there came a tapping at the door, and there im  mediately entered two servants in livery, bearing between them an iron box, which they placed on a chair.
text_transcription: THE HON AUGUSTUS HAD FINISHED READING THE MORNING PAPERS AND WAS WONDERING FOR BUSINESS WAS SLACK WHAT THE DAY MIGHT BRING FORTH WHEN THERE CAME A TAPPING AT THE DOOR AND THERE IMMEDIATELY ENTERED TWO SERVANTS IN LIVERY BEARING BETWEEN THEM AN IRON BOX WHICH THEY PLACED ON A CHAIR
phonemes: ðə hˈɑːn. ˈɔːɡʌstəs hæd fˈɪnɪʃt ɹˈiːdɪŋ ðə mˈɔːɹnɪŋ pˈeɪpɚz, ænd wʌz wˈʌndɚɹɪŋ — fɔːɹ bˈɪznəs wʌz slˈæk — wˌʌt ðə dˈeɪ mˌaɪt bɹˈɪŋ fˈɔːɹθ, wˌɛn ðɛɹ kˈeɪm ɐ tˈæpɪŋ æt ðə dˈɔːɹ, ænd ðɛɹ ˈɪm mˈiːdɪˌeɪtli ˈɛntɚd tˈuː sˈɜːvənts ɪn lˈɪvɚɹi, bˈɛɹɪŋ bᵻtwˌiːn ðˌɛm ɐn ˈaɪɚn bˈɑːks, wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ plˈeɪst ˌɔn ɐ tʃˈɛɹ.