text_original: The lady turned away. It almost seemed that this remarkable young gentleman was making a declara  tion of affection, in public, on the roof of a drag, right before the eyes — the ears!— of a number of amazed and bewildered strangers.
text_transcription: THE LADY TURNED AWAY IT ALMOST SEEMED THAT THIS REMARKABLE YOUNG GENTLEMAN WAS MAKING A DECLARATION OF AFFECTION IN PUBLIC ON THE ROOF OF A DRAG RIGHT BEFORE THE EYES THE EARS OF A NUMBER OF AMAZED AND BEWILDERED STRANGERS
phonemes: ðə lˈeɪdi tˈɜːnd ɐwˈeɪ. ɪɾ ˈɔːlmoʊst sˈiːmd ðæt ðɪs ɹᵻmˈɑːɹkəbəl jˈʌŋ dʒˈɛntəlmən wʌz mˌeɪkɪŋ ɐ dᵻklˈɑːɹɹə tɪˈɑːn ʌv ɐfˈɛkʃən, ɪn pˈʌblɪk, ɔnðə ɹˈuːf əvə dɹˈæɡ, ɹˈaɪt bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðɪ ˈaɪz — ðɪ ˈɪɹz!— əvə nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv ɐmˈeɪzd ænd bᵻwˈɪldɚd stɹˈeɪndʒɚz.