text_original: While we lunched Ernest persisted — ^persisted is the word — in conversing on a subject which was scarcely appropriate either to the occasion or the scene — the subject of his lost friend and his phantom violin.
text_transcription: WHILE WE LUNCHED ERNEST PERSISTED PERSISTED IS THE WORD IN CONVERSING ON A SUBJECT WHICH WAS SCARCELY APPROPRIATE EITHER TO THE OCCASION OR THE SCENE THE SUBJECT OF HIS LOST FRIEND AND HIS PHANTOM VIOLIN
phonemes: wˌaɪl wiː lˈʌntʃt ˈɜːnɪst pɚsˈɪstᵻd — pɚsˈɪstᵻd ɪz ðə wˈɜːd — ɪn kənvˈɜːsɪŋ ˌɔn ɐ sˈʌbdʒɛkt wˌɪtʃ wʌz skˈɛɹsli ɐpɹˈoʊpɹɪət ˈiːðɚ tə ðɪ əkˈeɪʒən ɔːɹ ðə sˈiːn — ðə sˈʌbdʒɛkt ʌv hɪz lˈɔst fɹˈɛnd ænd hɪz fˈæntəm vaɪəlˈɪn.