text_original: And not only ascending the dais, but, advancing to the piano, he seated himself at the keyboard. It is no figure of speech to say that I was dumbfounded. Old Groome a pianist f Of a calibre to make his appearance before the h)rpercritical cognoscenti of the Apollo Club
text_transcription: AND NOT ONLY ASCENDING THE DAIS BUT ADVANCING TO THE PIANO HE SEATED HIMSELF AT THE KEYBOARD IT IS NO FIGURE OF SPEECH TO SAY THAT I WAS STUMFOUNDED OLD GROOM A PIANIST OF A CALIBRE TO MAKE HIS APPEARANCE BEFORE THE HYPERCRITICAL COGNOCENTI OF THE APOLL
phonemes: ænd nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli ɐsˈɛndɪŋ ðə dˈeɪɪs, bˌʌt, ɐdvˈænsɪŋ tə ðə piˈænoʊ, hiː sˈiːɾᵻd hɪmsˈɛlf æt ðə kˈiːbɔːɹd. ɪɾ ɪz nˈoʊ fˈɪɡjɚɹ ʌv spˈiːtʃ tə sˈeɪ ðæt aɪ wʌz dˈʌmfaʊndᵻd. ˈoʊld ɡɹˈuːm ɐ pˈiənɪst ˈɛf əvə kˈælɪbɚ tə mˌeɪk hɪz ɐpˈɪɹəns bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðɪ ˈeɪtʃ)ˈɑːɹpɜːkɹˈɪɾɪkəl kˌɑːɡnəsˈɛnti ʌvðɪ ɐpˈɑːloʊ klˈʌb