text_original: As a matter of fact, when they had proceeded about a hundred yards along the Waterloo Road they were approached by a man in a brown check coat, which was decidedly the worse for wear, who, at sight of them, pulled up.
text_transcription: AS A MATTER OF FACT WHEN THEY HAD PROCEEDED ABOUT A HUNDRED YARDS ALONG THE WATERLOO ROAD THEY WERE APPROACHED BY A MAN IN A BROWN CHECK COAT WHICH WAS DECIDEDLY THE WORSE FOR WEAR WHO AT SIGHT OF THEM PULLED UP
phonemes: æz ɐ mˈæɾɚɹ ʌv fˈækt, wˌɛn ðeɪ hæd pɹəsˈiːdᵻd ɐbˌaʊt ɐ hˈʌndɹɪd jˈɑːɹdz ɐlˈɔŋ ðə wˈɔːɾɚlˌuː ɹˈoʊd ðeɪ wɜːɹ ɐpɹˈoʊtʃt baɪ ɐ mˈæn ɪn ɐ bɹˈaʊn tʃˈɛk kˈoʊt, wˌɪtʃ wʌz dᵻsˈaɪdɪdli ðə wˈɜːs fɔːɹ wˈɛɹ, hˈuː, æt sˈaɪt ʌv ðˌɛm, pˈʊld ˈʌp.