text_original: The diamond, beautiful though it is, belongs to a rather more speculative class of goods than I quite care to dabble in." The Duchess still held the jewel in her hand. She had never for a moment removed her glance from it It seemed to exercise upon her gaze a sort of fascination.
text_transcription: THE DIAMOND BEAUTIFUL THOUGH IT IS BELONGS TO A RATHER MORE SPECULATIVE CLASS OF GOODS THAN I QUITE CARE TO DABBLE IN THE DUCHESS STILL HELD THE JEWEL IN HER HAND SHE HAD NEVER FOR A MOMENT REMOVED HER GLANCE FROM IT IT SEEMED TO EXERCISE UPON HER GAZE A SORT OF FASCINATION
phonemes: ðə dˈaɪəmənd, bjˈuːɾifəl ðˌoʊ ɪɾ ˈɪz, bᵻlˈɔŋz tʊ ɐ ɹˈæðɚ mˈɔːɹ spˈɛkjʊlətˌɪv klˈæs ʌv ɡˈʊdz ðɐn aɪ kwˈaɪt kˈɛɹ tə dˈæbəl ˈɪn." ðə dˈʌtʃɛs stˈɪl hˈɛld ðə dʒˈuːəl ɪn hɜː hˈænd. ʃiː hæd nˈɛvɚ fɚɹə mˈoʊmənt ɹᵻmˈuːvd hɜː ɡlˈæns fɹʌm ɪɾ ɪt sˈiːmd tʊ ˈɛksɚsˌaɪz əpˌɑːn hɜː ɡˈeɪz ɐ sˈɔːɹt ʌv fˌæsᵻnˈeɪʃən.