text_original: He stood lean  ing on the hand rail, his eyes on her. Her eyes she kept upon the catalogue. " It sounds ridiculous ; but do you know that I am acquainted with a person who thinks himself a prophet, and he told me that this week someone would buy my picture."
text_transcription: HE STOOD LEANING ON THE HANDRAIL HIS EYES ON HER HER EYES SHE KEPT UPON THE CATALOGUE IT SOUNDS RIDICULOUS BUT DO YOU KNOW THAT I AM ACQUAINTED WITH A PERSON WHO THINKS HIMSELF A PROPHET AND HE TOLD ME THAT THIS WEEK SOME ONE WOULD BUY MY PICTURE
phonemes: hiː stˈʊd lˈiːn ˈɪŋ ɔnðə hˈænd ɹˈeɪl, hɪz ˈaɪz ˈɔn hɜː. hɜːɹ ˈaɪz ʃiː kˈɛpt əpˌɑːn ðə kˈæɾɐlˌɑːɡ. " ɪt sˈaʊndz ɹɪdˈɪkjʊləs ; bˌʌt dˈuː juː nˈoʊ ðæt aɪɐm ɐkwˈeɪntᵻd wɪð ɐ pˈɜːsən hˌuː θˈɪŋks hɪmsˈɛlf ɐ pɹˈɑːfɪt, ænd hiː tˈoʊld mˌiː ðæt ðɪs wˈiːk sˈʌmwʌn wʊd bˈaɪ maɪ pˈɪktʃɚ."