text_original: The place was crowded. A conversazione at the Apollo Club means music. You generally hear somebody new who is worth hearing or who wishes the world to think that he or she is worth hearing. That night, however, there was not anyone particularly striking. The whole affair to me seemed dull.
text_transcription: THE PLACE WAS CROWDED A CONVERSAZIONE AT THE APOLLO CLUB MEANS MUSIC YOU GENERALLY HEARS SOMEBODY KNEW WHO IS WORTH HEARING OR WHO WISHES THE WORLD TO THINK THAT HE OR SHE IS WORTH HEARING THAT NIGHT HOWEVER THERE WAS NOT ANYONE PARTICULARLY STRIKING THE WHOLE AFFAIR TO ME SEEMED DULL
phonemes: ðə plˈeɪs wʌz kɹˈaʊdᵻd. ɐ kənvˌɜːsɐzˈaɪəni æt ðɪ ɐpˈɑːloʊ klˈʌb mˈiːnz mjˈuːzɪk. juː dʒˈɛnɚɹəli hˈɪɹ sˈʌmbɑːdi nˈuː hˌuː ɪz wˈɜːθ hˈɪɹɪŋ ɔːɹ hˌuː wˈɪʃᵻz ðə wˈɜːld tə θˈɪŋk ðæt hiː ɔːɹ ʃiː ɪz wˈɜːθ hˈɪɹɪŋ. ðæt nˈaɪt, haʊˈɛvɚ, ðɛɹwˌʌz nˌɑːt ˈɛnɪwˌʌn pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚli stɹˈaɪkɪŋ. ðə hˈoʊl ɐfˈɛɹ tə mˌiː sˈiːmd dˈʌl.