text_original: But as they never actually encounter the principal actors in the " scandals," they have not a favourable oppor  tunity of judging what sort of characters those principal actors must really be. To Mrs. Paynter the Duke of Staines was the Duke of Staines — with an accent on "the."
text_transcription: BUT AS THEY NEVER ACTUALLY ENCOUNTER THE PRINCIPAL ACTORS IN THOSE SCANDALS THEY HAVE NOT A FAVOURABLE OPPORTUNITY OF JUDGING WHAT SORT OF CHARACTERS THOSE PRINCIPAL ACTORS MUST REALLY BE TO MISSUS PAINTER THE DUKE OF STANES WAS THE DUKE OF STANE'S WITH AN ACCENT ON THE
phonemes: bˌʌt æz ðeɪ nˈɛvɚɹ ˈæktʃuːəli ɛŋkˈaʊntɚ ðə pɹˈɪnsɪpəl ˈæktɚz ɪnðə " skˈændəlz," ðeɪ hɐvnˌɑːt ɐ fˈeɪvɚɹəbəl ˈɑːpɚ tˈuːnᵻɾi ʌv dʒˈʌdʒɪŋ wʌt sˈɔːɹt ʌv kˈæɹɪktɚz ðoʊz pɹˈɪnsɪpəl ˈæktɚz mˈʌst ɹˈiəli bˈiː. tə mˈɪsɪz. pˈeɪntɚ ðə dˈuːk ʌv stˈeɪnz wʌzðə dˈuːk ʌv stˈeɪnz — wɪð ɐn ˈæksənt ˈɔn "ðə."