text_original: I opened the front door with my latchkey. An unusual spectacle greeted us as we entered the hall. All the maids were g^rouped together in a little crowd, guarded, as it were, by the stalwart Rouse. There was no necessity to ask the cause — ^it was the music in the drawing room.
text_transcription: I OPENED THE FRONT DOOR WITH MY LATCHKEY AN UNUSUAL SPECTACLE GREETED US AS WE ENTERED THE HALL ALL THE MAIDS WERE GROUPED TOGETHER IN A LITTLE CROWD GUARDED AS IT WERE BY THE STALWART ROWS THERE WAS NO NECESSITY TO ASK THE CAUSE IT WAS THE MUSIC IN THE DRAWING ROOM
phonemes: aɪ ˈoʊpənd ðə fɹˈʌnt dˈɔːɹ wɪð maɪ lˈætʃki. ɐn ʌnjˈuːʒuːəl spˈɛktəkəl ɡɹˈiːɾᵻd ˌʌs æz wiː ˈɛntɚd ðə hˈɔːl. ˈɔːl ðə mˈeɪdz wɜː dʒˈiː ɹˈuːpt təɡˌɛðɚɹ ɪn ɐ lˈɪɾəl kɹˈaʊd, ɡˈɑːɹdᵻd, æz ɪt wɜː, baɪ ðə stˈɔːlwɔːɹt ɹˈaʊz. ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈoʊ nəsˈɛsɪɾi tʊ ˈæsk ðə kˈɔːz — ɪt wʌzðə mjˈuːzɪk ɪnðə dɹˈɔːɪŋ ɹˈuːm.