text_original: I was con  scious that the position was distinctly an uncomfort  able one, the discomfort of which was not lessened by the nature of the performance to which we were listening. Again, Mr. Goad favoured us with an extraordinary oUa podrida of sounds. That he was, in one sense, a master of his instrument there could be no doubt whatever. The piece he played struck me as being an actual improvisation.
text_transcription: I WAS CONSCIOUS THAT THE POSITION WAS DISTINCTLY AN UNCOMFORTABLE ONE THE DISCOMFORT OF WHICH WAS NOT LESSENED BY THE NATURE OF THE PERFORMANCE TO WHICH WE WERE LISTENING AGAIN MISTER GOULD FAVORED US WITH AN EXTRAORDINARY OLA PORIIDA OF SOUNDS THAT HE WAS IN ONE SENSE A MASTER OF HIS INSTRUMENT THERE COULD BE NO DOUBT WHATEVER THE PIECE HE PLAYED STRUCK ME AS BEING AN ACTUAL IMPROVISATION
phonemes: aɪ wʌz kˈɑːn sˈaɪəs ðætðə pəzˈɪʃən wʌz dɪstˈɪŋktli ɐn ʌŋkˈʌmfɚt ˈeɪbəl wˌʌn, ðə dɪskˈʌmfɚt ʌvwˈɪtʃ wʌz nˌɑːt lˈɛsənd baɪ ðə nˈeɪtʃɚɹ ʌvðə pɚfˈɔːɹməns tʊ wˌɪtʃ wiː wɜː lˈɪsənɪŋ. ɐɡˈɛn, mˈɪstɚ. ɡˈoʊd fˈeɪvɚd ˌʌs wɪð ɐn ɛkstɹˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi ˈoʊ jˈuːæ pˈɑːdɹɪdə ʌv sˈaʊndz. ðˈæt hiː wʌz, ɪn wˈʌn sˈɛns, ɐ mˈæstɚɹ ʌv hɪz ˈɪnstɹəmənt ðɛɹ kʊd biː nˈoʊ dˈaʊt wʌtˈɛvɚ. ðə pˈiːs hiː plˈeɪd stɹˈʌk mˌiː æz bˌiːɪŋ ɐn ˈæktʃuːəl ˌɪmpɹəvəzˈeɪʃən.