text_original: * " Excuse me, Millen, I advised a houseboat I didn't specify the Water Lily!' " But," asked my wife, " what was the matter with the Sylph that she should so mysteriously have become the Water Lily?
text_transcription: EXCUSE ME MILLEN I ADVISED THE HOUSEBOAT I DIDN'T SPECIFY THE WATER LILY BUT ASKED MY WIFE WHAT WAS THE MATTER WITH THIS SYLPH THAT SHE SHOULD SO MYSTERIOUSLY HAVE BECOME THE WATER LILY
phonemes: ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk " ɛkskjˈuːs mˌiː, mɪlˈɛn, aɪ ɐdvˈaɪzd ɐ hˈaʊsboʊt aɪ dˈɪdnt spˈɛsᵻfˌaɪ ðə wˈɔːɾɚ lˈɪli! " bˌʌt," ˈæskt maɪ wˈaɪf, " wˌʌt wʌzðə mˈæɾɚ wɪððə sˈɪlf ðæt ʃiː ʃˌʊd sˌoʊ mɪstˈɪɹiəsli hæv bɪkˌʌm ðə wˈɔːɾɚ lˈɪli?