text_original: Pres  ently an elderly woman, very richly dressed, accom  panied by a number of young girls, approached me, and after the usual salutation, informed me that the Sul  tana Asseki was ready to see me.
text_transcription: PRESENTLY AN ELDERLY WOMAN VERY RICHLY DRESSED ACCOMPANIED BY A NUMBER OF YOUNG GIRLS APPROACHED ME AND AFTER THE USUAL SALUTATION INFORMED ME THAT THE SULTANA A SEKI WAS READY TO SEE ME
phonemes: pɹˈiːz ɛntlˈaɪ ɐn ˈɛldɚli wˈʊmən, vˈɛɹi ɹˈɪtʃli dɹˈɛst, ɐkˈɑːm pˈeɪnid baɪ ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv jˈʌŋ ɡˈɜːlz, ɐpɹˈoʊtʃt mˌiː, ænd ˈæftɚ ðə jˈuːʒuːəl sˌæluːtˈeɪʃən, ɪnfˈɔːɹmd mˌiː ðætðə sˈʌl tˈɑːnə ɐsˈɛki wʌz ɹˈɛdi tə sˈiː mˌiː.