text_original: I had never before been inside a Catholic church; never seen a Catholic ceremonial ; did not know the name of a single vestment; was overwhelmed with astonish  ment, and thought my readers as ignorant as I; so tried to give a description whicli would enable them to see what I had seen, hear what I had heard.
text_transcription: I HAD NEVER BEFORE BEEN INSIDE A CATHOLIC CHURCH NEVER SEEN A CATHOLIC CEREMONIAL DID NOT KNOW THE NAME OF A SINGLE VESTMENT WAS OVERWHELMED WITH ASTONISHMENT AND THOUGHT MY READERS AS IGNORANT AS I SO TRIED TO GIVE A DESCRIPTION WHICH WOULD ENABLE THEM TO SEE WHAT I HAD SEEN HEAR WHAT I HAD HEARD
phonemes: aɪ hæd nˈɛvɚ bᵻfˌɔːɹ bˌɪn ɪnsˈaɪd ɐ kˈæθlɪk tʃˈɜːtʃ; nˈɛvɚ sˈiːn ɐ kˈæθlɪk sˌɛɹᵻmˈoʊnɪəl ; dɪdnˌɑːt nˈoʊ ðə nˈeɪm əvə sˈɪŋɡəl vˈɛstmənt; wʌz ˌoʊvɚwˈɛlmd wɪð ɐstˈɑːnɪʃ mˈɛnt, ænd θˈɔːt maɪ ɹˈiːdɚz æz ˈɪɡnɚɹənt æz ˈaɪ; sˌoʊ tɹˈaɪd tə ɡˈɪv ɐ dᵻskɹˈɪpʃən wˈɪkli wʊd ɛnˈeɪbəl ðˌɛm tə sˈiː wʌt aɪ hæd sˈiːn, hˈɪɹ wʌt aɪ hæd hˈɜːd.