text_original: A hushed attention fell upon the audience, inside and out. Then there was applause inside, which called forth howls from the outside, and when I stepped from the plat  form, I was overwhelmed with congratulations, and more astonished than any one, to learn that I could speak in public.
text_transcription: A HUSHED ATTENTION FELL UPON THE AUDIENCE INSIDE AND OUT THEN THERE WAS A PAUSE INSIDE WHICH CALLED FORTH HOWLS FROM THE OUTSIDE AND WHEN I STEPPED FROM THE PLATFORM I WAS OVERWHELMED WITH CONGRATULATIONS AND MORE ASTONISHED THAN ANYONE TO LEARN THAT I COULD SPEAK IN PUBLIC
phonemes: ɐ hˈʌʃt ɐtˈɛnʃən fˈɛl əpˌɑːn ðɪ ˈɔːdiəns, ɪnsˈaɪd ænd ˈaʊt. ðˈɛn ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐplˈɔːz ɪnsˈaɪd, wˌɪtʃ kˈɔːld fˈɔːɹθ hˈaʊlz fɹʌmðɪ aʊtsˈaɪd, ænd wɛn aɪ stˈɛpt fɹʌmðə plˈæt fˈɔːɹm, aɪ wʌz ˌoʊvɚwˈɛlmd wɪð kəŋɡɹˈætʃʊlˈeɪʃənz, ænd mˈɔːɹ ɐstˈɑːnɪʃt ðɐn ˌɛni wˌʌn, tə lˈɜːn ðæt aɪ kʊd spˈiːk ɪn pˈʌblɪk.