text_original: I refused them on account of the expense of dressing properly. She then, to obyiate that objection, lent me a black domino. I was out of spirits, and thought of another excuse ; but she proposed to take me and Betty Delane to the houses of several people of fashion who saw masks.
text_transcription: I REFUSED THEM ON ACCOUNT OF THE EXPENSE OF DRESSING PROPERLY SHE THEN TO OBVIATE THAT OBJECTION LENT ME A BLACK DOMINO I WAS OUT OF SPIRITS AND THOUGHT OF ANOTHER EXCUSE BUT SHE PROPOSED TO TAKE ME AND BETTY DELANE TO THE HOUSES OF SEVERAL PEOPLE OF FASHION WHO SAW MASKS
phonemes: aɪ ɹᵻfjˈuːzd ðˌɛm ˌɔn ɐkˈaʊnt ʌvðɪ ɛkspˈɛns ʌv dɹˈɛsɪŋ pɹˈɑːpɚli. ʃiː ðˈɛn, tʊ ɑːbˈɪɪˌeɪt ðæt ɑːbdʒˈɛkʃən, lˈɛnt mˌiː ɐ blˈæk dˈɑːmɪnˌoʊ. aɪ wʌz ˌaʊɾəv spˈɪɹɪts, ænd θˈɔːt ʌv ɐnˈʌðɚɹ ɛkskjˈuːs ; bˌʌt ʃiː pɹəpˈoʊzd tə tˈeɪk mˌiː ænd bˈɛɾi dᵻlˈeɪn tə ðə hˈaʊzᵻz ʌv sˈɛvɹəl pˈiːpəl ʌv fˈæʃən hˌuː sˈɔː mˈæsks.