text_original: Those were the days when men drank at dinner until they fell under the table ; when young women thought of nothing but beaux, and were exhibited by their fond mothers as so much live stock to be delivered to the highest bidder; and when dowagers, whose flirting season was over, spent all their time at the card table.
text_transcription: THOSE WERE THE DAYS WHEN MEN DRANK AT DINNER UNTIL THEY FELL UNDER THE TABLE WHEN YOUNG WOMEN THOUGHT OF NOTHING BUT BEAUX AND WERE EXHIBITED BY THEIR FOND MOTHERS AS SO MUCH LIVE STOCK TO BE DELIVERED TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER AND WHEN DOWAGERS WHOSE FLIRTING SEASON WAS OVERSPENT ALL THEIR TIME AT THE CARD TABLE
phonemes: ðoʊz wɜː ðə dˈeɪz wɛn mˈɛn dɹˈæŋk æt dˈɪnɚɹ ʌntˈɪl ðeɪ fˈɛl ˌʌndɚ ðə tˈeɪbəl ; wˌɛn jˈʌŋ wˈɪmɪn θˈɔːt ʌv nˈʌθɪŋ bˌʌt bˈoʊ, ænd wɜːɹ ɛɡzˈɪbɪɾᵻd baɪ ðɛɹ fˈɑːnd mˈʌðɚz æz sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ lˈaɪv stˈɑːk təbi dᵻlˈɪvɚd tə ðə hˈaɪɪst bˈɪdɚ; ænd wɛn dˈaʊɪdʒɚz, hˌuːz flˈɜːɾɪŋ sˈiːzən wʌz ˈoʊvɚ, spˈɛnt ˈɔːl ðɛɹ tˈaɪm æt ðə kˈɑːɹd tˈeɪbəl.