text_original: The remarkable peculiarity about the sketch was that while it was downright caricature in every detail, the faces bore a striking likeness to their originals, and the fidelity of the portrait painter, if a boy with a pencil and a piece of paper may be thus described, was recognised with uproarious deUght by most of the assembled company.
text_transcription: THE REMARKABLE PECULIARITY ABOUT THE SKETCH WAS THAT WHILE IT WAS DOWNRIGHT CARICATURE IN EVERY DETAIL THE FACES BORE A STRIKING LIKENESS TO THEIR ORIGINALS AND THE FIDELITY OF THE PORTRAIT PAINTER IF A BOY WITH A PENCIL AND A PIECE OF PAPER MAY BE THUS DESCRIBED WAS RECOGNIZED WITH UPROARIOUS DELIGHT BY MOST OF THE ASSEMBLED COMPANY
phonemes: ðə ɹᵻmˈɑːɹkəbəl pɪkjˌuːliˈæɹᵻɾi ɐbˌaʊt ðə skˈɛtʃ wʌz ðæt wˌaɪl ɪt wʌz dˈaʊnɹaɪt kˈæɹɪkətʃˌʊɹ ɪn ˈɛvɹi diːtˈeɪl, ðə fˈeɪsᵻz bˈɔːɹ ɐ stɹˈaɪkɪŋ lˈaɪknəs tə ðɛɹ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəlz, ænd ðə fᵻdˈɛlᵻɾi ʌvðə pˈɔːɹtɹɪt pˈeɪntɚ, ɪf ɐ bˈɔɪ wɪð ɐ pˈɛnsəl ænd ɐ pˈiːs ʌv pˈeɪpɚ mˈeɪ biː ðˈʌs dᵻskɹˈaɪbd, wʌz ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd wɪð ʌpɹˈɔːɹiəs də ˈʌt baɪ mˈoʊst əv ðɪ ɐsˈɛmbəld kˈʌmpəni.