text_original: Seven courses would have been served him had the sky fallen; but he ate little, and drank more claret than was his wont. After dinner he sat in his study with the windows open, and in the mingled day and lamp light read his wife's letter over again. As it was with the spaniel John, so with his master  a new idea penetrated but slowly into his long and narrow head.
text_transcription: SEVEN COURSES WOULD HAVE BEEN SERVED HIM HAD THE SKY FALLEN BUT HE ATE LITTLE AND DRANK MORE CLARET THAN WAS HIS WONT AFTER DINNER HE SAT IN HIS STUDY WITH THE WINDOWS OPEN AND IN THE MINGLED DAY AND LAMP LIGHT READ HIS WIFE'S LETTER OVER AGAIN AS IT WAS FOR THE SPANIEL JOHN SO WITH HIS MASTER A NEW IDEA PENETRATED BUT SLOWLY INTO HIS LONG AND NARROW HEAD
phonemes: sˈɛvən kˈɔːɹsᵻz wʊdhɐv bˌɪn sˈɜːvd hˌɪm hæd ðə skˈaɪ fˈɔːlən; bˌʌt hiː ˈeɪt lˈɪɾəl, ænd dɹˈæŋk mˈɔːɹ klˈæɹət ðɐn wʌz hɪz wˈɔnt. ˈæftɚ dˈɪnɚ hiː sˈæt ɪn hɪz stˈʌdi wɪððə wˈɪndoʊz ˈoʊpən, ænd ɪnðə mˈɪŋɡəld dˈeɪ ænd lˈæmp lˈaɪt ɹˈiːd hɪz wˈaɪfz lˈɛɾɚɹ ˌoʊvɚɹ ɐɡˈɛn. æz ɪt wʌz wɪððə spˈænjəl dʒˈɑːn, sˌoʊ wɪð hɪz mˈæstɚɹ ɐ nˈuː aɪdˈiə pˈɛnɪtɹˌeɪɾᵻd bˌʌt slˈoʊli ˌɪntʊ hɪz lˈɔŋ ænd nˈæɹoʊ hˈɛd.