text_original: He had turned, not towards the lighted shop windows, but to the roadway; aud he was amusing himself by kicking a wisp of straw to and fro upon the sharp edge of the curbstone, with the toe of his shabby patent leather boot.
text_transcription: HE HAD TURNED NOT TOWARDS THE LIGHTED SHOP WINDOWS BUT TO THE ROADWAY AND HE WAS AMUSING HIMSELF BY KICKING A WISP OF STRAW TO AND FRO UPON THE SHARP EDGE OF THE CURBSTONE WITH THE TOE OF HIS SHABBY PATENT LEATHER BOOT
phonemes: hiː hæd tˈɜːnd, nˌɑːt təwˈɔːɹdz ðə lˈaɪɾᵻd ʃˈɑːp wˈɪndoʊz, bˌʌt tə ðə ɹˈoʊdweɪ; ˈɔːd hiː wʌz ɐmjˈuːzɪŋ hɪmsˈɛlf baɪ kˈɪkɪŋ ɐ wˈɪsp ʌv stɹˈɔː tˌuːəndfɹˈoʊ əpˌɑːn ðə ʃˈɑːɹp ˈɛdʒ ʌvðə kˈɜːbstoʊn, wɪððə tˈoʊ ʌv hɪz ʃˈæbi pˈæʔn̩t lˈɛðɚ bˈuːt.