text_original: There was no porter or portress, for the butcher's shop and the apart  ments belonging to it were abnormal altogether ; but there was a candle and box of matches on a shelf in a corner of the steep corkscrew staircase.
text_transcription: THERE WAS NO PORTER OR PORTRESS FOR THE BUTCHER'S SHOP AND THE APARTMENTS BELONGING TO IT WERE ABNORMAL ALTOGETHER BUT THERE WAS A CANDLE AND A BOX OF MATCHES ON A SHELF IN A CORNER OF THE STEEP CORKSCREW STAIRCASE
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈoʊ pˈɔːɹɾɚ ɔːɹ pˈɔːɹtɹəs, fɚðə bˈʊtʃɚz ʃˈɑːp ænd ðɪ ɐpˈɑːɹt mˈɛnts bᵻlˈɔŋɪŋ tʊ ɪt wɜːɹ ɐbnˈɔːɹməl ˌɔːltəɡˈɛðɚ ; bˌʌt ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ kˈændəl ænd bˈɑːks ʌv mˈætʃᵻz ˌɔn ɐ ʃˈɛlf ɪn ɐ kˈɔːɹnɚɹ ʌvðə stˈiːp kˈɔːɹkskɹuː stˈɛɹkeɪs.