text_original: Then there was the infallible recollection that we wanted a drink of water, as an excuse to get out to the well; or else we heard some strange noise among the chickens, and insisted that it was essential that we should see what was the matter; or else pussy would jump on to the table, when all of us would spring to drive her down; while there was a most assiduous watching of the clock to see when the first bell would ring.
text_transcription: THEN THERE WAS THE INFALLIBLE RECOLLECTION THAT WE WANTED A DRINK OF WATER OR AN EXCUSE TO GET OUT TO THE WELL OR ELSE WE HEARD SOME STRANGE NOISE AMONG THE CHICKENS AND INSISTED THAT IT WAS ESSENTIAL THAT WE SHOULD SEE WHAT WAS THE MATTER OR ELSE PUSSY WOULD JUMP ON TO THE TABLE WHEN ALL OF US WOULD SPRING TO DRIVE HER DOWN WHILE THERE WAS A MOST ASSIDUOUS WATCHING OF THE CLOCK TO SEE WHEN THE FIRST BELL WOULD RING
phonemes: ðˈɛn ðɛɹwˌʌz ðɪ ɪnfˈælᵻbəl ɹˌɛkəlˈɛkʃən ðæt wiː wˈɔntᵻd ɐ dɹˈɪŋk ʌv wˈɔːɾɚ, æz ɐn ɛkskjˈuːs tə ɡɛt ˈaʊt tə ðə wˈɛl; ɔːɹ ˈɛls wiː hˈɜːd sˌʌm stɹˈeɪndʒ nˈɔɪz ɐmˌʌŋ ðə tʃˈɪkɪnz, ænd ɪnsˈɪstᵻd ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz ᵻsˈɛnʃəl ðæt wiː ʃˌʊd sˈiː wʌt wʌzðə mˈæɾɚ; ɔːɹ ˈɛls pˈʊsi wʊd dʒˈʌmp ˌɔn tə ðə tˈeɪbəl, wˌɛn ˈɔːl ʌv ˌʌs wʊd spɹˈɪŋ tə dɹˈaɪv hɜː dˈaʊn; wˌaɪl ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ mˈoʊst ɐsˈɪdjuːəs wˈɑːtʃɪŋ ʌvðə klˈɑːk tə sˈiː wɛn ðə fˈɜːst bˈɛl wʊd ɹˈɪŋ.