text_original: Every rap at the door alarmed him with the expectation of some noisy tradesman demanding payment. When he endeavoured to amuse himself with drawing, some unlucky feature of the occasional portrait recalled the image of an obdurate creditor, and made him tremble at the work of his own hands.
text_transcription: EVERY RAP AT THE DOOR ALARMED HIM WITH THE EXPECTATION OF SOME NOISY TRADESMAN DEMANDING PAYMENT WHEN HE ENDEAVOURED TO AMUSE HIMSELF WITHDRAWING SOME UNLUCKY FEATURE OF THE OCCASIONAL PORTRAIT RECALLED THE IMAGE OF AN OBDURATE CREDITOR AND MADE HIM TREMBLE AT THE WORK OF HIS OWN HANDS
phonemes: ˈɛvɹi ɹˈæp æt ðə dˈɔːɹ ɐlˈɑːɹmd hˌɪm wɪððɪ ɛkspɪktˈeɪʃən ʌv sˌʌm nˈɔɪzi tɹˈeɪdzmən dᵻmˈændɪŋ pˈeɪmənt. wˌɛn hiː ɛndˈɛvɚd tʊ ɐmjˈuːz hɪmsˈɛlf wɪð dɹˈɔːɪŋ, sˌʌm ʌnlˈʌki fˈiːtʃɚɹ ʌvðɪ əkˈeɪʒənəl pˈɔːɹtɹɪt ɹᵻkˈɔːld ðɪ ˈɪmɪdʒ əvən ˈɑːbdʒɚɹət kɹˈɛdɪɾɚ, ænd mˌeɪd hˌɪm tɹˈɛmbəl æt ðə wˈɜːk ʌv hɪz ˈoʊn hˈændz.