text_original: Just before poor Hopkins rang his first note of alarm the station had been wrapt in profound silence  the small boy's interruption having been but a momentary affair. George Dale, the fireman in charge, was seated at a desk in the watch room (known among firemen as the "lobby"), making an entry in a diary.
text_transcription: JUST BEFORE HOPKINS RANG HIS FIRST NOTE OF ALARM THE STATION HAD BEEN WRAPPED IN PROFOUND SILENCE THE SMALL BOY'S INTERRUPTION HAVING BEEN BUT A MOMENTARY AFFAIR GEORGE DALE THE FIREMAN IN CHARGE WAS SEATED AT A DESK IN THE WATCH ROOM KNOWN AMONG FIREMEN AS THE LOBBY MAKING AN ENTRY IN A DIARY
phonemes: dʒˈʌst bᵻfˌɔːɹ pˈʊɹ hˈɑːpkɪnz ɹˈæŋ hɪz fˈɜːst nˈoʊt ʌv ɐlˈɑːɹm ðə stˈeɪʃən hɐdbɪn ɹˈæpt ɪn pɹəfˈaʊnd sˈaɪləns ðə smˈɔːl bˈɔɪz ˌɪntɚɹˈʌpʃən hˌævɪŋ bˌɪn bˌʌt ɐ mˈoʊməntˌɛɹi ɐfˈɛɹ. dʒˈɔːɹdʒ dˈeɪl, ðə fˈaɪɚmən ɪn tʃˈɑːɹdʒ, wʌz sˈiːɾᵻd æɾə dˈɛsk ɪnðə wˈɑːtʃ ɹˈuːm (nˈoʊn ɐmˌʌŋ fˈaɪɚmɛn æz ðə "lˈɑːbi"), mˌeɪkɪŋ ɐn ˈɛntɹi ɪn ɐ dˈaɪɚɹi.