text_original: The "devouring element" rushed onward like a torrent. The house was large and filled with rich furniture, which was luxurious food for the flames as they swept over the walls, twined round the balustrades, swallowed the paintings, devoured the woodwork, and melted the metal in their dread progress.
text_transcription: THE DEVOURING ELEMENT RUSHED ONWARD LIKE A TORRENT THE HOUSE WAS LARGE AND FILLED WITH RICH FURNITURE WHICH WAS LUXURIOUS FOOD FOR THE FLAMES AS THEY SWEPT OVER THE WALLS TWINED ROUND THE BALUSTRADES SWALLOWED THE PAINTINGS DEVOURED THE WOODWORK AND MELTED METAL IN THEIR DREAD PROGRESS
phonemes: ðə "dɪvˈaʊɚɹɪŋ ˈɛlɪmənt" ɹˈʌʃt ˈɑːnwɚd lˈaɪk ɐ tˈɔɹənt. ðə hˈaʊs wʌz lˈɑːɹdʒ ænd fˈɪld wɪð ɹˈɪtʃ fˈɜːnɪtʃɚ, wˌɪtʃ wʌz lʌɡʒˈʊɹɹiəs fˈuːd fɚðə flˈeɪmz æz ðeɪ swˈɛpt ˌoʊvɚ ðə wˈɔːlz, twˈaɪnd ɹˈaʊnd ðə bˈæləstɹˌeɪdz, swˈɔloʊd ðə pˈeɪntɪŋz, dɪvˈaʊɚd ðə wˈʊdwɜːk, ænd mˈɛltᵻd ðə mˈɛɾəl ɪn ðɛɹ dɹˈɛd pɹˈɑːɡɹɛs.