text_original: The work of extinction had at last begun in real earnest. As long as they could only stand in the street and throw water in through the windows at haphazard, they might or might not hit the fire  and at all events they could not attack its strong points; but now, Baxmore at one window, and one of the men of the first engine at another, played point blank into the flames, and, wherever the water hit, they were extinguished.
text_transcription: THE WORK OF EXTINCTION HAD AT LAST BEGUN IN REAL EARNEST AS LONG AS THEY COULD ONLY STAND IN THE STREET AND THROW WATER IN THROUGH THE WINDOWS AT HAPHAZARD THEY MIGHT OR MIGHT NOT HIT THE FIRE AND AT ALL EVENTS THEY COULD NOT ATTACK ITS STRONG POINTS BUT NOW BACKSMORE AT ONE WINDOW AND ONE OF THE MEN AT THE FIRST ENGINE AT ANOTHER PLAYED POINTBLANK INTO THE FLAMES AND WHEREVER THE WATER HIT THEY WERE EXTINGUISHED
phonemes: ðə wˈɜːk ʌv ɛkstˈɪŋkʃən hæd æt lˈæst bɪɡˈʌn ɪn ɹˈiːəl ˈɜːnɪst. æz lˈɔŋ æz ðeɪ kʊd ˈoʊnli stˈænd ɪnðə stɹˈiːt ænd θɹˈoʊ wˈɔːɾɚɹ ɪn θɹuː ðə wˈɪndoʊz æt hæphˈæzɚd, ðeɪ mˌaɪt ɔːɹ mˌaɪt nˌɑːt hˈɪt ðə fˈaɪɚ ænd æɾ ˈɔːl ᵻvˈɛnts ðeɪ kʊd nˌɑːt ɐtˈæk ɪts stɹˈɔŋ pˈɔɪnts; bˌʌt nˈaʊ, bˈæksmɔːɹ æt wˈʌn wˈɪndoʊ, ænd wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈɛn ʌvðə fˈɜːst ˈɛndʒɪn æɾ ɐnˈʌðɚ, plˈeɪd pˈɔɪnt blˈæŋk ˌɪntʊ ðə flˈeɪmz, ænd, wɛɹˈɛvɚ ðə wˈɔːɾɚ hˈɪt, ðeɪ wɜːɹ ɛkstˈɪŋɡwɪʃt.