text_original: The staircase he knew was impassable; probably gone by that time; but he had not time to think, so he drew the blanket over the girl's head and bounded towards the window. There was a feeling of softness under his feet, as if the floor were made of pasteboard. He felt it sinking beneath him.
text_transcription: THE STAIRCASE HE KNEW WAS IMPASSABLE PROBABLY YAWN BY THAT TIME BUT HE HAD NOT TIME TO THINK SO HE DREW THE BLANKET OVER THE GIRL'S HEAD AND BOUNDED TOWARDS THE WINDOW THERE WAS A FEELING OF SOFTNESS UNDER HIS FEET AS IF THE FLOOR WERE MADE OF PASTEBOARD HE FELT IT SINKING BENEATH HIM
phonemes: ðə stˈɛɹkeɪs hiː nˈuː wʌz ɪmpˈæsəbəl; pɹˈɑːbəbli ɡɔn baɪ ðæt tˈaɪm; bˌʌt hiː hæd nˌɑːt tˈaɪm tə θˈɪŋk, sˌoʊ hiː dɹˈuː ðə blˈæŋkɪt ˌoʊvɚ ðə ɡˈɜːlz hˈɛd ænd bˈaʊndᵻd təwˈɔːɹdz ðə wˈɪndoʊ. ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ fˈiːlɪŋ ʌv sˈɔftnəs ˌʌndɚ hɪz fˈiːt, æz ɪf ðə flˈɔːɹ wɜː mˌeɪd ʌv pˈeɪstbɔːɹd. hiː fˈɛlt ɪt sˈɪŋkɪŋ bᵻnˈiːθ hˌɪm.