text_original: The house abutted directly on the street; the granite doorstep was almost flush with the sidewalk, and the huge old fashioned brass knocker  seemingly a brazen hand that had been cut off at the wrist, and nailed against the oak as a warning to malefactors  extended itself in a kind of grim appeal to everybody.
text_transcription: THE HOUSE ABUTTED DIRECTLY ON THE STREET THE GRANITE DOORSTEP WAS ALMOST FLUSH WITH THE SIDEWALK AND THE HUGE OLD FASHIONED BRASS KNOCKER SEEMINGLY A BRAZEN HAND THAT HAD BEEN CUT OFF AT THE WRIST AND NAILED AGAINST THE OAK AS A WARNING TO MALEFACTORS EXTENDED ITSELF IN A KIND OF GRIM APPEAL TO EVERYBODY
phonemes: ðə hˈaʊs ɐbˈʌɾᵻd dᵻɹˈɛktli ɔnðə stɹˈiːt; ðə ɡɹˈænɪt dˈɔːɹstɛp wʌz ˈɔːlmoʊst flˈʌʃ wɪððə sˈaɪdwɔːk, ænd ðə hjˈuːdʒ ˈoʊld fˈæʃənd bɹˈæs nˈɑːkɚ sˈiːmɪŋli ɐ bɹˈeɪzən hˈænd ðæt hɐdbɪn kˈʌt ˈɔf æt ðə ɹˈɪst, ænd nˈeɪld ɐɡˈɛnst ðɪ ˈoʊk æz ɐ wˈɔːɹnɪŋ tə mˈælɪfˌæktɚz ɛkstˈɛndᵻd ɪtsˈɛlf ɪn ɐ kˈaɪnd ʌv ɡɹˈɪm ɐpˈiːl tʊ ˈɛvɹɪbˌɑːdi.