text_original: When he came to himself, I asked his opinion of what had happened; and he assured me that the first must certainly be the soul of some person damned, which appeared by the chain about his legs (for his fears had magnified the creature to the bigness of a horse, and the sound of small morice bells to the clanking of massy chains).
text_transcription: WHEN HE CAME TO HIMSELF I ASKED HIS OPINION OF WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND HE ASSURED ME THAT THE FIRST MUST CERTAINLY BE THE SOUL OF SOME PERSON DAMNED WHICH APPEARED BY THE CHAIN ABOUT HIS LEGS FOR HIS FEARS HAD MAGNIFIED THE CREATURE TO THE BIGNESS OF A HORSE AND THE SOUND OF SMALL MORRIS BELLS TO THE CLANKING OF MASSY CHAINS
phonemes: wˌɛn hiː kˈeɪm tə hɪmsˈɛlf, aɪ ˈæskt hɪz əpˈɪniən ʌv wʌt hæd hˈæpənd; ænd hiː əʃˈʊɹd mˌiː ðætðə fˈɜːst mˈʌst sˈɜːʔn̩li biː ðə sˈoʊl ʌv sˌʌm pˈɜːsən dˈæmd, wˌɪtʃ ɐpˈɪɹd baɪ ðə tʃˈeɪn ɐbˌaʊt hɪz lˈɛɡz (fɔːɹ hɪz fˈɪɹz hæd mˈæɡnᵻfˌaɪd ðə kɹˈiːtʃɚ tə ðə bˈɪɡnəs əvə hˈɔːɹs, ænd ðə sˈaʊnd ʌv smˈɔːl mˈɔːɹɪs bˈɛlz tə ðə klˈæŋkɪŋ ʌv mˈæsi tʃˈeɪnz).