text_original: On a table before him lay a compass and beside it was one of Volta's batteries. He connected the wires to complete the circuit of the battery, and brought one wire close to the side of the compass parallel to the needle. The needle swung around, just as if he had a magnet in his hand.
text_transcription: ON A TABLE BEFORE HIM LAY A COMPASS AND BESIDE IT WAS ONE OF VOLTA'S BATTERIES HE CONNECTED THE WIRES TO COMPLETE THE CIRCUIT OF THE BATTERY AND BROUGHT ONE WIRE CLOSE TO THE SIDE OF THE COMPASS PARALLEL TO THE NEEDLE THE NEEDLE SWUNG AROUND JUST AS IF HE HAD A MAGNET IN HIS HAND
phonemes: ˌɔn ɐ tˈeɪbəl bᵻfˌɔːɹ hˌɪm lˈeɪ ɐ kˈʌmpəs ænd bᵻsˌaɪd ɪt wʌz wˈʌn ʌv vˈoʊltəz bˈæɾɚɹiz. hiː kənˈɛktᵻd ðə wˈaɪɚz tə kəmplˈiːt ðə sˈɜːkɪt ʌvðə bˈæɾɚɹi, ænd bɹˈɔːt wˈʌn wˈaɪɚ klˈoʊs tə ðə sˈaɪd ʌvðə kˈʌmpəs pˈæɹəlˌɛl tə ðə nˈiːdəl. ðə nˈiːdəl swˈʌŋ ɚɹˈaʊnd, dʒˈʌst æz ɪf hiː hæd ɐ mˈæɡnɪt ɪn hɪz hˈænd.