text_original: This was a new thought to him. So far as he then knew, no one had ever before thought of sending messages by electricity. The new idea filled his mind. It not only haunted him in the day  time, but it kept him from sleep at night.
text_transcription: THIS WAS A NEW THOUGHT TO HIM SO FAR AS HE THEN KNEW NO ONE HAD EVER BEFORE THOUGHT OF SENDING MESSAGES BY ELECTRICITY THE NEW IDEA FILLED HIS MIND IT NOT ONLY HAUNTED HIM IN THE DAYTIME BUT IT KEPT HIM FROM SLEEP AT NIGHT
phonemes: ðɪs wʌzɐ nˈuː θˈɔːt tə hˌɪm. sˈoʊ fˌɑːɹ æz hiː ðˈɛn nˈuː, nˈoʊwˈʌn hæd ˈɛvɚ bᵻfˌɔːɹ θˈɔːt ʌv sˈɛndɪŋ mˈɛsɪdʒᵻz baɪ ᵻlɛktɹˈɪsᵻɾi. ðə nˈuː aɪdˈiə fˈɪld hɪz mˈaɪnd. ɪt nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli hˈɔːntᵻd hˌɪm ɪnðə dˈeɪ tˈaɪm, bˌʌt ɪt kˈɛpt hˌɪm fɹʌm slˈiːp æt nˈaɪt.