text_original: These registers had remained so long in the fire that each of them seemed to have become a homogeneous block, more like a slab of charcoal than anything else; and when an attempt was made to detach a leaf it fell away into powder.
text_transcription: THESE REGISTERS HAD REMAINED SO LONG IN THE FIRE THAT EACH OF THEM SEEMED TO HAVE BECOME A HOMOGENEOUS BLOCK MORE LIKE A SLAB OF CHARCOAL THAN ANYTHING ELSE AND WHEN AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO DETACH A LEAF IT FELL AWAY INTO POWDER
phonemes: ðiːz ɹˈɛdʒɪstɚz hæd ɹᵻmˈeɪnd sˌoʊ lˈɔŋ ɪnðə fˈaɪɚ ðæt ˈiːtʃ əv ðˌɛm sˈiːmd tə hæv bɪkˌʌm ɐ həmˈoʊdʒniəs blˈɑːk, mˈɔːɹ lˈaɪk ɐ slˈæb ʌv tʃˈɑːɹkoʊl ðɐn ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ ˈɛls; ænd wɛn ɐn ɐtˈɛmpt wʌz mˌeɪd tə dɪtˈætʃ ɐ lˈiːf ɪt fˈɛl ɐwˈeɪ ˌɪntʊ pˈaʊdɚ.