text_original: Even as he spoke he pressed his ample foot so heavily on the hall floor, that but for a stout linoleum I feel sure he would have gone through; then he said it looked to him very much as though dry rot had set in there already, and it would probably be necessary to re floor the hall.
text_transcription: EVEN AS HE SPOKE HE PRESSED HIS AMPLE FOOT SO HEAVILY ON THE HALL FLOOR THAT BUT FOR A STOUT LINOLEUM I FEEL SURE HE WOULD HAVE GONE THROUGH THEN HE SAID IT LOOKED TO HIM VERY MUCH AS THOUGH DRY ROT HAD SET HIM THERE ALREADY AND IT WOULD PROBABLY BE NECESSARY TO REFLAW THE HALL
phonemes: ˈiːvən æz hiː spˈoʊk hiː pɹˈɛst hɪz ˈæmpəl fˈʊt sˌoʊ hˈɛvili ɔnðə hˈɔːl flˈɔːɹ, ðæt bˌʌt fɚɹə stˈaʊt lɪnˈoʊliːəm aɪ fˈiːl ʃˈʊɹ hiː wʊdhɐv ɡɔn θɹˈuː; ðˈɛn hiː sˈɛd ɪt lˈʊkt tə hˌɪm vˈɛɹi mˈʌtʃ æz ðˌoʊ dɹˈaɪ ɹˈɑːt hæd sˈɛt ɪn ðɛɹ ɔːlɹˈɛdi, ænd ɪt wʊd pɹˈɑːbəbli biː nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi tə ɹˌiː flˈɔːɹ ðə hˈɔːl.