text_original: They went over to the table near the window, and turned the leaves of that volume ! Alas ! how many a hand that had written in it was now dust. Here was the signature of Charles Dickens, nearly thirty years old, and pale with age.
text_transcription: THEY WENT OVER TO THE TABLE NEAR THE WINDOW AND TURNED THE LEAVES OF THAT VOLUME ALAS HOW MANY A HAND THAT HAD WRITTEN IN IT WAS NOW DUST HERE WAS THE SIGNATURE OF CHARLES DICKENS NEARLY THIRTY YEARS OLD AND PALE WITH AGE
phonemes: ðeɪ wɛnt ˌoʊvɚ tə ðə tˈeɪbəl nˌɪɹ ðə wˈɪndoʊ, ænd tˈɜːnd ðə lˈiːvz ʌv ðæt vˈɑːljuːm ! ɐlˈæs ! hˌaʊ mˈɛni ɐ hˈænd ðæt hæd ɹˈɪʔn̩ ɪn ɪt wʌz nˈaʊ dˈʌst. hˈɪɹ wʌzðə sˈɪɡnɪtʃɚɹ ʌv tʃˈɑːɹlz dˈɪkənz, nˌɪɹli θˈɜːɾi jˈɪɹz ˈoʊld, ænd pˈeɪl wɪð ˈeɪdʒ.