text_original: In the lull, the chief official from the water company sought an interview with me, when he broke the news that never, in all his life, had he seen a more antiquated stop cock (which, by the way, had been made in Germany) than the one I had had placed (apparently out of sheer perversity or malice) in the front of my premises.
text_transcription: IN THE LULL THE CHIEF OFFICIAL FROM THE WATER COMPANY SOUGHT AN INTERVIEW WITH ME WHEN HE BROKE THE NEWS THAT NEVER IN ALL HIS LIFE HAD HE SEEN A MORE ANTIQUATED STOPCOCK WHICH BY THE WAY HAD BEEN MADE IN GERMANY THAN THE ONE I HAD HAD PLACED APPARENTLY OUT OF SHEER PERVERSITY OR MALICE IN THE FRONT OF MY PREMISES
phonemes: ɪnðə lˈʌl, ðə tʃˈiːf əfˈɪʃəl fɹʌmðə wˈɔːɾɚ kˈʌmpəni sˈɔːt ɐn ˈɪntɚvjˌuː wɪð mˌiː, wˌɛn hiː bɹˈoʊk ðə nˈuːz ðæt nˈɛvɚ, ɪn ˈɔːl hɪz lˈaɪf, hæd hiː sˈiːn ɐ mˈɔːɹ ˈæntɪkwˌeɪɾᵻd stˈɑːp kˈɑːk (wˈɪtʃ, baɪ ðə wˈeɪ, hɐdbɪn mˌeɪd ɪn dʒˈɜːməni) ðɐn ðə wˈʌn aɪ hæd hæd plˈeɪst (ɐpˈæɹəntli ˌaʊɾəv ʃˈɪɹ pɚvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɔːɹ mˈælɪs) ɪnðə fɹˈʌnt ʌv maɪ pɹˈɛmɪsᵻz.