text_original: He then proceeded to explain to me that though, of course, he was quite competent to refix that skylight as it ought to be fixed (and as, indeed, it never had been fixed since the day the house was built), nevertheless it would be an exceedingly awkward job.
text_transcription: HE THEN PROCEEDED TO EXPLAIN TO ME THAT THOUGH OF COURSE HE WAS QUITE COMPETENT TO REFIX THAT SKYLIGHT AS IT OUGHT TO BE FIXED AND AS INDEED IT HAD NEVER BEEN FIXED SINCE THE DAY THE HOUSE WAS BUILT NEVERTHELESS IT WOULD BE AN EXCEEDINGLY AWKWARD JOB
phonemes: hiː ðˈɛn pɹəsˈiːdᵻd tʊ ɛksplˈeɪn tə mˌiː ðˈæt ðˌoʊ, ʌv kˈɔːɹs, hiː wʌz kwˈaɪt kˈɑːmpɪtənt tə ɹᵻfˈɪks ðæt skˈaɪlaɪt æz ɪɾ ˈɔːt təbi fˈɪkst (ænd æz, ˌɪndˈiːd, ɪt nˈɛvɚ hɐdbɪn fˈɪkst sˈɪns ðə dˈeɪ ðə hˈaʊs wʌz bˈɪlt), nˌɛvɚðəlˈɛs ɪt wʊd biː ɐn ɛksˈiːdɪŋli ˈɔːkwɚd dʒˈɑːb.