text_original: * * * * * That night I was suddenly awakened by a sound, though at first I could not tell what it was. I lay wide awake, holding my breath: then it came again, a gentle rasp, rasp, as though someone were scraping something with a metal tool.
text_transcription: THAT NIGHT I WAS SUDDENLY AWAKENED BY A SOUND THOUGH AT FIRST I COULD NOT TELL WHAT IT WAS I LAY WIDE AWAKE HOLDING MY BREATH THEN IT CAME AGAIN A GENTLE RASP RASP AS THOUGH SOME ONE WERE SCRAPING SOMETHING WITH A METAL TOOL
phonemes: ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ðæt nˈaɪt aɪ wʌz sˈʌdənli ɐwˈeɪkənd baɪ ɐ sˈaʊnd, ðˌoʊ æt fˈɜːst aɪ kʊd nˌɑːt tˈɛl wʌt ɪt wˈʌz. aɪ lˈeɪ wˈaɪd ɐwˈeɪk, hˈoʊldɪŋ maɪ bɹˈɛθ: ðˈɛn ɪt kˈeɪm ɐɡˈɛn, ɐ dʒˈɛntəl ɹˈæsp, ɹˈæsp, æz ðˌoʊ sˈʌmwʌn wɜː skɹˈeɪpɪŋ sˈʌmθɪŋ wɪð ɐ mˈɛɾəl tˈuːl.