text_original: He was a bit reluctant to touch it at first; as he said, what with clocks not being allowed to tick as they pleased, and the time being jiggered with anyhow, you didn't know where you was with nothing.
text_transcription: HE WAS A BIT RELUCTANT TO TOUCH IT AT FIRST AS HE SAID WHAT WITH CLOCKS NOT BEING ALLOWED TO TICK AS THEY PLEASED AND THE TIME BEING JIGGERED WITH ANYHOW YOU DIDN'T KNOW WHERE YOU WAS WITH NOTHING
phonemes: hiː wʌzɐ bˈɪt ɹᵻlˈʌktənt tə tˈʌtʃ ɪɾ æt fˈɜːst; æz hiː sˈɛd, wˌʌt wɪð klˈɑːks nˌɑːt bˌiːɪŋ ɐlˈaʊd tə tˈɪk æz ðeɪ plˈiːzd, ænd ðə tˈaɪm bˌiːɪŋ dʒˈɪɡɚd wɪð ˈɛnɪhˌaʊ, juː dˈɪdnt nˈoʊ wˌɛɹ juː wʌz wɪð nˈʌθɪŋ.