text_original: He looked disappointed when I showed him the fragment of iron; said they had plenty of bits that size; but he admitted that none of them had a spike like that at one end, and darkly hinted that it might be just the missing link they were looking for.
text_transcription: HE LOOKED DISAPPOINTED WHEN I SHOWED HIM THE FRAGMENT OF IRON SAID THEY HAD PLENTY OF BITS THAT SIZE BUT HE ADMITTED THAT NONE OF THEM HAD A SPIKE LIKE THAT AT ONE END AND DARKLY HINTED THAT IT MIGHT BE JUST THE MISSING LINK THEY WERE LOOKING FOR
phonemes: hiː lˈʊkt dˌɪsɐpˈɔɪntᵻd wɛn aɪ ʃˈoʊd hˌɪm ðə fɹˈæɡmənt ʌv ˈaɪɚn; sˈɛd ðeɪ hæd plˈɛnti ʌv bˈɪts ðæt sˈaɪz; bˌʌt hiː ɐdmˈɪɾᵻd ðæt nˈʌn ʌv ðˌɛm hæd ɐ spˈaɪk lˈaɪk ðæt æt wˈʌn ˈɛnd, ænd dˈɑːɹkli hˈɪntᵻd ðˌɐɾɪt mˌaɪt biː dʒˈʌst ðə mˈɪsɪŋ lˈɪŋk ðeɪ wɜː lˈʊkɪŋ fɔːɹ.