text_original: Opposite the table at which the party were seated, it has been said, was a staircase  old and crazy, and but imperfectly protected by a broken hand rail. Midway up it stood a door equally dilapidated, but secured by a chain and lock, of which Old Parr, as deputy chamberlain, kept the key.
text_transcription: OPPOSITE THE TABLE AT WHICH THE PARTY WAS SEATED IT HAS BEEN SAID WAS A STAIRCASE OLD AND CRAZY AND BUT IMPERFECTLY PROTECTED BY A BROKEN HAND RAIL MIDWAY UP IT STOOD A DOOR EQUALLY DILAPIDATED BUT SECURED BY A CHAIN AND LOCK OF WHICH OLD PARR AS DEPUTY CHAMBERLAIN KEPT THE KEY
phonemes: ˈɑːpəzˌɪt ðə tˈeɪbəl æt wˌɪtʃ ðə pˈɑːɹɾi wɜː sˈiːɾᵻd, ɪt hˈæzbiːn sˈɛd, wʌzɐ stˈɛɹkeɪs ˈoʊld ænd kɹˈeɪzi, ænd bˌʌt ɪmpˈɜːfɛktli pɹətˈɛktᵻd baɪ ɐ bɹˈoʊkən hˈænd ɹˈeɪl. mˈɪdweɪ ˌʌp ɪt stˈʊd ɐ dˈɔːɹ ˈiːkwəli dɪlˈæpᵻdˌeɪɾᵻd, bˌʌt sᵻkjˈʊɹd baɪ ɐ tʃˈeɪn ænd lˈɑːk, ʌvwˈɪtʃ ˈoʊld pˈɑːɹ, æz dˈɛpjuːɾi tʃˈeɪmbɚlˌɪn, kˈɛpt ðə kˈiː.