text_original: The dwarf was about to unclasp the book committed to his charge, when a hand was suddenly thrust through the banisters of the upper part of the staircase, which, as has been already stated, was divided from the lower by the door. A piece of heavy black drapery next descended like a cloud, concealing all behind it except the hand, with which the dwarf was suddenly seized by the nape of the neck, lifted up in the air, and, notwithstanding his shrieks and struggles, carried clean off.
text_transcription: THE DWARF WAS ABOUT TO UNCLASP THE BOOK COMMITTED TO HIS CHARGE WHEN A HAND WAS SUDDENLY THRUST THROUGH THE BANISTERS OF THE UPPER PART OF THE STAIRCASE WHICH AS HAS BEEN ALREADY STATED WAS DIVIDED FROM THE LOWER BY THE DOOR A PIECE OF HEAVY BLACK DRAPERY NEXT DESCENDED LIKE A CLOUD CONCEALING ALL BEHIND IT EXCEPT THE HAND WITH WHICH THE DWARF WAS SUDDENLY SEIZED BY THE NAPE OF THE NECK LIFTED UP IN THE AIR AND NOTWITHSTANDING HIS SHRIEKS AND STRUGGLES CARRIED CLEAN OFF
phonemes: ðə dwˈɔːɹf wʌz ɐbˌaʊt tʊ ʌŋklˈæsp ðə bˈʊk kəmˈɪɾᵻd tə hɪz tʃˈɑːɹdʒ, wˌɛn ɐ hˈænd wʌz sˈʌdənli θɹˈʌst θɹuː ðə bˈænɪstɚz ʌvðɪ ˌʌpɚ pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə stˈɛɹkeɪs, wˈɪtʃ, æz hˈæzbiːn ɔːlɹˌɛdi stˈeɪɾᵻd, wʌz dᵻvˈaɪdᵻd fɹʌmðə lˈoʊɚ baɪ ðə dˈɔːɹ. ɐ pˈiːs ʌv hˈɛvi blˈæk dɹˈeɪpɚɹi nˈɛkst dᵻsˈɛndᵻd lˈaɪk ɐ klˈaʊd, kənsˈiːlɪŋ ˈɔːl bᵻhˌaɪnd ɪɾ ɛksˈɛpt ðə hˈænd, wɪð wˌɪtʃ ðə dwˈɔːɹf wʌz sˈʌdənli sˈiːzd baɪ ðə nˈeɪp ʌvðə nˈɛk, lˈɪftᵻd ˌʌp ɪnðɪ ˈɛɹ, ænd, nˌɑːtwɪðstˈændɪŋ hɪz ʃɹˈiːks ænd stɹˈʌɡəlz, kˈæɹid klˈiːn ˈɔf.