text_original: Lights glimmered in most windows, revealing the holly sprigs and laurel leaves stuck thickly in their diamond panes; while, whenever a door was opened, a ruddy gleam burst across the street, and a glance inside the dwelling showed its inmates either gathered round the glowing hearth, occupied in mirthful sports  fox i' th' hole, blind man's buff, or shoe the mare  or seated at the ample board groaning with Christmas cheer.
text_transcription: LIGHTS GLIMMERED IN MOST WINDOWS REVEALING THE HOLLY SPRIGS AND LAUREL LEAVES STUCK THICKLY IN THEIR DIAMOND PANES WHILE WHENEVER A DOOR WAS OPENED A RUDDY GLEAM BURST ACROSS THE STREET AND THE GLANCE INSIDE THE DWELLING SHOWED ITS INMATES EITHER GATHERED ROUND THE GLOWING HEARTH OCCUPIED IN MIRTHFUL SPORTS FOX IN THE HOLE BLIND MAN'S BUFF OR SHOUDIMIR OR SEATED AT THE AMPLE BOARD GROANING WITH CHRISTMAS CHEER
phonemes: lˈaɪts ɡlˈɪmɚd ɪn mˈoʊst wˈɪndoʊz, ɹᵻvˈiːlɪŋ ðə hˈɑːli spɹˈɪɡz ænd lˈɔːɹəl lˈiːvz stˈʌk θˈɪkli ɪn ðɛɹ dˈaɪəmənd pˈeɪnz; wˈaɪl, wɛnˌɛvɚɹ ɐ dˈɔːɹ wʌz ˈoʊpənd, ɐ ɹˈʌdi ɡlˈiːm bˈɜːst əkɹˌɑːs ðə stɹˈiːt, ænd ɐ ɡlˈæns ɪnsˈaɪd ðə dwˈɛlɪŋ ʃˈoʊd ɪts ˈɪnmeɪts ˈiːðɚ ɡˈæðɚd ɹˈaʊnd ðə ɡlˈoʊɪŋ hˈɑːɹθ, ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪd ɪn mˈɜːθfəl spˈɔːɹts fˈɑːks ˈaɪ tˌiːˈeɪtʃ hˈoʊl, blˈaɪnd mˈænz bˈʌf, ɔːɹ ʃˈuː ðə mˈɛɹ ɔːɹ sˈiːɾᵻd æt ðɪ ˈæmpəl bˈɔːɹd ɡɹˈoʊnɪŋ wɪð kɹˈɪsməs tʃˈɪɹ.