text_original: He took up the portrait, however, and gazing intensely upon it, till the taper, suddenly burning brighter, discovered to him a phenomenon he was not less terrified than surprised at.
text_transcription: HE TOOK UP THE PORTRAIT HOWEVER AND GAZING INTENSELY UPON IT UNTIL THE TAPER SUDDENLY BURNING BRIGHTER DISCOVERED TO HIM A PHENOMENON WHICH HE WAS NO LESS TERRIFIED THAN SURPRISED AT
phonemes: hiː tˈʊk ˌʌp ðə pˈɔːɹtɹɪt, haʊˈɛvɚ, ænd ɡˈeɪzɪŋ ɪntˈɛnsli əpˌɑːn ɪt, tˈɪl ðə tˈeɪpɚ, sˈʌdənli bˈɜːnɪŋ bɹˈaɪɾɚ, dɪskˈʌvɚd tə hˌɪm ɐ fɪnˈɑːmɪnən hiː wʌz nˌɑːt lˈɛs tˈɛɹᵻfˌaɪd ðɐn sɚpɹˈaɪzd æt.