text_original: The general now struck the rich carpet beneath his feet with his spurs, and now absently toyed with the decoration of the Elephant, hanging about his neck from the collar of the order. Occasionally he opened his lips as if to speak, then stopped, rubbed his head, and cast another glance at the unsealed de  spatches littering the table.
text_transcription: THE GENERAL NOW STRUCK THE RICH CARPET BENEATH HIS FEET WITH HIS SPURS AND NOW ABSENTLY TOYED WITH THE DECORATION OF THE ELEPHANT HANGING ABOUT HIS NECK FROM THE COLLAR OF THE ORDER OCCASIONALLY HE OPENED HIS LIPS AS IF TO SPEAK THEN STOPPED RUBBED HIS HEAD AND CAST ANOTHER GLANCE AT THE UNSEAL DESPATCHES LITTERING THE TABLE
phonemes: ðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl nˈaʊ stɹˈʌk ðə ɹˈɪtʃ kˈɑːɹpɪt bᵻnˌiːθ hɪz fˈiːt wɪð hɪz spˈɜːz, ænd nˈaʊ æbsˈɛntli tˈɔɪd wɪððə dˌɛkɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌvðɪ ˈɛlɪfənt, hˈæŋɪŋ ɐbˌaʊt hɪz nˈɛk fɹʌmðə kˈɑːlɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈɔːɹdɚ. əkˈeɪʒənəli hiː ˈoʊpənd hɪz lˈɪps æz ɪf tə spˈiːk, ðˈɛn stˈɑːpt, ɹˈʌbd hɪz hˈɛd, ænd kˈæst ɐnˈʌðɚ ɡlˈæns æt ðɪ ʌnsˈiːld də spˈætʃᵻz lˈɪɾɚɹɪŋ ðə tˈeɪbəl.