text_original: This door might as well have been styled a window, although it was on a level with the ground, for it opened upon a fearful precipice ; and it was impossible to imagine whither a short flight of stairs which overhung the abyss could possibly lead.
text_transcription: THIS DOOR MIGHT AS WELL HAVE BEEN STYLED A WINDOW ALTHOUGH IT WAS ON A LEVEL WITH THE GROUND FOR IT OPENED UPON A FEARFUL PRECIPICE AND IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO IMAGINE WHITHER A SHORT LIGHT OF STAIRS WHICH OVERHUNG THE ABYSS COULD POSSIBLY LEAD
phonemes: ðɪs dˈɔːɹ mˌaɪt æz wˈɛl hɐvbɪn stˈaɪld ɐ wˈɪndoʊ, ɔːlðˈoʊ ɪt wʌz ˌɔn ɐ lˈɛvəl wɪððə ɡɹˈaʊnd, fɔːɹ ɪɾ ˈoʊpənd əpˌɑːn ɐ fˈɪɹfəl pɹˈɛsᵻpˌɪs ; ænd ɪt wʌz ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl tʊ ɪmˈædʒɪn wˈɪðɚɹ ɐ ʃˈɔːɹt flˈaɪt ʌv stˈɛɹz wˌɪtʃ ˌoʊvɚhˈʌŋ ðɪ ɐbˈɪs kʊd pˈɑːsᵻbli lˈiːd.