text_original: The smaller of the newcomers had taken me by the arm. I did my best to make him wish that he had not. I flew at him. " You villain ! Let me go, or Til scratch your eyes out 1 " The little wretch — he was little ; I do not believe he was any bigger than I was, or perhaps I should not be alive to tell this tale — actually tried to throw a cloth over my head.
text_transcription: THE SMALLER OF THE NEWCOMERS HAD TAKEN ME BY THE ARM I DID MY BEST TO MAKE HIM WISH THAT HE HAD NOT I FLEW AT HIM HUGH VILLAIN LET ME GO OR I'LL SCRATCH YOUR EYES OUT THE LITTLE WRETCH HE WAS LITTLE I DO NOT BELIEVE HE WAS ANY BIGGER THAN I WAS OR PERHAPS I SHOULD NOT BE ALIVE TO TELL THIS TALE ACTUALLY TRIED TO THROW A CLOTH OVER MY HEAD
phonemes: ðə smˈɔːlɚɹ ʌvðə nˈuːkʌmɚz hæd tˈeɪkən mˌiː baɪ ðɪ ˈɑːɹm. aɪ dˈɪd maɪ bˈɛst tə mˌeɪk hˌɪm wˈɪʃ ðæt hiː hæd nˈɑːt. aɪ flˈuː æt hˌɪm. " juː vˈɪlən ! lˈɛt mˌiː ɡˈoʊ, ɔːɹ tˈɪl skɹˈætʃ jʊɹ ˈaɪz ˈaʊt wˈʌn " ðə lˈɪɾəl ɹˈɛtʃ — hiː wʌz lˈɪɾəl ; aɪ duːnˌɑːt bᵻlˈiːv hiː wʌz ˌɛni bˈɪɡɚ ðɐn aɪ wʌz, ɔːɹ pɚhˈæps aɪ ʃˌʊd nˌɑːt biː ɐlˈaɪv tə tˈɛl ðɪs tˈeɪl — ˈæktʃuːəli tɹˈaɪd tə θɹˈoʊ ɐ klˈɔθ ˌoʊvɚ maɪ hˈɛd.