text_original: I took the tongs, though the only thing against which I should be likely to use them would be rats, even if I ventured to touch them. Indeed, the mere idea of squelching a wriggling, writhing, squeaking rat between a pair of tongs made an icy shiver go all down my spine.
text_transcription: I TOOK THE TONGS THOUGH THE ONLY THING AGAINST WHICH I SHOULD BE LIKELY TO USE THEM WOULD BE RATS EVEN IF I VENTURED TO TOUCH THEM INDEED THE MERE IDEA OF SQUELCHING AND WRIGGLING WRITHING SQUEAKING RAT BETWEEN A PAIR OF TONGS MADE AN ICY SHIVER GO ALL DOWN MY SPINE
phonemes: aɪ tˈʊk ðə tˈɑːŋz, ðˌoʊ ðɪ ˈoʊnli θˈɪŋ ɐɡˈɛnst wˌɪtʃ aɪ ʃˌʊd biː lˈaɪkli tə jˈuːz ðˌɛm wʊd biː ɹˈæts, ˈiːvən ɪf aɪ vˈɛntʃɚd tə tˈʌtʃ ðˌɛm. ˌɪndˈiːd, ðə mˈɪɹ aɪdˈiə ʌv skwˈɛltʃɪŋ ɐ ɹˈɪɡlɪŋ, ɹˈaɪðɪŋ, skwˈiːkɪŋ ɹˈæt bᵻtwˌiːn ɐ pˈɛɹ ʌv tˈɑːŋz mˌeɪd ɐn ˈaɪsi ʃˈɪvɚ ɡˌoʊ ˈɔːl dˌaʊn maɪ spˈaɪn.