text_original: More of the tea was left than anything; possibly they had not found it altogether to their palates. But the butter had been entirely consumed; of the bacon, only the rind remained, and of the eggs the shells. I had heard, and I had read, a good deal about the voracity of rats, but never had I seen an example of it before.
text_transcription: MORE OF THE TEA WAS LEFT THAN ANYTHING POSSIBLY THEY HAD NOT FOUND IT ATOGETHER TO THEIR PALATES BUT THE BUTTER HAD BEEN ENTIRELY CONSUMED OF THE BACON ONLY THE RENT REMAINED AND OF THE EGGS THE SHELLS I HAD HEARD AND I HAD READ A GOOD DEAL ABOUT THE VORACITY OF RATS BUT NEVER HAD I SEEN AN EXAMPLE OF IT BEFORE
phonemes: mˈɔːɹ ʌvðə tˈiː wʌz lˈɛft ðɐn ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ; pˈɑːsᵻbli ðeɪ hæd nˌɑːt fˈaʊnd ɪɾ ˌɔːltəɡˈɛðɚ tə ðɛɹ pˈæləts. bˌʌt ðə bˈʌɾɚ hɐdbɪn ɛntˈaɪɚli kənsˈuːmd; ʌvðə bˈeɪkən, ˈoʊnli ðə ɹˈaɪnd ɹᵻmˈeɪnd, ænd ʌvðɪ ˈɛɡz ðə ʃˈɛlz. aɪ hæd hˈɜːd, ænd aɪ hæd ɹˈɛd, ɐ ɡˈʊd dˈiːl ɐbˌaʊt ðə vɔːɹˈæsᵻɾi ʌv ɹˈæts, bˌʌt nˈɛvɚ hæd aɪ sˈiːn ɐn ɛɡzˈæmpəl ʌv ɪt bᵻfˈɔːɹ.