text_original: It was not bigger than a threepenny piece. It might have been a monster glow  worm. Or, as Polly said, a dab of luminous paint. But there was no time to ascertain what it was, because, almost as soon as I saw it, I heard something too. " Pollie, there's someone coming along the passage."
text_transcription: IT WAS NOT BIGGER THAN A THREEPENNY PIECE IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A MONSTER GLOW WORM OR AS POLLY SAID A DEVIL FLEW IN A SPENT BUT THERE WAS NO TIME TO ASCERTAIN WHAT IT WAS BECAUSE ALMOST AS SOON AS I SAW IT I HEARD SOMETHING TOO POLLY THERE'S SOME ONE COMING ALONG THE PASSAGE
phonemes: ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt bˈɪɡɚ ðˌænə θɹˈiːpɛni pˈiːs. ɪt mˌaɪthɐv bˌɪn ɐ mˈɔnstɚ ɡlˈoʊ wˈɜːm. ɔːɹ, æz pˈɑːli sˈɛd, ɐ dˈæb ʌv lˈuːmɪnəs pˈeɪnt. bˌʌt ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈoʊ tˈaɪm tʊ ˌæsɚtˈeɪn wʌt ɪt wˈʌz, bɪkˈʌz, ˈɔːlmoʊst æz sˈuːn æz aɪ sˈɔː ɪt, aɪ hˈɜːd sˈʌmθɪŋ tˈuː. " pˈɑːli, ðɛɹz sˈʌmwʌn kˈʌmɪŋ ɐlˈɔŋ ðə pˈæsɪdʒ."