text_original: I could have assured him that he was not mistaken, and would if it had not been for Pollie. I could picture him in my mind's eyes flashing the rays of his bull's eye lantern in search of something by means of which he could acquaint the inhabitants within of his presence there without — in his innocence 1 As if we did not know that he was there.
text_transcription: I COULD HAVE ASSURED HIM THAT HE WAS NOT MISTAKEN AND WOULD IF IT HAD NOT BEEN FOR POLLY I COULD PICTURE HIM IN MY MIND'S EYES FLASHING THE RAYS OF HIS BULL'S EYE LANTERN IN SEARCH OF SOMETHING BY MEANS OF WHICH HE COULD ACQUAINT THE INHABITANTS WITHIN OF HIS PRESENCE THERE WITHOUT IN HIS INNOCENCE AS IF WE DID NOT KNOW THAT HE WAS THERE
phonemes: aɪ kˌʊdɐv əʃˈʊɹd hˌɪm ðæt hiː wʌz nˌɑːt mɪstˈeɪkən, ænd wʊd ɪf ɪt hæd nˌɑːt bˌɪn fɔːɹ pˈɑːli. aɪ kʊd pˈɪktʃɚ hˌɪm ɪn maɪ mˈaɪndz ˈaɪz flˈæʃɪŋ ðə ɹˈeɪz ʌv hɪz bˈʊlz ˈaɪ lˈæntɚn ɪn sˈɜːtʃ ʌv sˈʌmθɪŋ baɪ mˈiːnz ʌvwˈɪtʃ hiː kʊd ɐkwˈeɪnt ðɪ ɪnhˈæbɪtənts wɪðˌɪn ʌv hɪz pɹˈɛzəns ðɛɹ wɪðˈaʊt — ɪn hɪz ˈɪnəsəns wˈʌn æz ɪf wiː dɪdnˌɑːt nˈoʊ ðæt hiː wʌz ðˈɛɹ.