text_original: I held the flaming match as conveniently for her as possible ; but, at best, it was not much of a light. Every few moments it went out ; I had to light another. As I fumbled with them now and then, I was not always so expeditious, perhaps, as I should have been. Pollie  grumbled all the while. " Can't you hold it steady
text_transcription: I HELD THE FLAMING MATCH AS CONVENIENTLY FOR HER AS POSSIBLE BUT AT BEST IT WAS NOT MUCH OF A LIGHT EVERY FEW MOMENTS IT WENT OUT I HAD TO LIGHT ANOTHER AS I FUMBLED WITH THEM NOW AND THEN I WAS NOT ALWAYS SO EXPEDITIOUS PERHAPS AS I SHOULD HAVE BEEN POLLY GRUMBLED ALL THE WHILE CAN'T YOU HOLD IT STEADY
phonemes: aɪ hˈɛld ðə flˈeɪmɪŋ mˈætʃ æz kənvˈiːnɪəntli fɔːɹ hɜːɹ æz pˈɑːsᵻbəl ; bˌʌt, æt bˈɛst, ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt mˈʌtʃ əvə lˈaɪt. ˈɛvɹi fjˈuː mˈoʊmənts ɪt wɛnt ˈaʊt ; aɪ hædtə lˈaɪt ɐnˈʌðɚ. æz aɪ fˈʌmbəld wɪð ðˌɛm nˈaʊ ænd ðˈɛn, aɪ wʌz nˌɑːt ˈɔːlweɪz sˌoʊ ˌɛkspədˈɪʃəs, pɚhˈæps, æz aɪ ʃˌʊdəv bˌɪn. pˈɑːli ɡɹˈʌmbəld ˈɔːl ðə wˈaɪl. " kˈænt juː hˈoʊld ɪt stˈɛdi