text_original: Or on Pollie, asleep upon the bed? I was paralysed. I wanted to shriek and warn Pollie of what was coming ; to let her know that in a second's time the room would be a pandemonium of rats, all of them in search of food. My tongue was tied. I could not speak. I could only wait and watch. The house was not yet still.
text_transcription: OR ON POLLY ASLEEP UPON THE BED I WAS PARALYZED I WANTED TO SHRIEK AND WARN POLLY OF WHAT WAS COMING TO LET HER KNOW THAT IN A SECOND TIME THE ROOM WOULD BE A PANDEMONIUM OF RATS ALL OF THEM IN SEARCH OF FOOD MY TONGUE WAS TIED I COULD NOT SPEAK I COULD ONLY WAIT AND WATCH THE HOUSE WAS NOT YET STILL
phonemes: ɔːɹ ˌɔn pˈɑːli, ɐslˈiːp əpˌɑːn ðə bˈɛd? aɪ wʌz pˈæɹəlˌaɪzd. aɪ wˈɔntᵻd tə ʃɹˈiːk ænd wˈɔːɹn pˈɑːli ʌv wʌt wʌz kˈʌmɪŋ ; tə lˈɛt hɜː nˈoʊ ðæt ɪn ɐ sˈɛkəndz tˈaɪm ðə ɹˈuːm wʊd biː ɐ pˌændɪmˈoʊniəm ʌv ɹˈæts, ˈɔːl ʌv ðˌɛm ɪn sˈɜːtʃ ʌv fˈuːd. maɪ tˈʌŋ wʌz tˈaɪd. aɪ kʊd nˌɑːt spˈiːk. aɪ kʊd ˈoʊnli wˈeɪt ænd wˈɑːtʃ. ðə hˈaʊs wʌz nˌɑːt jˈɛt stˈɪl.