text_original: I had always supposed that the stories about being able to frighten a man to death were all apocryphal. But that a man could be frightened to death by a thing like this — a toy ! " He touched the creature which concealed Mr. Howitt's head and face. As he said, it was a toy. A development of the old fashioned jack in the box. A dreadful development, and a dreadful toy.
text_transcription: I HAD ALWAYS SUPPOSED THAT THE STORIES ABOUT BEING ABLE TO FRIGHTEN A MAN TO DEATH WERE ALL APOCRYPHAL BUT THAT A MAN COULD BE FRIGHTENED TO DEATH BY A THING LIKE THIS A TOY HE TOUCHED THE CREATURE WHICH CONCEALED MISTER HOWITT'S HEAD AND FACE AS HE SAID IT WAS A TOY A DEVELOPMENT OF THE OLD FASHIONED JACK IN THE BOX A DREADFUL DEVELOPMENT AND A DREADFUL TOY
phonemes: aɪ hæd ˈɔːlweɪz səpˈoʊzd ðætðə stˈɔːɹiz ɐbˌaʊt bˌiːɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tə fɹˈaɪʔn̩ ɐ mˈæn tə dˈɛθ wɜːɹ ˈɔːl ɐpˈɑːkɹɪfəl. bˌʌt ðˌæɾə mˈæn kʊd biː fɹˈaɪʔn̩d tə dˈɛθ baɪ ɐ θˈɪŋ lˈaɪk ðˈɪs — ɐ tˈɔɪ ! " hiː tˈʌtʃt ðə kɹˈiːtʃɚ wˌɪtʃ kənsˈiːld mˈɪstɚ. hˈaʊɪts hˈɛd ænd fˈeɪs. æz hiː sˈɛd, ɪt wʌzɐ tˈɔɪ. ɐ dɪvˈɛləpmənt ʌvðɪ ˈoʊld fˈæʃənd dʒˈæk ɪnðə bˈɑːks. ɐ dɹˈɛdfəl dɪvˈɛləpmənt, ænd ɐ dɹˈɛdfəl tˈɔɪ.