text_original: It had almost seemed as if each speaker had felt constrained to cap the preceding speaker's tale of horror. As the talk went on, Mr. Howitt had drawn farther and farther into a comer of the room, as if the subject were little to his liking.
text_transcription: IT HAD ALMOST SEEMED AS IF EACH SPEAKER HAD FELT CONSTRAINED TO KEPT THE PRECEDING SPEAKER'S TALE OF HORROR AS THE TALK WENT ON MISTER HOWITT HAD DRAWN FARTHER AND FARTHER INTO A CORNER OF THE ROOM AS IF THE SUBJECT WERE LITTLE TO HIS LIKING
phonemes: ɪt hæd ˈɔːlmoʊst sˈiːmd æz ɪf ˈiːtʃ spˈiːkɚ hæd fˈɛlt kənstɹˈeɪnd tə kˈæp ðə pɹɪsˈiːdɪŋ spˈiːkɚz tˈeɪl ʌv hˈɔɹɚ. æz ðə tˈɔːk wɛnt ˈɔn, mˈɪstɚ. hˈaʊɪt hæd dɹˈɔːn fˈɑːɹðɚ ænd fˈɑːɹðɚɹ ˌɪntʊ ɐ kˈʌmɚɹ ʌvðə ɹˈuːm, æz ɪf ðə sˈʌbdʒɛkt wɜː lˈɪɾəl tə hɪz lˈaɪkɪŋ.