text_original: Without loss of time I retraced my steps. Just when I was about to replace the book I heard a noise in the corridor outside, and the sound of footsteps approaching. Fumblingly I hastened to complete what I was about, but the tiresome book had become so tightly wedged into its row that, on being pulled out, it caused its fellows to close up too compactly to leave any place for their comrade. To insert the book was beyond my strength; yet still I kept pushing and pushing at the row.
text_transcription: WITHOUT LOSS OF TIME I RETRACED MY STEPS JUST WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO REPLACE THE BOOK I HEARD A NOISE IN THE CORRIDOR OUTSIDE AND THE SOUND OF FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING FUMBLINGLY I HASTENED TO COMPLETE WHAT I WAS ABOUT BUT THE TIRESOME BOOK HAD BECOME SO TIGHTLY WEDGED INTO ITS ROW THAT ON BEING PULLED OUT IT CAUSED ITS FELLOWS TO CLOSE UP TOO COMPACTLY TO LEAVE ANY PLACE FOR THEIR COMRADE TO INSERT THE BOOK WAS BEYOND MY STRENGTH YET STILL I KEPT PUSHING AND PUSHING AT THE ROW
phonemes: wɪðˌaʊt lˈɔs ʌv tˈaɪm aɪ ɹᵻtɹˈeɪst maɪ stˈɛps. dʒˈʌst wɛn aɪ wʌz ɐbˌaʊt tə ɹᵻplˈeɪs ðə bˈʊk aɪ hˈɜːd ɐ nˈɔɪz ɪnðə kˈɔɹɪdˌɔːɹ aʊtsˈaɪd, ænd ðə sˈaʊnd ʌv fˈʊtstɛps ɐpɹˈoʊtʃɪŋ. fˈʌmblɪŋli aɪ hˈeɪsənd tə kəmplˈiːt wʌt aɪ wʌz ɐbˈaʊt, bˌʌt ðə tˈaɪɚsʌm bˈʊk hæd bɪkˌʌm sˌoʊ tˈaɪtli wˈɛdʒd ˌɪntʊ ɪts ɹˈoʊ ðˈæt, ˌɔn bˌiːɪŋ pˈʊld ˈaʊt, ɪt kˈɔːzd ɪts fˈɛloʊz tə klˈoʊz ˌʌp tˈuː kəmpˈæktli tə lˈiːv ˌɛni plˈeɪs fɔːɹ ðɛɹ kˈɑːmɹæd. tʊ ɪnsˈɜːt ðə bˈʊk wʌz bᵻjˌɔnd maɪ stɹˈɛŋθ; jˈɛt stˈɪl aɪ kˈɛpt pˈʊʃɪŋ ænd pˈʊʃɪŋ æt ðə ɹˈoʊ.