text_original: The stranger's size was monstrous. By him on the table was a curious looking box, about eighteen inches square, painted in hideously alter  nating stripes of blue and green and yellow; and although it was spring, and the smoking room was warm, he wore his overcoat and a soft felt hat So far as one could judge from his appearance, seated, he was at least six feet in height As to girth, his dimensions were bewildering.
text_transcription: THE STRANGER'S SIZE WAS MONSTROUS BY HIM ON THE TABLE WAS A CURIOUS LOOKING BOX ABOUT EIGHTEEN INCHES SQUARE PAINTED IN HIDEOUSLY ALTERNATING STRIPES OF BLUE AND GREEN AND YELLOW AND ALTHOUGH IT WAS SPRING AND THE SMOKING ROOM WAS WARM HE WORE HIS OVERCOAT AND HIS SOFT FELT HAT SO FAR AS ONE COULD JUDGE FROM HIS APPEARANCE SEATED HE WAS AT LEAST SIX FEET IN HEIGHT AS TO GIRTH HIS DIMENSIONS WERE BEWILDERING
phonemes: ðə stɹˈeɪndʒɚz sˈaɪz wʌz mˈɔnstɹəs. baɪ hˌɪm ɔnðə tˈeɪbəl wʌzɐ kjˈʊɹɹiəs lˈʊkɪŋ bˈɑːks, ɐbˌaʊt ˈeɪtiːn ˈɪntʃᵻz skwˈɛɹ, pˈeɪntᵻd ɪn hˈɪdiəsli ˈɔltɚ nˈeɪɾɪŋ stɹˈaɪps ʌv blˈuː ænd ɡɹˈiːn ænd jˈɛloʊ; ænd ɔːlðˈoʊ ɪt wʌz spɹˈɪŋ, ænd ðə smˈoʊkɪŋ ɹˈuːm wʌz wˈɔːɹm, hiː wˈɔːɹ hɪz ˈoʊvɚkˌoʊt ænd ɐ sˈɔft fˈɛlt hˈæt sˈoʊ fˌɑːɹ æz wˈʌn kʊd dʒˈʌdʒ fɹʌm hɪz ɐpˈɪɹəns, sˈiːɾᵻd, hiː wʌz æt lˈiːst sˈɪks fˈiːt ɪn hˈaɪt æz tə ɡˈɜːθ, hɪz dᵻmˈɛnʃənz wɜː bᵻwˈɪldɚɹɪŋ.