text_original: He closelier looked; then looked again: The chalk scratched draught board faced the rain, Whose icicled drops deformed the lines Innumerous of his lame designs, So that they streamed in small white threads From the upper segments to the heads Of arcs below, uniting them Each by a stalactitic stem. —At once, with eyes that struck out sparks, He adds accessory cusping marks, Then laughs aloud.
text_transcription: HE CLOSELIER LOOKED THEN LOOKED AGAIN THE CHALK SCRATCHED DRAUGHT BOARD FACED THE RAIN WHOSE ICICLED DROPS DEFORMED THE LINES INNUMEROUS OF HIS LAME DESIGNS SO THAT THEY STREAMED IN SMALL WHITE THREADS FROM THE UPPER SEGMENTS TO THE HEADS OF ARCS BELOW UNITING THEM EACH BY A STALECTITIC STEM AT ONCE WITH EYES THAT STRUCK OUT SPARKS HE ADDS ACCESSORY CUSPING MARKS THEN LAUGHS ALOUD
phonemes: hiː klˈoʊsliɚ lˈʊkt; ðˈɛn lˈʊkt ɐɡˈɛn: ðə tʃˈɔːk skɹˈætʃt dɹˈæft bˈɔːɹd fˈeɪsd ðə ɹˈeɪn, hˌuːz ˈaɪsɪkəld dɹˈɑːps dᵻfˈɔːɹmd ðə lˈaɪnz ɪnˈuːmɚɹəs ʌv hɪz lˈeɪm dɪzˈaɪnz, sˌoʊ ðæt ðeɪ stɹˈiːmd ɪn smˈɔːl wˈaɪt θɹˈɛdz fɹʌmðɪ ˌʌpɚ sˈɛɡmənts tə ðə hˈɛdz ʌv ˈɑːɹks bᵻlˈoʊ, juːnˈaɪɾɪŋ ðˌɛm ˈiːtʃ baɪ ɐ stɐlɐktˈɪɾɪk stˈɛm. —ɐtwˈʌns, wɪð ˈaɪz ðæt stɹˈʌk ˈaʊt spˈɑːɹks, hiː ˈædz ɐksˈɛsɚɹi kˈʌspɪŋ mˈɑːɹks, ðˈɛn lˈæfs ɐlˈaʊd.