text_original: It really was sur  prising. From the very first I won. Not spasmodi  cally, but persistently — hand after hand, with a regularity which, in its way, was quite phenomenal.
text_transcription: IT REALLY WAS SURPRISING FROM THE VERY FIRST I WON NOT SPASMODICALLY BUT PERSISTENTLY HAND AFTER HAND WITH A REGULARITY WHICH IN ITS WAY WAS QUITE PHENOMENAL
phonemes: ɪt ɹˈiəli wʌz sˈɜː pɹˈaɪzɪŋ. fɹʌmðə vˈɛɹi fˈɜːst aɪ wˈʌn. nˌɑːt spæzmˈoʊdi kˈɔːli, bˌʌt pɚsˈɪstəntli — hˈænd ˈæftɚ hˈænd, wɪð ɐ ɹˌɛɡjʊlˈæɹᵻɾi wˈɪtʃ, ɪn ɪts wˈeɪ, wʌz kwˈaɪt fɪnˈɑːmɪnəl.