text_original: All at once there came a sound of scratching^, a flash of light It came so unexpectedly, and such was the extreme tension of my nerves, that, with a stifled exclamation, I half rose in bed. My wife pressed her hand against my lips. She held me down.
text_transcription: ALL AT ONCE THERE CAME A SOUND OF SCRATCHING A FLASH OF LIGHT IT CAME SO UNEXPECTEDLY AND SUCH WAS THE EXTREME TENSION OF MY NERVES THAT WITH A STIFLED EXCLAMATION I HALF ROSE IN BED MY WIFE PRESSED HER HAND AGAINST MY LIPS SHE HELD ME DOWN
phonemes: ˈɔːl ɐtwˈʌns ðɛɹ kˈeɪm ɐ sˈaʊnd ʌv skɹˈætʃɪŋ, ɐ flˈæʃ ʌv lˈaɪt ɪt kˈeɪm sˌoʊ ˌʌnɛkspˈɛktᵻdli, ænd sˈʌtʃ wʌzðɪ ɛkstɹˈiːm tˈɛnʃən ʌv maɪ nˈɜːvz, ðˈæt, wɪð ɐ stˈaɪfəld ɛksklɐmˈeɪʃən, aɪ hˈæf ɹˈoʊz ɪn bˈɛd. maɪ wˈaɪf pɹˈɛst hɜː hˈænd ɐɡˈɛnst maɪ lˈɪps. ʃiː hˈɛld mˌiː dˈaʊn.