text_original: There certainly was something curious about the little man, although he spoke with a matter of fact straightforwardness which deprived his words of half their singularity.
text_transcription: THERE CERTAINLY WAS SOMETHING CURIOUS ABOUT THE LITTLE MAN ALTHOUGH HE SPOKE WITH A MATTER OF FACT STRAIGHTFORWARDNESS WHICH DEPRIVED HIS WORDS OF HALF THEIR SINGULARITY
phonemes: ðɛɹ sˈɜːʔn̩li wʌz sˈʌmθɪŋ kjˈʊɹɹiəs ɐbˌaʊt ðə lˈɪɾəl mˈæn, ɔːlðˈoʊ hiː spˈoʊk wɪð ɐ mˈæɾɚɹ ʌv fˈækt stɹeɪtfˈɔːɹwɚdnəs wˌɪtʃ dᵻpɹˈaɪvd hɪz wˈɜːdz ʌv hˈæf ðɛɹ sˌɪŋɡjʊlˈæɹᵻɾi.