text_original: I dropped — ^at least, I tried to. It was only a try, because, just as I had my toe against the ball, and was in the very act of kicking, Joyce stood right in front of met Digitized by VjOOQIC l64 THE SEEN AND THE UNSEEN He stood so close that, so to speak, he stood right on the balL It fell dead, it didn't travel an inch. As I made my fruitless effort, and was still poised upon one 1^, placing his hand against my chest, he pushed me over backwards.
text_transcription: I DROPPED AT LEAST I TRIED TO IT WAS ONLY A TRY BECAUSE JUST AS I HAD MY TOE AGAINST THE BALL AND WAS IN THE VERY ACT OF KICKING JOYCE STOOD RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME HE STOOD SO CLOSE THAT SO TO SPEAK HE STOOD RIGHT ON THE BALL IT FELL DEAD IT DIDN'T TRAVEL AN INCH AS I MADE MY FRUITLESS EFFORT AND WAS STILL POISED UPON ONE LEG PLACING HIS HAND AGAINST MY CHEST HE PUSHED ME OVER BACKWARDS
phonemes: aɪ dɹˈɑːpt — æt lˈiːst, aɪ tɹˈaɪd tuː. ɪt wʌz ˈoʊnli ɐ tɹˈaɪ, bɪkˈʌz, dʒˈʌst æz aɪ hæd maɪ tˈoʊ ɐɡˈɛnst ðə bˈɔːl, ænd wʌz ɪnðə vˈɛɹi ˈækt ʌv kˈɪkɪŋ, dʒˈɔɪs stˈʊd ɹˈaɪt ɪn fɹˈʌnt ʌv mˈɛt dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk ˈɛl sˈɪksti fˈɔːɹ ðə sˈiːn ænd ðɪ ʌnsˈiːn hiː stˈʊd sˌoʊ klˈoʊs ðˈæt, sˌoʊ tə spˈiːk, hiː stˈʊd ɹˈaɪt ɔnðə bˈæl ˈɛl ɪt fˈɛl dˈɛd, ɪt dˈɪdnt tɹˈævəl ɐn ˈɪntʃ. æz aɪ mˌeɪd maɪ fɹˈuːtləs ˈɛfɚt, ænd wʌz stˈɪl pˈɔɪzd əpˌɑːn wˈʌn wˈʌn, plˈeɪsɪŋ hɪz hˈænd ɐɡˈɛnst maɪ tʃˈɛst, hiː pˈʊʃt mˌiː ˌoʊvɚ bˈækwɚdz.