text_original: He turned it over and over; he rapped its back softly with his knuckles ; he peeped into its belly ; he smelt it ; he tucked it under his chin ; then, putting it down, he fixed his eyes on me, with a light in them as of a smile.
text_transcription: HE TURNED IT OVER AND OVER HE WRAPPED ITS BACK SOFTLY WITH HIS KNUCKLES HE PEEPED INTO ITS BELLY HE SMELT IT HE TUCKED IT UNDER HIS CHIN THEN PUTTING IT DOWN HE FIXED HIS EYES ON ME WITH A LIGHT IN THEM AS OF A SMILE
phonemes: hiː tˈɜːnd ɪɾ ˌoʊvɚ ænd ˈoʊvɚ; hiː ɹˈæpt ɪts bˈæk sˈɔftli wɪð hɪz nˈʌkəlz ; hiː pˈiːpt ˌɪntʊ ɪts bˈɛli ; hiː smˈɛlt ɪt ; hiː tˈʌkt ɪɾ ˌʌndɚ hɪz tʃˈɪn ; ðˈɛn, pˈʊɾɪŋ ɪt dˈaʊn, hiː fˈɪkst hɪz ˈaɪz ˈɔn mˌiː, wɪð ɐ lˈaɪt ɪn ðˌɛm æz əvə smˈaɪl.