text_original: The big generator started with a growl, and settled immediately into a deep hum; a whole row of tubes glowed with a purplish brilliancy. There was a crackling sound in the air, and the grid above the disc seemed to become incandescent, although it gave forth no apparent heat.
text_transcription: THE BIG GENERATOR STARTED WITH A GROWL AND SETTLED IMMEDIATELY INTO A DEEP HUM A WHOLE ROW OF TUBES GLOWED WITH A PURPLISH BRILLIANCY THERE WAS A CRACKLING SOUND IN THE AIR AND THE GRID ABOVE THE DISK SEEMED TO BECOME INCANDESCENT ALTHOUGH IT GAVE FORTH NO APPARENT HEAT
phonemes: ðə bˈɪɡ dʒˈɛnɚɹˌeɪɾɚ stˈɑːɹɾᵻd wɪð ɐ ɡɹˈaʊl, ænd sˈɛɾəld ɪmˈiːdɪətli ˌɪntʊ ɐ dˈiːp hˈʌm; ɐ hˈoʊl ɹˈoʊ ʌv tˈuːbz ɡlˈoʊd wɪð ɐ pˈɜːplɪʃ bɹˈɪliənsi. ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ kɹˈæklɪŋ sˈaʊnd ɪnðɪ ˈɛɹ, ænd ðə ɡɹˈɪd əbˌʌv ðə dˈɪsk sˈiːmd tə bɪkˌʌm ˌɪŋkɐndˈɛsənt, ɔːlðˈoʊ ɪt ɡˈeɪv fˈɔːɹθ nˈoʊ ɐpˈæɹənt hˈiːt.