text_original: On palpating the abdomen you are struck by the remarkable rigidity of the right rectus muscle ; it springs forward as it were, rigid as a board, to meet your fingers, and to shield what surely must be a tender area underneath.
text_transcription: ON PALPATING THE ABDOMEN YOU ARE STRUCK BY THE REMARKABLE RIGIDITY OF THE RIGHT RECTUS MUSCLE IT SPRINGS FORWARD AS IT WERE RIGID AS A BOARD TO MEET YOUR FINGERS AND TO SHIELD WHAT SURELY MUST BE A TENDER AREA UNDERNEATH
phonemes: ˌɔn pælpˈeɪɾɪŋ ðɪ ˈæbdəmən juː ɑːɹ stɹˈʌk baɪ ðə ɹᵻmˈɑːɹkəbəl ɹɪdʒˈɪdᵻɾi ʌvðə ɹˈaɪt ɹˈɛktəs mˈʌsəl ; ɪt spɹˈɪŋz fˈɔːɹwɚd æz ɪt wɜː, ɹˈɪdʒɪd æz ɐ bˈɔːɹd, tə mˈiːt jʊɹ fˈɪŋɡɚz, ænd tə ʃˈiːld wʌt ʃˈʊɹli mˈʌst biː ɐ tˈɛndɚɹ ˈɛɹiə ˌʌndɚnˈiːθ.