Basics of Phonetics & English Phonology

The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe

During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher. I know not how it was - but, with the first glimpse of the building, a sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit.

[djʊə̯ɹɪŋ ðə həʊ̯ɫ əv ə ˈdʌɫ ˈdɑːk ənd̥ ˈsaʊ̯ndləs ˈdeɪ̯ | ɪn ði ˈɔːtʰm̩ əv ðə ˈjɪə̯ | wɛn ðə ˈkʰl̥aʊ̯dz̥ hʌŋ əpʰɹ̥ɛsɪvli ˈləʊ̯ ɪn ðə hɛvn̩z̥ | aɪ̯ həd biːn ˈpʰɑːsɪŋ əˈləʊ̯n | ɒn ˈhʷɔːsbæk | θɹʷuː ə sɪŋɡjʊləli ˈd̠ɹɪə̯ɹi t̠ʰɹ̥ækt əv̥ ˈkʰʌnt̠ʰɹ̥i | ənd ət̚ ˈlɛŋθ ˈfaʊ̯nd maɪ̯sɛɫf | əz ðə ˈʃeɪ̯dz əv ði ˈiːvnɪŋ d̠ɹʷuː ɒn | wɪðɪn ˈvjuː əv ðə ˈmɛlənkʰəli haʊ̯s əv ˈʌʃə ‖ aɪ̯ ˈnəʊ̯ nɒt haʊ̯ ɪt ˈwɒz̥ | bʌtʰ | wɪð ðə fɜːst ˈɡlɪmps əv ðə bɪɫdɪŋ | ə sɛns əv ɪnsʌfɹəbl̩ ˈɡɫʷuːm | pʰəveɪ̯dɪd maɪ̯ ˈspɪɹɪtʰ]

[djɝːɪŋ ðə hoʊ̯ɫ əv ə ˈdʌɫ ˈdɑːɹk ənd̥ ˈsaʊ̯ndɫəs ˈdeɪ̯ | ɪn ði ˈɔːt̬m̩ əv ðə ˈjɪɹ | wɛn ðə ˈkʰɫ̥aʊ̯dz̥ hʌŋ əpʰɹ̥ɛsɪvɫi ˈɫoʊ̯ ɪn ðə hɛvn̩z̥ | aɪ̯ həd biːn ˈpʰæsɪŋ əˈɫoʊ̯n | ɑːn ˈhʷɔːɹsbæk | θɹʷuː ə sɪŋɡjəɫɚɫi ˈd̠ɹɪɹi t̠ʰɹ̥ækt əv̥ ˈkʰʌnt̠ʰɹ̥i | ənd ət̚ ˈɫɛŋθ ˈfaʊ̯nd maɪ̯sɛɫf | əz ðə ˈʃeɪ̯dz əv ði ˈiːvnɪŋ d̠ɹʷuː ɑːn | wɪðɪn ˈvjuː əv ðə ˈmɛɫənkʰɑːɫi haʊ̯s əv ˈʌʃɚ ‖ aɪ̯ ˈnoʊ̯ nɑːt haʊ̯ ɪt ˈwʌz̥ | bʌtʰ | wɪθ ð̥ə fɝːst ˈɡɫɪmps əv ðə bɪɫdɪŋ | ə sɛns əv ɪnsʌfɹəbl̩ ˈɡɫʷuːm | pʰɚveɪ̯dɪd maɪ̯ ˈspɪɹətʰ]

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