text_original: The odd thing was that he should have bowed to Clark, who was dressed no differently from Bowman and Harrod and Duff; and the man's voice trembled piteously as he spoke. It needed not John Duff to tell us that he was pleading for the lives of his family.
text_transcription: THE ODD THING WAS THAT HE SHOULD HAVE BOWED TO CLARK WHO WAS DRESSED NO DIFFERENTLY FROM BOWMAN AND HAROOD AND DUFF AND THE MAN'S VOICE TREMBLED PITEOUSLY AS HE SPOKE IT NEEDED NOT JOHN DUCK TO TELL US THAT HE WAS PLEADING FOR THE LIVES OF HIS FAMILY
phonemes: ðɪ ˈɑːd θˈɪŋ wʌz ðæt hiː ʃˌʊdəv bˈaʊd tə klˈɑːɹk, hˌuː wʌz dɹˈɛst nˈoʊ dˈɪfɹəntli fɹʌm bˈoʊmən ænd hˈæɹɑːd ænd dˈʌf; ænd ðə mˈænz vˈɔɪs tɹˈɛmbəld pˈɪɾiəsli æz hiː spˈoʊk. ɪt nˈiːdᵻd nˌɑːt dʒˈɑːn dˈʌf tə tˈɛl ˌʌs ðæt hiː wʌz plˈiːdɪŋ fɚðə lˈaɪvz ʌv hɪz fˈæmɪli.