text_original: So silently had he come up the path leading from the brook that we had not heard him. Presently my father looked up from his book, but did not rise. As for me, I had been staring for some time in astonishment, for he was a better looking man than I had ever seen.
text_transcription: SO SILENTLY HAD HE COME UP THE PATH LEADING FROM THE BROOK THAT WE HAD NOT HEARD HIM PRESENTLY MY FATHER LOOKED UP FROM HIS BOOK BUT DID NOT RISE AS FOR ME I HAD BEEN STARING FOR SOME TIME IN ASTONISHMENT FOR HE WAS A BETTER LOOKING MAN THAN I HAD EVER SEEN
phonemes: sˌoʊ sˈaɪləntli hæd hiː kˈʌm ˌʌp ðə pˈæθ lˈiːdɪŋ fɹʌmðə bɹˈʊk ðæt wiː hæd nˌɑːt hˈɜːd hˌɪm. pɹˈɛzəntli maɪ fˈɑːðɚ lˈʊkt ˌʌp fɹʌm hɪz bˈʊk, bˌʌt dɪdnˌɑːt ɹˈaɪz. æz fɔːɹ mˌiː, aɪ hɐdbɪn stˈɛɹɪŋ fɔːɹ sˌʌm tˈaɪm ɪn ɐstˈɑːnɪʃmənt, fɔːɹ hiː wʌzɐ bˈɛɾɚ lˈʊkɪŋ mˈæn ðɐn aɪ hæd ˈɛvɚ sˈiːn.