text_original: And now I scarcely knew our commander. For we had not gone far ere, timidly, a door opened and a mild visaged man, in the simple workaday smock that the French wore, stood, hesitating, on the steps.
text_transcription: AND NOW I SCARCELY KNEW OUR COMMANDER FOR WE HAD NOT GONE FAR ERE TIMIDLY A DOOR OPENED AND A MILD BESEECHED MAN IN THE SIMPLE WORKADAY SMOCK THAT THE FRENCH WAR STOOD HESITATING ON THE STEPS
phonemes: ænd nˈaʊ aɪ skˈɛɹsli nˈuː ˌaʊɚ kəmˈændɚ. fɔːɹ wiː hæd nˌɑːt ɡɔn fˈɑːɹ ˈɛɹ, tˈɪmɪdli, ɐ dˈɔːɹ ˈoʊpənd ænd ɐ mˈaɪld vˈɪzɪdʒd mˈæn, ɪnðə sˈɪmpəl wˈɜːkɐdˌeɪ smˈɑːk ðætðə fɹˈɛntʃ wˈɔːɹ, stˈʊd, hˈɛzᵻtˌeɪɾɪŋ, ɔnðə stˈɛps.