text_original: And their agitation was a pitiful thing to see. In vain they pressed about him, in vain they even pulled the fringe of his shirt to gain his attention. And then they went about among the other chiefs, but these dared not intercede.
text_transcription: AND THEIR AGITATION WAS A PITIFUL THING TO SEE IN VAIN THEY PRESSED ABOUT HIM IN VAIN THEY EVEN PULLED THE FRINGE OF HIS SHIRT TO GAIN HIS ATTENTION AND THEN THEY WENT ABOUT AMONG THE OTHER CHIEFS BUT THESE DARED NOT INTERCEDE
phonemes: ænd ðɛɹ ˌædʒɪtˈeɪʃən wʌzɐ pˈɪɾifəl θˈɪŋ tə sˈiː. ɪn vˈeɪn ðeɪ pɹˈɛst ɐbˈaʊt hˌɪm, ɪn vˈeɪn ðeɪ ˈiːvən pˈʊld ðə fɹˈɪndʒ ʌv hɪz ʃˈɜːt tə ɡˈeɪn hɪz ɐtˈɛnʃən. ænd ðˈɛn ðeɪ wɛnt ɐbˌaʊt ɐmˌʌŋ ðɪ ˈʌðɚ tʃˈiːfs, bˌʌt ðiːz dˈɛɹd nˌɑːt ˌɪntɚsˈiːd.