text_original: There was an instant's silence, and then a score of voices raised in consternation,  shouting, cursing, commanding. Heavy feet pounded on the platform of the blockhouse.
text_transcription: THERE WAS AN INSTANT'S SILENCE AND THEN A SCORE OF VOICES RAISED IN CONSTERNATION SHOUTING CURSING COMMANDING HEAVY FEET POUNDED ON THE PLATFORM OF THE BLOCK HOUSE
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐn ˈɪnstənts sˈaɪləns, ænd ðˈɛn ɐ skˈɔːɹ ʌv vˈɔɪsᵻz ɹˈeɪzd ɪn kɑːnstɚnˈeɪʃən,  ʃˈaʊɾɪŋ, kˈɜːsɪŋ, kəmˈændɪŋ. hˈɛvi fˈiːt pˈaʊndᵻd ɔnðə plˈætfɔːɹm ʌvðə blˈɑːkhaʊs.