text_original: He took a step toward her, speaking in a low tone, his voice shaking. But, true to himself, he spoke plainly. As for me, I looked on frightened,  as though watching a contest,  almost agape to see what a clever woman could do.
text_transcription: HE TOOK A STEP TOWARDS HER SPEAKING IN A LOW TONE HIS VOICE SHAKING BUT TRUE TO HIMSELF HE SPOKE PLAINLY AS FOR ME I LOOKED ON FRIGHTENED AS THOUGH WATCHING A CONTEST ALMOST AGAPE TO SEE WHAT A CLEVER WOMAN COULD DO
phonemes: hiː tˈʊk ɐ stˈɛp təwˈɔːɹd hɜː, spˈiːkɪŋ ɪn ɐ lˈoʊ tˈoʊn, hɪz vˈɔɪs ʃˈeɪkɪŋ. bˌʌt, tɹˈuː tə hɪmsˈɛlf, hiː spˈoʊk plˈeɪnli. æz fɔːɹ mˌiː, aɪ lˈʊkt ˌɔn fɹˈaɪʔn̩d,  æz ðˌoʊ wˈɑːtʃɪŋ ɐ kˈɑːntɛst,  ˈɔːlmoʊst ɐɡˈeɪp tə sˈiː wʌt ɐ klˈɛvɚ wˈʊmən kʊd dˈuː.