text_original: Still I hesitated. He stared at me, but with kindness. "What is it, Davy?" he asked. "Please, sir," I said, "if I might take my drum?" At that he laughed. "You may," said he, "you may. Perchance we may need it again."
text_transcription: STILL I HESITATED HE STARED AT ME BUT WITH KINDNESS WHAT IS IT DAVY HE ASKED PLEASE SIR I SAID IF I MIGHT TAKE MY DRUM AT THAT HE LAUGHED YOU MAY SAID HE YOU MAY PERCHANCE WE MAY NEED IT AGAIN
phonemes: stˈɪl aɪ hˈɛzᵻtˌeɪɾᵻd. hiː stˈɛɹd æt mˌiː, bˌʌt wɪð kˈaɪndnəs. "wˌʌt ɪz ɪt, dˈeɪvi?" hiː ˈæskt. "plˈiːz, sˌɜː," aɪ sˈɛd, "ɪf aɪ mˌaɪt tˈeɪk maɪ dɹˈʌm?" æt ðæt hiː lˈæft. "juː mˈeɪ," sˈɛd hiː, "juː mˈeɪ. pɚtʃˈæns wiː mˈeɪ nˈiːd ɪɾ ɐɡˈɛn."