text_original: Even as he spoke four figures emerged from the woods,  undoubtedly the gentlemen who had held the council at the inn that afternoon. We watched them in silence as they drew nearer, and then something in the walk and appearance of the foremost began to bother me.
text_transcription: EVEN AS HE SPOKE FOUR FIGURES EMERGED FROM THE WOODS UNDOUBTEDLY THE GENTLEMAN WHO HAD HELD THE COUNCIL AT THE INN THAT AFTERNOON WE WATCHED THEM IN SILENCE AS THEY DREW NEARER AND THEN SOMETHING IN THE WALK AND APPEARANCE OF THE FOREMOST BEGAN TO BOTHER ME
phonemes: ˈiːvən æz hiː spˈoʊk fˈɔːɹ fˈɪɡjɚz ɪmˈɜːdʒd fɹʌmðə wˈʊdz,  ʌndˈaʊɾᵻdli ðə dʒˈɛntəlmən hˌuː hæd hˈɛld ðə kˈaʊnsəl æt ðɪ ˈɪn ðæt ˌæftɚnˈuːn. wiː wˈɑːtʃt ðˌɛm ɪn sˈaɪləns æz ðeɪ dɹˈuː nˈɪɹɚ, ænd ðˈɛn sˈʌmθɪŋ ɪnðə wˈɔːk ænd ɐpˈɪɹəns ʌvðə fˈɔːɹmoʊst bɪɡˈæn tə bˈɑːðɚ mˌiː.