text_original: The river was low; there was an ominous quality in the heat which had its effect, indeed, upon me, and made the old Creoles shake their heads and mutter a word with a terrible meaning.
text_transcription: THE RIVER WAS LOW THERE WAS AN OMINOUS QUALITY IN THE HEAT WHICH HAD ITS EFFECT INDEED UPON ME AND MADE THE OLD CREOLE SHAKE THEIR HEADS AND MUTTER A WORD WITH A TERRIBLE MEANING
phonemes: ðə ɹˈɪvɚ wʌz lˈoʊ; ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐn ˈɑːmɪnəs kwˈɔlᵻɾi ɪnðə hˈiːt wˌɪtʃ hæd ɪts ɪfˈɛkt, ˌɪndˈiːd, əpˌɑːn mˌiː, ænd mˌeɪd ðɪ ˈoʊld kɹɪˈoʊlz ʃˈeɪk ðɛɹ hˈɛdz ænd mˈʌɾɚɹ ɐ wˈɜːd wɪð ɐ tˈɛɹᵻbəl mˈiːnɪŋ.