text_original: His Excellency scarcely looked the tyrant as he sat before us, with his calves crossed and his hands folded on his waistcoat and his little black eyes twinkling.
text_transcription: HIS EXCELLENCY SCARCELY LOOKED THE TYRANT AS HE SAT BEFORE US WITH HIS CALVES CROSSED AND HIS HANDS FOLDED ON HIS WAISTCOAT AND HIS LITTLE BLACK EYES TWINKLING
phonemes: hɪz ˈɛksələnsi skˈɛɹsli lˈʊkt ðə tˈaɪɹənt æz hiː sˈæt bᵻfˈɔːɹ ˌʌs, wɪð hɪz kˈævz kɹˈɔst ænd hɪz hˈændz fˈoʊldᵻd ˌɔn hɪz wˈeɪstkoʊt ænd hɪz lˈɪɾəl blˈæk ˈaɪz twˈɪŋklɪŋ.