text_original: My host protested that an hour or so would make no difference. We were about to pass through the group of loungers that loitered by the gate when the sound of rapid footsteps arrested us, and we turned to confront two panting and perspiring young men who halted beside us.
text_transcription: MY HOST PROTESTED THAT AN HOUR OR SO WOULD MAKE NO DIFFERENCE WE WERE ABOUT TO PASS THROUGH THE GROUP OF LOUNGERS THAT LAUGHTERED ABOUT THE GATE WHEN THE SOUND OF RAPID FOOTSTEPS ARRESTED US AND WE TURNED TO CONFRONT TWO PANTING AND PERSPIRING YOUNG MEN WHO HALTED BESIDE US
phonemes: maɪ hˈoʊst pɹətˈɛstᵻd ðæt ɐn ˈaʊɚ ɔːɹ sˌoʊ wʊd mˌeɪk nˈoʊ dˈɪfɹəns. wiː wɜːɹ ɐbˌaʊt tə pˈæs θɹuː ðə ɡɹˈuːp ʌv lˈaʊndʒɚz ðæt lˈɔɪɾɚd baɪ ðə ɡˈeɪt wɛn ðə sˈaʊnd ʌv ɹˈæpɪd fˈʊtstɛps ɚɹˈɛstᵻd ˌʌs, ænd wiː tˈɜːnd tə kənfɹˈʌnt tˈuː pˈæntɪŋ ænd pɚspˈaɪɚɹɪŋ jˈʌŋ mˈɛn hˌuː hˈɔltᵻd bᵻsˈaɪd ˌʌs.