text_original: He was a man of thirty four or thirty five years of age, dressed in some grey material, sharp nosed, alert, with a ruddy, weather beaten face, and a small, closely cropped, black beard. He glanced up as the door was opened. The tall man paused with his foot upon the step.
text_transcription: HE WAS A MAN OF THIRTY FOUR OR THIRTY FIVE YEARS OF AGE DRESSED IN SOME GREY MATERIAL SHARP NOSED ALERT WITH A RUDDY WEATHER BEATEN FACE AND A SMALL CLOSELY CROPPED BLACK BIR HE GLANCED UP AS THE DOOR WAS OPENED THE TALL MAN PAUSED WITH HIS FOOT UPON THE STEP
phonemes: hiː wʌzɐ mˈæn ʌv θˈɜːɾi fˈɔːɹ ɔːɹ θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv jˈɪɹz ʌv ˈeɪdʒ, dɹˈɛst ɪn sˌʌm ɡɹˈeɪ mətˈɪɹiəl, ʃˈɑːɹp nˈoʊzd, ɐlˈɜːt, wɪð ɐ ɹˈʌdi, wˈɛðɚ bˈiːʔn̩ fˈeɪs, ænd ɐ smˈɔːl, klˈoʊsli kɹˈɑːpt, blˈæk bˈɪɹd. hiː ɡlˈænst ˌʌp æz ðə dˈɔːɹ wʌz ˈoʊpənd. ðə tˈɔːl mˈæn pˈɔːzd wɪð hɪz fˈʊt əpˌɑːn ðə stˈɛp.