text_original: There were voices near  and persons. All seemed to fall back before the Englishman. He strode on. Indeed, his movements appeared unnatural. They went down a low stairway, out into the dark.
text_transcription: THERE WERE VOICES NEAR AND PERSONS ALL SEEMED TO FALL BACK BEFORE THE ENGLISHMAN HE STRODE ON INDEED HIS MOVEMENTS APPEARED UNNATURAL THEY WENT DOWN A LOW STAIRWAY OUT INTO THE DARK
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌɜː vˈɔɪsᵻz nˌɪɹ ænd pˈɜːsənz. ˈɔːl sˈiːmd tə fˈɔːl bˈæk bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃmən. hiː stɹˈoʊd ˈɔn. ˌɪndˈiːd, hɪz mˈuːvmənts ɐpˈɪɹd ʌnnˈætʃɚɹəl. ðeɪ wɛnt dˌaʊn ɐ lˈoʊ stˈɛɹweɪ, ˈaʊt ˌɪntʊ ðə dˈɑːɹk.