text_original: Indeed, his confusion was in some measure owing to the looks of the Jew, who, in the midst of this exordium, pulled down his eyebrows, which were surprisingly black and bushy, so as, in appearance, totally to extinguish his visage, though he was all the time observing our youth from behind those almost impenetrable thickets.
text_transcription: INDEED HIS CONFUSION WAS IN SOME MEASURE OWING TO THE LOOKS OF THE JEW WHO IN THE MIDST OF THIS EXORDIUM PULLED DOWN HIS EYEBROWS WHICH WERE SURPRISINGLY BLACK AND BUSHY SO AS IN APPEARANCE TOTALLY TO EXTINGUISH HIS VISAGE THOUGH HE WAS ALL THE TIME OBSERVING OUR YOUTH FROM BEHIND THOSE IMPENETRABLE THICKETS
phonemes: ˌɪndˈiːd, hɪz kənfjˈuːʒən wʌz ɪn sˌʌm mˈɛʒɚɹ ˈoʊɪŋ tə ðə lˈʊks ʌvðə dʒˈuː, hˈuː, ɪnðə mˈɪdst ʌv ðɪs ɛɡzˈɔːɹdiəm, pˈʊld dˌaʊn hɪz ˈaɪbɹaʊz, wˌɪtʃ wɜː sɚpɹˈaɪzɪŋli blˈæk ænd bˈʊʃi, sˈoʊ æz, ɪn ɐpˈɪɹəns, tˈoʊɾəli tʊ ɛkstˈɪŋɡwɪʃ hɪz vˈɪzɪdʒ, ðˌoʊ hiː wʌz ˈɔːl ðə tˈaɪm əbzˈɜːvɪŋ ˌaʊɚ jˈuːθ fɹʌm bᵻhˌaɪnd ðoʊz ˈɔːlmoʊst ɪmpˈɛnɪtɹəbəl θˈɪkɪts.