text_original: She then gave him an account of what she had seen, with all the exaggerations of her own fancy, and, after having weighed the circumstances of her story, he interpreted the apparition into a thief, who had found means to open the door that communicated with the stair; but, having been scared by Wilhelmina's shriek, had been obliged to retreat before he could execute his purpose.
text_transcription: SHE THEN GAVE HIM AN ACCOUNT OF WHAT SHE HAD SEEN WITH ALL THE EXAGGERATIONS OF HER OWN FANCY AND AFTER HAVING WEIGHED THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF HER STORY HE INTERPRETED THE APPARITION INTO A THIEF WHO HAD FOUND MEANS TO OPEN THE DOOR THAT COMMUNICATED WITH THE STAIR BUT HAVING BEEN SCARED BY WILHELMINA'S SHRIEK HAD BEEN OBLIGED TO RETREAT BEFORE HE COULD EXECUTE HIS PURPOSE
phonemes: ʃiː ðˈɛn ɡˈeɪv hˌɪm ɐn ɐkˈaʊnt ʌv wʌt ʃiː hæd sˈiːn, wɪð ˈɔːl ðɪ ɛɡzˌædʒɚɹˈeɪʃənz ʌv hɜːɹ ˈoʊn fˈænsi, ænd, ˈæftɚ hˌævɪŋ wˈeɪd ðə sˈɜːkəmstˌænsᵻz ʌv hɜː stˈɔːɹi, hiː ɪntˈɜːpɹɪɾᵻd ðɪ ˌæpɚɹˈɪʃən ˌɪntʊ ɐ θˈiːf, hˌuː hæd fˈaʊnd mˈiːnz tʊ ˈoʊpən ðə dˈɔːɹ ðæt kəmjˈuːnᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd wɪððə stˈɛɹ; bˌʌt, hˌævɪŋ bˌɪn skˈɛɹd baɪ wˌɪlhəlmˈiːnəz ʃɹˈiːk, hɐdbɪn əblˈaɪdʒd tə ɹᵻtɹˈiːt bᵻfˌɔːɹ hiː kʊd ˈɛksᵻkjˌuːt hɪz pˈɜːpəs.