text_original: This was undoubtedly the wisest measure he could have taken; for he had not performed one half of his descent toward the street, when the German was at his daughter's bedside, demanding to know the cause of her exclamation.
text_transcription: THIS WAS UNDOUBTEDLY THE WISEST MEASURE HE COULD HAVE TAKEN FOR HE HAD NOT PERFORMED ONE HALF OF HIS DESCENT TOWARDS THE STREET WHEN THE GERMAN WAS AT HIS DAUGHTER'S BEDSIDE DEMANDING TO KNOW THE CAUSE OF HER EXCLAMATION
phonemes: ðɪs wʌz ʌndˈaʊɾᵻdli ðə wˈaɪsɪst mˈɛʒɚ hiː kˌʊdɐv tˈeɪkən; fɔːɹ hiː hæd nˌɑːt pɚfˈɔːɹmd wˈʌn hˈæf ʌv hɪz dᵻsˈɛnt təwˈɔːɹd ðə stɹˈiːt, wˌɛn ðə dʒˈɜːmən wʌz æt hɪz dˈɔːɾɚz bˈɛdsaɪd, dᵻmˈændɪŋ tə nˈoʊ ðə kˈɔːz ʌv hɜːɹ ɛksklɐmˈeɪʃən.