text_original: I was grateful but unenthusiastic. I had seen the officers watching the sky for German planes. I had a keen idea that a German aviator overhead, armed with a Belgian block or a bomb or a dart, could have ripped that yellow envelope open from stem to stern, and robbed American literature of one of its shining lights.
text_transcription: I WAS GRATEFUL BUT UNENTHUSIASTIC I HAD SEEN THE OFFICERS WATCHING THE SKY FOR GERMAN PLANES I HAD A KEEN IDEA THAT A GERMAN AVIATOR OVERHEAD ARMED WITH A BELGIAN BLOCK OR BOMB OR A DART COULD HAVE RIPPED THAT YELLOW ENVELOPE OPEN FROM STEM TO STERN AND ROBBED AMERICAN LITERATURE OF ONE OF ITS SHINING LIGHTS
phonemes: aɪ wʌz ɡɹˈeɪtfəl bˌʌt ˌʌnɛnθˌuːziˈæstɪk. aɪ hæd sˈiːn ðɪ ˈɑːfɪsɚz wˈɑːtʃɪŋ ðə skˈaɪ fɔːɹ dʒˈɜːmən plˈeɪnz. aɪ hæd ɐ kˈiːn aɪdˈiə ðˌæɾə dʒˈɜːmən ˈeɪvɪˌeɪɾɚɹ ˌoʊvɚhˈɛd, ˈɑːɹmd wɪð ɐ bˈɛldʒən blˈɑːk ɔːɹ ɐ bˈɑːm ɔːɹ ɐ dˈɑːɹt, kˌʊdɐv ɹˈɪpt ðæt jˈɛloʊ ˈɑːnvəlˌoʊp ˈoʊpən fɹʌm stˈɛm tə stˈɜːn, ænd ɹˈɑːbd ɐmˈɛɹɪkən lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚɹ ʌv wˈʌn ʌv ɪts ʃˈaɪnɪŋ lˈaɪts.