text_original: However, there was no remedy. I was conducted into a large hall, where I saw about a dozen of grim faces sitting at a long table: one of whom bade me come forward, in such an imperious tone, that I was actually for a minute or two bereft of my senses.
text_transcription: HOWEVER THERE WAS NO REMEDY I WAS CONDUCTED INTO A LARGE HALL WHERE I SAW BUT A DOZEN OF GRIM FACES SITTING AT A LONG TABLE ONE OF WHOM BADE ME COME FORWARD IN SUCH AN IMPERIOUS TONE THAT I WAS ACTUALLY FOR A MINUTE OR TWO BEREFT OF MY SENSES
phonemes: haʊˈɛvɚ, ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈoʊ ɹˈɛmədi. aɪ wʌz kəndˈʌktᵻd ˌɪntʊ ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ hˈɔːl, wˌɛɹ aɪ sˈɔː ɐbˌaʊt ɐ dˈʌzən ʌv ɡɹˈɪm fˈeɪsᵻz sˈɪɾɪŋ æɾə lˈɔŋ tˈeɪbəl: wˈʌn ʌv hˈuːm bˈeɪd mˌiː kˈʌm fˈɔːɹwɚd, ɪn sˈʌtʃ ɐn ɪmpˈɪɹiəs tˈoʊn, ðæt aɪ wʌz ˈæktʃuːəli fɚɹə mˈɪnɪt ɔːɹ tˈuː bᵻɹˈɛft ʌv maɪ sˈɛnsᵻz.