text_original: They had left at once for home, and their shortest route lay through Litchfield. Night was near when they reached the town, but they must needs stop to get one glimpse of Sylvy and tidings from home, for fear lay upon them lest there might be trouble there which they knew not of.
text_transcription: THEY HAD LEFT AT ONCE FOR HOME AND THEIR SHORTEST ROUTE LAY THROUGH LICHFIELD NIGHT WAS NEAR WHEN THEY REACHED THE TOWN BUT THEY MUST NEEDS STOP TO GET ONE GLIMPSE OF SYLVIE AND TIDINGS FROM HOME FOR FEAR LAY UPON THEM LEST THERE MIGHT BE TROUBLE THERE WHICH THEY KNEW NOT OF
phonemes: ðeɪ hæd lˈɛft ɐtwˈʌns fɔːɹ hˈoʊm, ænd ðɛɹ ʃˈɔːɹɾɪst ɹˈaʊt lˈeɪ θɹuː lˈɪtʃfiːld. nˈaɪt wʌz nˌɪɹ wɛn ðeɪ ɹˈiːtʃt ðə tˈaʊn, bˌʌt ðeɪ mˈʌst nˈiːdz stˈɑːp tə ɡɛt wˈʌn ɡlˈɪmps ʌv sˈɪlvi ænd tˈaɪdɪŋz fɹʌm hˈoʊm, fɔːɹ fˈɪɹ lˈeɪ əpˌɑːn ðˌɛm lˈɛst ðɛɹ mˌaɪt biː tɹˈʌbəl ðɛɹ wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ nˈuː nˌɑːt ʌv.