text_original: He expected the metal cover would be as immovable as the others, and he started back and caught his breath sharply as the metal raised at his touch and the green radiance from above flashed back from within the box in a thousand scintillant lights.
text_transcription: HE EXPECTED THE METAL COVER WOULD BE AS IMMOVABLE AS THE OTHERS AND HE STARTED BACK AND CAUGHT HIS BREATH SHARPLY AS THE METAL RAISED AT HIS TOUCH AND THE GREEN RADIANCE FROM ABOVE FLASHED BACK FROM WITHIN THE BOX IN A THOUSAND SCINTILLANT LIGHTS
phonemes: hiː ɛkspˈɛktᵻd ðə mˈɛɾəl kˈʌvɚ wʊd biː æz ɪmˈuːvəbəl æz ðɪ ˈʌðɚz, ænd hiː stˈɑːɹɾᵻd bˈæk ænd kˈɔːt hɪz bɹˈɛθ ʃˈɑːɹpli æz ðə mˈɛɾəl ɹˈeɪzd æt hɪz tˈʌtʃ ænd ðə ɡɹˈiːn ɹˈeɪdiəns fɹʌm əbˌʌv flˈæʃt bˈæk fɹʌm wɪðˌɪn ðə bˈɑːks ɪn ɐ θˈaʊzənd sˈɪntɪlənt lˈaɪts.