text_original: The boy who had never been a coward except about "sea things," tumbled down the steep grassy slope in no time, and stood in the middle of the road eager to see what he could do.
text_transcription: THE BOY WHO HAD NEVER BEEN A COWARD EXCEPT ABOUT SEA THINGS TUMBLED DOWN THE STEEP GRASSY SLOPE IN NO TIME AND STOOD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD EAGER TO SEE WHAT HE COULD DO
phonemes: ðə bˈɔɪ hˌuː hæd nˈɛvɚ bˌɪn ɐ kˈaʊɚd ɛksˈɛpt ɐbˈaʊt "sˈiː θˈɪŋz," tˈʌmbəld dˌaʊn ðə stˈiːp ɡɹˈæsi slˈoʊp ɪn nˈoʊ tˈaɪm, ænd stˈʊd ɪnðə mˈɪdəl ʌvðə ɹˈoʊd ˈiːɡɚ tə sˈiː wʌt hiː kʊd dˈuː.