text_original: The little ones obeyed, and breathed out a groan that seemed to come from the very depths of their hearts; but somehow or other, as the story proceeded, the faces looked rather less amused, and rather more anxious, than at first.
text_transcription: THE LITTLE ONES OBEYED AND BREATHED OUT A GROAN THAT SEEMED TO COME FROM THE VERY DEPTHS OF THEIR HEARTS BUT SOMEHOW OR OTHER AS THE STORY PROCEEDED THE FACES LOOKED RATHER LESS AMUSED AND RATHER MORE ANXIOUS THAN AT FIRST
phonemes: ðə lˈɪɾəl wˈʌnz oʊbˈeɪd, ænd bɹˈiːðd ˈaʊt ɐ ɡɹˈoʊn ðæt sˈiːmd tə kˈʌm fɹʌmðə vˈɛɹi dˈɛpθs ʌv ðɛɹ hˈɑːɹts; bˌʌt sˈʌmhaʊ ɔːɹ ˈʌðɚ, æz ðə stˈɔːɹi pɹəsˈiːdᵻd, ðə fˈeɪsᵻz lˈʊkt ɹˈæðɚ lˈɛs ɐmjˈuːzd, ænd ɹˈæðɚ mˈɔːɹ ˈæŋʃəs, ðɐn æt fˈɜːst.