text_original: Redgrave, who had no more notion of music than a walrus, perforce kept silence. In fact, he noticed with a certain displeasure which vanished speedily with a musical, and half malicious little laugh from Zaidie, that when he spoke the Bird Folk drew back a little and looked in something like astonishment at him; but Zaidie was already in touch with them, and half by song and half by signs she very soon gave them an idea of what they were and where they had come from.
text_transcription: REDGRAVE WHO HAD NO MORE NOTION OF MUSIC THAN A WALRUS PERFORCE KEPT SILENCE IN FACT HE NOTICED WITH A CERTAIN DISPLEASURE WHICH VANISHED SPEEDILY WITH A MUSICAL AND HALF MALICIOUS LITTLE LAUGH FROM ZADIE THAT WHEN HE SPOKE THE BIRD FOLK DREW BACK A LITTLE AND LOOKED IN SOMETHING LIKE ASTONISHMENT AT HIM BUT ZADIE WAS ALREADY IN TOUCH WITH THEM AND HALF BY SONG AND HALF BY SIGNS SHE VERY SOON GAVE THEM AN IDEA OF WHAT THEY WERE AND WHERE THEY HAD COME FROM
phonemes: ɹˈɛdɡɹeɪv, hˌuː hæd nˈoʊmˌɔːɹ nˈoʊʃən ʌv mjˈuːzɪk ðˌænə wˈɔlɹəs, pɚfˈɔːɹs kˈɛpt sˈaɪləns. ɪn fˈækt, hiː nˈoʊɾɪst wɪð ɐ sˈɜːʔn̩ dɪsplˈɛʒɚ wˌɪtʃ vˈænɪʃt spˈiːdili wɪð ɐ mjˈuːzɪkəl, ænd hˈæf mɐlˈɪʃəs lˈɪɾəl lˈæf fɹʌm zˈeɪdi, ðæt wɛn hiː spˈoʊk ðə bˈɜːd fˈoʊk dɹˈuː bˈæk ɐ lˈɪɾəl ænd lˈʊkt ɪn sˈʌmθɪŋ lˈaɪk ɐstˈɑːnɪʃmənt æt hˌɪm; bˌʌt zˈeɪdi wʌz ɔːlɹˌɛdi ɪn tˈʌtʃ wɪð ðˌɛm, ænd hˈæf baɪ sˈɔŋ ænd hˈæf baɪ sˈaɪnz ʃiː vˈɛɹi sˈuːn ɡˈeɪv ðˌɛm ɐn aɪdˈiə ʌv wʌt ðeɪ wɜː ænd wˌɛɹ ðeɪ hæd kˈʌm fɹʌm.