text_original: And what was still more mystifying, he had power to take on human form, and often he changed himself into a man of pleasing shape and manner and came among the people to carry out his cruel designs before they knew that he was near.
text_transcription: AND WHAT WAS STILL MORE MYSTIFYING HE HAD POWER TO TAKE ON HUMAN FORM AND OFTEN HE CHANGED HIMSELF INTO A MAN OF PLEASING SHAPE AND MANNER AND CAME AMONG THE PEOPLE TO CARRY OUT HIS CRUEL DESIGNS BEFORE THEY KNEW THAT HE WAS NEAR
phonemes: ænd wʌt wʌz stˈɪl mˈɔːɹ mˈɪstᵻfˌaɪɪŋ, hiː hæd pˈaʊɚ tə tˈeɪk ˌɔn hjˈuːmən fˈɔːɹm, ænd ˈɔfən hiː tʃˈeɪndʒd hɪmsˈɛlf ˌɪntʊ ɐ mˈæn ʌv plˈiːzɪŋ ʃˈeɪp ænd mˈænɚɹ ænd kˈeɪm ɐmˌʌŋ ðə pˈiːpəl tə kˈæɹi ˈaʊt hɪz kɹˈuːəl dɪzˈaɪnz bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðeɪ nˈuː ðæt hiː wʌz nˈɪɹ.