text_original: There was something about his movements, however, and the style in which he had set about sucking up the water, which betrayed a different determination; and it was not long before this was evinced by a performance which, under other circumstances, might have evoked laughter from those who witnessed it.
text_transcription: THERE WAS SOMETHING ABOUT HIS MOVEMENTS HOWEVER AND THE STYLE IN WHICH HE HAD SET ABOUT SUCKING UP THE WATER WHICH BETRAYED A DIFFERENT DETERMINATION AND IT WAS NOT LONG BEFORE THIS WAS EVINCED BY A PERFORMANCE WHICH UNDER OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES MIGHT HAVE EVOKED LAUGHTER FROM THOSE WHO WITNESSED IT
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌʌz sˈʌmθɪŋ ɐbˌaʊt hɪz mˈuːvmənts, haʊˈɛvɚ, ænd ðə stˈaɪl ɪnwˌɪtʃ hiː hæd sˈɛt ɐbˌaʊt sˈʌkɪŋ ˌʌp ðə wˈɔːɾɚ, wˌɪtʃ bᵻtɹˈeɪd ɐ dˈɪfɹənt dɪtˌɜːmᵻnˈeɪʃən; ænd ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt lˈɔŋ bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðɪs wʌz ᵻvˈɪnst baɪ ɐ pɚfˈɔːɹməns wˈɪtʃ, ˌʌndɚɹ ˈʌðɚ sˈɜːkəmstˌænsᵻz, mˌaɪthɐv ɪvˈoʊkt lˈæftɚ fɹʌm ðoʊz hˌuː wˈɪtnəst ɪt.