text_original: From time to time he looked wildly about in the vain hope of rescue, but the few passers by went about their business with unseeing eyes, and an occasional prick of the knife from behind warned him that instant death awaited him should he venture to cry out.
text_transcription: FROM TIME TO TIME HE LOOKED WILDLY ABOUT IN THE VAIN HOPE OF RESCUE BUT THE FEW PASSERS BY WENT ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS WITH UNSEEING EYES AND AN OCCASIONAL PRICK OF THE KNIFE FROM BEHIND WARNED HIM THAT INSTANT DEATH AWAITED HIM SHOULD HE VENTURE TO CRY OUT
phonemes: fɹʌm tˈaɪm tə tˈaɪm hiː lˈʊkt wˈaɪldli ɐbˌaʊt ɪnðə vˈeɪn hˈoʊp ʌv ɹˈɛskjuː, bˌʌt ðə fjˈuː pˈæsɚz baɪ wɛnt ɐbˌaʊt ðɛɹ bˈɪznəs wɪð ʌnsˈiːɪŋ ˈaɪz, ænd ɐn əkˈeɪʒənəl pɹˈɪk ʌvðə nˈaɪf fɹʌm bᵻhˌaɪnd wˈɔːɹnd hˌɪm ðæt ˈɪnstənt dˈɛθ ɐwˈeɪɾᵻd hˌɪm ʃˌʊd hiː vˈɛntʃɚ tə kɹˈaɪ ˈaʊt.