text_original: "Eel skins," said Caspar, repeating the phrase, as he saw that Karl hesitated before pronouncing an opinion. "Don't you think they would do?" Karl had it on the tip of his tongue to cry out  "The very thing!" but something withheld him from making this unqualified declaration.
text_transcription: EEL SKIN SAID KASPAR REPEATING THE PHRASE AS HE SAW THAT KARL HESITATED BEFORE PRONOUNCING AN OPINION DON'T YOU THINK THEY WOULD DO CARL HAD IT ON THE TIP OF HIS TONGUE TO CRY OUT THE VERY THING BUT SOMETHING WOULD HELP HIM FROM MAKING THIS UNQUALIFIED DECLARATION
phonemes: "ˈiːl skˈɪnz," sˈɛd kˈæspɑːɹ, ɹᵻpˈiːɾɪŋ ðə fɹˈeɪz, æz hiː sˈɔː ðæt kˈɑːɹl hˈɛzᵻtˌeɪɾᵻd bᵻfˌɔːɹ pɹənˈaʊnsɪŋ ɐn əpˈɪniən. "dˈoʊnt juː θˈɪŋk ðeɪ wʊd dˈuː?" kˈɑːɹl hˌædɪt ɔnðə tˈɪp ʌv hɪz tˈʌŋ tə kɹˈaɪ ˈaʊt  "ðə vˈɛɹi θˈɪŋ!" bˌʌt sˈʌmθɪŋ wɪðhˈɛld hˌɪm fɹʌm mˌeɪkɪŋ ðɪs ʌŋkwˈɔlᵻfˌaɪd dˌɛklɚɹˈeɪʃən.