text_original: Shortly after the knocking had ceased, the door slowly opened, and the figure of a tall man with an unnatural cast of countenance entered the room and took a seat opposite the affrighted maids.
text_transcription: SHORTLY AFTER THE KNOCKING HAD CEASED THE DOOR SLOWLY OPENED AND THE FIGURE OF A TALL MAN WITH AN UNNATURAL CAST OF COUNTENANCE ENTERED THE ROOM AND TOOK A SEAT OPPOSITE THE AFFRIGHTED MAIDS
phonemes: ʃˈɔːɹtli ˈæftɚ ðə nˈɑːkɪŋ hæd sˈiːst, ðə dˈɔːɹ slˈoʊli ˈoʊpənd, ænd ðə fˈɪɡjɚɹ əvə tˈɔːl mˈæn wɪð ɐn ʌnnˈætʃɚɹəl kˈæst ʌv kˈaʊntənəns ˈɛntɚd ðə ɹˈuːm ænd tˈʊk ɐ sˈiːt ˈɑːpəzˌɪt ðɪ ɐfɹˈaɪɾᵻd mˈeɪdz.