text_original: Only once it gave a piteous cry; how I wished it would keep it up! That at least would surely reach the mother in time. But it didn't repeat the call. At last we had to go in, because it was getting dark, and every bird but our poor little baby was safely in bed.
text_transcription: ONLY ONCE IT GAVE A PITEOUS CRY HOW I WISHED IT WOULD KEEP IT UP THAT AT LEAST WOULD SURELY REACH THE MOTHER IN TIME BUT IT DIDN'T REPEAT THE CALL AT LAST WE HAD TO GO IN BECAUSE IT WAS GETTING DARK AND EVERY BIRD BUT OUR POOR LITTLE BABY WAS SAFELY IN BED
phonemes: ˈoʊnli wˈʌns ɪt ɡˈeɪv ɐ pˈɪɾiəs kɹˈaɪ; hˌaʊ aɪ wˈɪʃt ɪt wʊd kˈiːp ɪɾ ˈʌp! ðæt æt lˈiːst wʊd ʃˈʊɹli ɹˈiːtʃ ðə mˈʌðɚɹ ɪn tˈaɪm. bˌʌt ɪt dˈɪdnt ɹᵻpˈiːt ðə kˈɔːl. æt lˈæst wiː hædtə ɡˌoʊ ˈɪn, bɪkˈʌz ɪt wʌz ɡˌɛɾɪŋ dˈɑːɹk, ænd ˈɛvɹi bˈɜːd bˌʌt ˌaʊɚ pˈʊɹ lˈɪɾəl bˈeɪbi wʌz sˈeɪfli ɪn bˈɛd.