text_original: Had not Emmeline been very sure that she not only heard his footsteps distinctly as he passed over a gravel walk in his way, but even heard him breathe hard and short, as if agitated or fatigued, she would almost have persuaded herself that it was a phantom raised by her disordered spirits.
text_transcription: HAD NOT EMMELINE BEEN VERY SURE THAT SHE NOT ONLY HEARD HIS FOOTSTEPS DISTINCTLY AS HE PASSED OVER A GRAVEL WALK IN HIS WAY BUT EVEN HEARD HIM BREATHE HARD AND SHORT AS IF AGITATED OR FATIGUED SHE WOULD ALMOST HAVE PERSUADED HERSELF THAT IT WAS A PHANTOM RAISED BY HER DISORDERED SPIRITS
phonemes: hæd nˌɑːt ˈɛmɪlˌaɪn bˌɪn vˈɛɹi ʃˈʊɹ ðæt ʃiː nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli hˈɜːd hɪz fˈʊtstɛps dɪstˈɪŋktli æz hiː pˈæst ˌoʊvɚɹ ɐ ɡɹˈævəl wˈɔːk ɪn hɪz wˈeɪ, bˌʌt ˈiːvən hˈɜːd hˌɪm bɹˈiːð hˈɑːɹd ænd ʃˈɔːɹt, æz ɪf ˈædʒᵻtˌeɪɾᵻd ɔːɹ fɐtˈiːɡd, ʃiː wʊd ˈɔːlmoʊst hæv pɚswˈeɪdᵻd hɜːsˈɛlf ðˌɐɾɪt wʌzɐ fˈæntəm ɹˈeɪzd baɪ hɜː dɪsˈɔːɹdɚd spˈɪɹɪts.