text_original: But he seemed rather fearful of disturbing the sleeping inhabitants; his step was slow and light; and on perceiving the first rays of the morning, he 'started like a guilty thing,' and swiftly stepped away to his concealment.
text_transcription: BUT HE SEEMED RATHER FEARFUL OF DISTURBING THE SLEEPING INHABITANTS HIS STEP WAS SLOW AND LIGHT AND ON PERCEIVING THE FIRST RAYS OF THE MORNING HE STARTED LIKE A GUILTY THING AND SWIFTLY STEPPED AWAY TO HIS CONCEALMENT
phonemes: bˌʌt hiː sˈiːmd ɹˈæðɚ fˈɪɹfəl ʌv dɪstˈɜːbɪŋ ðə slˈiːpɪŋ ɪnhˈæbɪtənts; hɪz stˈɛp wʌz slˈoʊ ænd lˈaɪt; ænd ˌɔn pɚsˈiːvɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst ɹˈeɪz ʌvðə mˈɔːɹnɪŋ, hiː stˈɑːɹɾᵻd lˈaɪk ɐ ɡˈɪlti θˈɪŋ,ænd swˈɪftli stˈɛpt ɐwˈeɪ tə hɪz kənsˈiːlmənt.