text_original: Proceeding to a short distance, this personage crossed over, and returned slowly towards the iron merchant's dwelling. Ebba then, for the first time, remarked him, and was startled by his strange, sinister appearance.
text_transcription: PROCEEDING TO A SHORT DISTANCE THIS PERSONAGE CROSSED OVER AND RETURNED SLOWLY TOWARDS THE IRON MERCHANT'S DWELLING EBBERT THEN FOR THE FIRST TIME REMARKED HIM AND WAS STARTLED BY HIS STRANGE SINISTER APPEARANCE
phonemes: pɹəsˈiːdɪŋ tʊ ɐ ʃˈɔːɹt dˈɪstəns, ðɪs pˈɜːsənɪdʒ kɹˈɔst ˈoʊvɚ, ænd ɹᵻtˈɜːnd slˈoʊli təwˈɔːɹdz ðɪ ˈaɪɚn mˈɜːtʃənts dwˈɛlɪŋ. ˈɛbə ðˈɛn, fɚðə fˈɜːst tˈaɪm, ɹᵻmˈɑːɹkt hˌɪm, ænd wʌz stˈɑːɹɾəld baɪ hɪz stɹˈeɪndʒ, sˈɪnɪstɚɹ ɐpˈɪɹəns.