text_original: " You know he is always pleased to see you — we are not very early people — and this is Christmas Eve. We were to sit round the fire and tell ghost stories, don't you remember? " " Of course we were. I shall be here soon after nine, and I shall think over all the grizzly legends I ever beard, as I come down the hill." He went reluctantly, leaving her standing by the fire, a contemplative figure with downcast eyes.
text_transcription: YOU KNOW HE IS ALWAYS PLEASED TO SEE YOU WE ARE NOT VERY EARLY PEOPLE AND THIS IS CHRISTMAS EVE WE WERE TO SIT ROUND THE FIRE AND TELL GHOST STORIES DON'T YOU REMEMBER OF COURSE WE WERE I SHALL BE HERE SOON AFTER NINE AND I SHALL THINK OVER ALL THE GRISLY LEGENDS I EVER HEARD AS I COME DOWN THE HILL HE WENT RELUCTANTLY LEAVING HER STANDING BY THE FIRE A CONTEMPLATIVE FIGURE WITH DOWNCAST EYES
phonemes: " juː nˈoʊ hiː ɪz ˈɔːlweɪz plˈiːzd tə sˈiː juː — wiː ɑːɹ nˌɑːt vˈɛɹi ˈɜːli pˈiːpəl — ænd ðɪs ɪz kɹˈɪsməs ˈiːv. wiː wɜː tə sˈɪt ɹˈaʊnd ðə fˈaɪɚ ænd tˈɛl ɡˈoʊst stˈɔːɹiz, dˈoʊnt juː ɹᵻmˈɛmbɚ? " " ʌv kˈɔːɹs wiː wɜː. aɪʃˌɐl biː hˈɪɹ sˈuːn ˈæftɚ nˈaɪn, ænd aɪʃˌɐl θˈɪŋk ˌoʊvɚɹ ˈɔːl ðə ɡɹˈɪzli lˈɛdʒəndz aɪ ˈɛvɚ bˈɪɹd, æz aɪ kˈʌm dˌaʊn ðə hˈɪl." hiː wɛnt ɹᵻlˈʌktəntli, lˈiːvɪŋ hɜː stˈændɪŋ baɪ ðə fˈaɪɚ, ɐ kəntˈəmplətˌɪv fˈɪɡjɚ wɪð dˈaʊŋkæst ˈaɪz.