text_original: The old man heard it; and he heard, perforce, Words out of lips that were no more to speak    Words of the past that shook the old man's cheek Like dead, remembered footsteps on old floors.
text_transcription: THE OLD MAN HEARD IT AND HE HEARD PERFORCE WORDS OUT OF LIPS THAT WERE NO MORE TO SPEAK WORDS OF THE PAST THAT SHOOK THE OLD MAN'S CHEEK LIKE DEAD REMEMBERED FOOTSTEPS ON OLD FLOORS
phonemes: ðɪ ˈoʊld mˈæn hˈɜːd ɪt; ænd hiː hˈɜːd, pɚfˈɔːɹs, wˈɜːdz ˌaʊɾəv lˈɪps ðæt wɜː nˈoʊmˌɔːɹ tə spˈiːk wˈɜːdz ʌvðə pˈæst ðæt ʃˈʊk ðɪ ˈoʊld mˈænz tʃˈiːk lˈaɪk dˈɛd, ɹᵻmˈɛmbɚd fˈʊtstɛps ˌɔn ˈoʊld flˈɔːɹz.