text_original: "Is what I hold," he said, "alive or no?" He held a sparrow, you must know, Prepared to kill it or to let it fly; To give the god at once the lie.
text_transcription: IS WHAT I HOLD HE SAID ALIVE OR NO HE HELD A SPARROW YOU MUST KNOW PREPARED TO KILL IT OR TO LET IT FLY TO GIVE THE GOD AT ONCE THE LIE
phonemes: "ɪz wʌt aɪ hˈoʊld," hiː sˈɛd, "ɐlˈaɪv ɔːɹ nˈoʊ?" hiː hˈɛld ɐ spˈæɹoʊ, juː mˈʌst nˈoʊ, pɹɪpˈɛɹd tə kˈɪl ɪt ɔːɹ tə lˈɛt ɪt flˈaɪ; tə ɡˈɪv ðə ɡˈɑːd ɐtwˈʌns ðə lˈaɪ.