text_original: It seemed to them that I was there to feed them; and they held their neat red or yellow heads to one side and the other, inquiring with their beady eyes, surprised at my stillness. They were pretty with their speckled feathers, and as it seemed to me, plump and young, so that I wondered how many of them would in time feed me.
text_transcription: IT SEEMED TO THEM THAT I WAS THERE TO FEED THEM AND THEY HELD THEIR NEAT RED OR YELLOW HEADS TO ONE SIDE AND THE OTHER INQUIRING WITH THEIR BEADY EYES SURPRISED AT MY STILLNESS THEY WERE PRETTY WITH THEIR SPECKLED FEATHERS AND AS IT SEEMED TO ME PLUMP AND YOUNG SO THAT I WONDERED HOW MANY OF THEM WOULD IN TIME FEED ME
phonemes: ɪt sˈiːmd tə ðˌɛm ðæt aɪ wʌz ðɛɹ tə fˈiːd ðˌɛm; ænd ðeɪ hˈɛld ðɛɹ nˈiːt ɹˈɛd ɔːɹ jˈɛloʊ hˈɛdz tə wˈʌn sˈaɪd ænd ðɪ ˈʌðɚ, ɪŋkwˈaɪɚɹɪŋ wɪð ðɛɹ bˈiːdi ˈaɪz, sɚpɹˈaɪzd æt maɪ stˈɪlnəs. ðeɪ wɜː pɹˈɪɾi wɪð ðɛɹ spˈɛkəld fˈɛðɚz, ænd æz ɪt sˈiːmd tə mˌiː, plˈʌmp ænd jˈʌŋ, sˌoʊ ðæt aɪ wˈʌndɚd hˌaʊ mˈɛnɪəv ðˌɛm wʊd ɪn tˈaɪm fˈiːd mˌiː.