text_original: The Major turned on his heel and left the house. As he walked towards Branbury he asked himself if it were possible that they knew anything about Charlotte Street; and as he approached the town he looked round nervously, fearing lest some friend might pop down upon him, and, after some hesitation, decided to take a long detour so as to avoid passing by the house of some people he knew.
text_transcription: THE MAJOR TURNED ON HIS HEEL AND LEFT THE HOUSE AS HE WALKED TOWARDS BRANBY HE ASKED HIMSELF IF IT WERE POSSIBLE THAT THEY KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT CHARLOTTE STREET AND AS HE APPROACHED THE TOWN HE LOOKED ROUND NERVOUSLY FEARING LEST SOME FRIEND MIGHT POP DOWN UPON HIM AND AFTER SOME HESITATION DECIDED TO TAKE A LONG DETOUR SO AS TO VOID PASSING BY THE HOUSE OF SOME PEOPLE HE KNEW
phonemes: ðə mˈeɪdʒɚ tˈɜːnd ˌɔn hɪz hˈiːl ænd lˈɛft ðə hˈaʊs. æz hiː wˈɔːkt təwˈɔːɹdz bɹˈænbɛɹi hiː ˈæskt hɪmsˈɛlf ɪf ɪt wɜː pˈɑːsᵻbəl ðæt ðeɪ nˈuː ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ ɐbˌaʊt ʃˈɑːɹlət stɹˈiːt; ænd æz hiː ɐpɹˈoʊtʃt ðə tˈaʊn hiː lˈʊkt ɹˈaʊnd nˈɜːvəsli, fˈɪɹɪŋ lˈɛst sˌʌm fɹˈɛnd mˌaɪt pˈɑːp dˈaʊn əpˌɑːn hˌɪm, ænd, ˈæftɚ sˌʌm hˌɛzɪtˈeɪʃən, dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd tə tˈeɪk ɐ lˈɔŋ dˈiːtʊɹ sˌoʊ æz tʊ ɐvˈɔɪd pˈæsɪŋ baɪ ðə hˈaʊs ʌv sˌʌm pˈiːpəl hiː nˈuː.