text_original: "Three" was never uttered. He heard a strange cry from Ivan; and as he did so, a frightful blow from some heavy, blunt instrument struck him squarely. He crumpled down unconscious. Ivan, behind him, evaded the blow aimed at his head by the second ruffian, and quick as a panther stood back to the wall, gazing at his assailant.
text_transcription: THREE WAS NEVER UTTERED HE HEARD A STRANGE CRY FROM IVAN AND AS HE DID SO A FRIGHTFUL BLOW FROM SOME HEAVY BLUNT INSTRUMENT STRUCK HIM SQUARELY HE CRUMPLED DOWN UNCONSCIOUS IVAN BEHIND HIM EVADED THE BLOW AIMED AT HIS HEAD BY THE SECOND RUFFIAN AND QUICK AS A PANTHER STOOD BACK TO THE WALL GAZING AT HIS ASSAILANT
phonemes: "θɹˈiː" wʌz nˈɛvɚɹ ˈʌɾɚd. hiː hˈɜːd ɐ stɹˈeɪndʒ kɹˈaɪ fɹʌm ˈaɪvən; ænd æz hiː dˈɪd sˈoʊ, ɐ fɹˈaɪtfəl blˈoʊ fɹʌm sˌʌm hˈɛvi, blˈʌnt ˈɪnstɹəmənt stɹˈʌk hˌɪm skwˈɛɹli. hiː kɹˈʌmpəld dˌaʊn ʌŋkˈɑːnʃəs. ˈaɪvən, bᵻhˈaɪnd hˌɪm, ɪvˈeɪdᵻd ðə blˈoʊ ˈeɪmd æt hɪz hˈɛd baɪ ðə sˈɛkənd ɹˈʌfiən, ænd kwˈɪk æz ɐ pˈænθɚ stˈʊd bˈæk tə ðə wˈɔːl, ɡˈeɪzɪŋ æt hɪz ɐsˈeɪlənt.