text_original: There was very little said just then. They glided on in a delicious stillness; and presently the boat ran close to some old worn steps that were half hidden by tall, coarse grass, and was made fast. Arnold had determined to land on the island. "Come," he said, almost imperiously. "I didn't think of this," Elsie answered, her colour coming and going, "and we shall be missed. It is time for Jamie to go home."
text_transcription: THERE WAS VERY LITTLE SAID JUST THEN THEY GLIDED ON IN A DELICIOUS STILLNESS AND PRESENTLY THE BOAT RAN CLOSE TO SOME OLD WORN STEPS THAT WERE HALF HIDDEN BY TALL COARSE GRASS AND WAS MADE FAST ARNOLD HAD DETERMINED TO LAND ON THE ISLAND COME HE SAID ALMOST IMPERIOUSLY I DIDN'T THINK OF THIS ELSIE ANSWERED HER COLOR COMING AND GOING AND WE SHALL BE MISSED IT IS TIME FOR JAMIE TO GO HOME
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌʌz vˈɛɹi lˈɪɾəl sˈɛd dʒˈʌst ðˈɛn. ðeɪ ɡlˈaɪdᵻd ˌɔn ɪn ɐ dᵻlˈɪʃəs stˈɪlnəs; ænd pɹˈɛzəntli ðə bˈoʊt ɹˈæn klˈoʊs tə sˌʌm ˈoʊld wˈɔːɹn stˈɛps ðæt wɜː hˈæf hˈɪdən baɪ tˈɔːl, kˈɔːɹs ɡɹˈæs, ænd wʌz mˌeɪd fˈæst. ˈɑːɹnəld hæd dɪtˈɜːmɪnd tə lˈænd ɔnðɪ ˈaɪlənd. "kˈʌm," hiː sˈɛd, ˈɔːlmoʊst ɪmpˈɪɹiəsli. "aɪ dˈɪdnt θˈɪŋk ʌv ðˈɪs," ˈɛlsi ˈænsɚd, hɜː kˈʌlɚ kˈʌmɪŋ ænd ɡˈoʊɪŋ, "ænd wiːʃˌɐl biː mˈɪst. ɪɾ ɪz tˈaɪm fɔːɹ dʒˈeɪmi tə ɡˌoʊ hˈoʊm."