text_original: The Major was the medium height; his features were regular and cleanly cut. He would have been a handsome man if his eyes had not been two dark mud coloured dots, set close together, wholly lacking in expression.
text_transcription: THE MAJOR WAS THE MEDIUM HEIGHT HIS FEATURES WERE REGULAR AND CLEANLY CUT HE WOULD HAVE BEEN A HANDSOME MAN IF HIS EYES HAD NOT BEEN TWO DARK MUD COLORED DOTS SET CLOSELY TOGETHER WHOLLY LACKING IN EXPRESSION
phonemes: ðə mˈeɪdʒɚ wʌzðə mˈiːdiəm hˈaɪt; hɪz fˈiːtʃɚz wɜː ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚ ænd klˈiːnli kˈʌt. hiː wʊdhɐv bˌɪn ɐ hˈændsʌm mˈæn ɪf hɪz ˈaɪz hæd nˌɑːt bˌɪn tˈuː dˈɑːɹk mˈʌd kˈʌlɚd dˈɑːts, sˈɛt klˈoʊs təɡˈɛðɚ, hˈoʊli lˈækɪŋ ɪn ɛkspɹˈɛʃən.