text_original: But soon a peculiar feeling of curiosity took possession of him, and although he pitied his old guide's distress and terror, he devoted his entire attention to observing the speech and manners of the singular being before him, — just as a man might listen eagerly to the growl of a hyena or the roar of a tiger, brought from the desert to one of our great cities. Poor Beuignus was far from being sufficiently easy in his mind to make psychological ob  servations.
text_transcription: BUT SOON A PECULIAR FEELING OF CURIOSITY TOOK POSSESSION OF HIM AND ALTHOUGH HE PITIED HIS OLD GUIDE'S DISTRESS AND TERROR HE DEVOTED HIS ENTIRE ATTENTION TO OBSERVING THE SPEECH AND MANNERS OF THE SINGULAR BEING BEFORE HIM JUST AS A MAN MIGHT LISTEN EAGERLY TO THE GROWL OF A HYENA OR THE ROAR OF A TIGER BROUGHT FROM THE DESERT TO ONE OF OUR GREAT CITIES POOR BENIGNUS WAS FAR FROM BEING SUFFICIENTLY EASY IN HIS MIND TO MAKE PSYCHOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
phonemes: bˌʌt sˈuːn ɐ pɪkjˈuːlɪɹ fˈiːlɪŋ ʌv kjˌʊɹɹɪˈɔsᵻɾi tˈʊk pəzˈɛʃən ʌv hˌɪm, ænd ɔːlðˈoʊ hiː pˈɪɾid hɪz ˈoʊld ɡˈaɪdz dɪstɹˈɛs ænd tˈɛɹɚ, hiː dɪvˈoʊɾᵻd hɪz ɛntˈaɪɚɹ ɐtˈɛnʃən tʊ əbzˈɜːvɪŋ ðə spˈiːtʃ ænd mˈænɚz ʌvðə sˈɪŋɡjʊlɚ bˌiːɪŋ bᵻfˈɔːɹ hˌɪm, — dʒˈʌst æz ɐ mˈæn mˌaɪt lˈɪsən ˈiːɡɚli tə ðə ɡɹˈaʊl əvə haɪˈiːnə ɔːɹ ðə ɹˈɔːɹ əvə tˈaɪɡɚ, bɹˈɔːt fɹʌmðə dˈɛzɚt tə wˈʌn ʌv ˌaʊɚ ɡɹˈeɪt sˈɪɾiz. pˈʊɹ bjˈuːɪɡnəs wʌz fˈɑːɹ fɹʌm bˌiːɪŋ səfˈɪʃəntli ˈiːzi ɪn hɪz mˈaɪnd tə mˌeɪk saɪkəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl ˈɑːb sɜːvˈeɪʃənz.