text_original: Time passed ; and he listened impatiently to the clock on the tower as it slowly struck the hours, its mournful toll resounding through the silence of the night. At last there was a footfall outside his cell ; his heart  beat high with hope. The massive bolt creaked ; the pad  HANS OF ICELAND. 509 lock dropped ; and as the door opened, his face beamed with delight.
text_transcription: TIME PASSED AND HE LISTENED IMPATIENTLY TO THE CLOCK ON THE TOWER AS IT SLOWLY STRUCK THE HOURS ITS MOURNFUL TOLL RESOUNDING THROUGH THE SILENCE OF THE NIGHT AT LAST THERE WAS A FOOTFALL OUTSIDE HIS CELL HIS HEART BEAT HIGH WITH HOPE THE MASSIVE BOLT CREAKED THE PADLOCK DROPPED AND AS THE DOOR OPENED HIS FACE BEAMED WITH DELIGHT
phonemes: tˈaɪm pˈæst ; ænd hiː lˈɪsənd ɪmpˈeɪʃəntli tə ðə klˈɑːk ɔnðə tˈaʊɚɹ æz ɪt slˈoʊli stɹˈʌk ðɪ ˈaʊɚz, ɪts mˈɔːɹnfəl tˈoʊl ɹᵻzˈaʊndɪŋ θɹuː ðə sˈaɪləns ʌvðə nˈaɪt. æt lˈæst ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ fˈʊtfɔːl aʊtsˈaɪd hɪz sˈɛl ; hɪz hˈɑːɹt bˈiːt hˈaɪ wɪð hˈoʊp. ðə mˈæsɪv bˈoʊlt kɹˈiːkt ; ðə pˈæd hˈænz ʌv ˈaɪslənd. fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪn lˈɑːk dɹˈɑːpt ; ænd æz ðə dˈɔːɹ ˈoʊpənd, hɪz fˈeɪs bˈiːmd wɪð dᵻlˈaɪt.