text_original: He descended a few more rounds, and saw plainly at the foot of the ladder the entrance to an underground passage lighted by a flickering red flame, while his ear caught words which won his entire attention.
text_transcription: HE DESCENDED A FEW MORE ROUNDS AND SAW PLAINLY AT THE FOOT OF THE LADDER THE ENTRANCE TO AN UNDERGROUND PASSAGE LIGHTED BY A FLICKERING RED FLAME WHILE HIS EAR CAUGHT WORDS WHICH WON HIS ENTIRE ATTENTION
phonemes: hiː dᵻsˈɛndᵻd ɐ fjˈuːmˌɔːɹ ɹˈaʊndz, ænd sˈɔː plˈeɪnli æt ðə fˈʊt ʌvðə lˈædɚ ðɪ ˈɛntɹəns tʊ ɐn ˈʌndɚɡɹˌaʊnd pˈæsɪdʒ lˈaɪɾᵻd baɪ ɐ flˈɪkɚɹɪŋ ɹˈɛd flˈeɪm, wˌaɪl hɪz ˈɪɹ kˈɔːt wˈɜːdz wˌɪtʃ wˈʌn hɪz ɛntˈaɪɚɹ ɐtˈɛnʃən.