text_original: He hastily addressed a farewell thought to Ethel. The thought of his love was like a prayer ; it restored his strength. He threw his arms about the monster; then 328 HANS OF ICELAND. seizing his sword by the middle of the hlade, he pressed the point straight down upon his spine.
text_transcription: HE HASTILY ADDRESSED A FAREWELL THOUGHT TO ETHEL THE THOUGHT OF HIS LOVE WAS LIKE A PRAYER IT RESTORED HIS STRENGTH HE THREW HIS ARMS ABOUT THE MONSTER THEN SEIZING HIS SWORD BY THE MIDDLE OF THE BLADE HE PRESSED THE POINT STRAIGHT DOWN UPON HIS SPINE
phonemes: hiː hˈeɪstili ɐdɹˈɛst ɐ fɛɹwˈɛl θˈɔːt tʊ ˈɛθəl. ðə θˈɔːt ʌv hɪz lˈʌv wʌz lˈaɪk ɐ pɹˈɛɹ ; ɪt ɹᵻstˈɔːɹd hɪz stɹˈɛŋθ. hiː θɹˈuː hɪz ˈɑːɹmz ɐbˌaʊt ðə mˈɔnstɚ; ðˈɛn θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ˈeɪt hˈænz ʌv ˈaɪslənd. sˈiːzɪŋ hɪz sˈɔːɹd baɪ ðə mˈɪdəl ʌvðɪ ˈeɪtʃlˈeɪd, hiː pɹˈɛst ðə pˈɔɪnt stɹˈeɪt dˌaʊn əpˌɑːn hɪz spˈaɪn.