text_original: "Ah, sir," said he, " if it had not been for you I should have died a dozen deaths from fright as I climbed these rocks. To be sure, I should never have attempted such a task if it had not been for you." HANS OF ICELAND. 243 The moon, which now broke through the clouds, showed them the gateway to the highest tower, the foot of which they had already reached.
text_transcription: AH SIR SAID HE IF IT HAD NOT BEEN FOR YOU I SHOULD HAVE DIED A DOZEN DEATHS FROM FRIGHT AS I CLIMBED THESE ROCKS TO BE SURE I SHOULD NEVER HAVE ATTEMPTED SUCH A TASK IF IT HAD NOT BEEN FOR YOU THE MOON WHICH NOW BROKE THROUGH THE CLOUDS SHOWED THEM THE GATEWAY TO THE HIGHEST TOWER THE FOOT OF WHICH THEY HAD ALREADY REACHED
phonemes: "ˈɑː, sˌɜː," sˈɛd hiː, " ɪf ɪt hæd nˌɑːt bˌɪn fɔːɹ juː aɪ ʃˌʊdəv dˈaɪd ɐ dˈʌzən dˈɛθs fɹʌm fɹˈaɪt æz aɪ klˈaɪmd ðiːz ɹˈɑːks. təbi ʃˈʊɹ, aɪ ʃˌʊd nˈɛvɚ hæv ɐtˈɛmptᵻd sˈʌtʃ ɐ tˈæsk ɪf ɪt hˈæd nˌɑːt bˌɪn fɔːɹ juː." hˈænz ʌv ˈaɪslənd. tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi θɹˈiː ðə mˈuːn, wˌɪtʃ nˈaʊ bɹˈoʊk θɹuː ðə klˈaʊdz, ʃˈoʊd ðˌɛm ðə ɡˈeɪtweɪ tə ðə hˈaɪɪst tˈaʊɚ, ðə fˈʊt ʌvwˈɪtʃ ðeɪ hæd ɔːlɹˌɛdi ɹˈiːtʃt.