text_original: Meantime, the hangman, standing on tiptoe, passed his rope through the ring in the ceiling ; he let it hang until 512 HANS OF ICELAND. it reached the floor, then secured it by a double turn, and made a slip knot in the end. " I am ready," said he, when these ominous preparations were over ; " are you ready to lay down your life i " "No!"
text_transcription: MEANTIME THE HANGMAN STANDING ON TIPTOE PASSED HIS ROPE THROUGH THE RING IN THE CEILING HE LET IT HANG UNTIL IT REACHED THE FLOOR THEN SECURED IT BY A DOUBLE TURN AND MADE A SLIP KNOT IN THE END I AM READY SAID HE WHEN THESE OMINOUS PREPARATIONS WERE OVER ARE YOU READY TO LAY DOWN YOUR LIFE NO
phonemes: mˈiːntaɪm, ðə hˈæŋmən, stˈændɪŋ ˌɔn tˈɪptoʊ, pˈæst hɪz ɹˈoʊp θɹuː ðə ɹˈɪŋ ɪnðə sˈiːlɪŋ ; hiː lˈɛt ɪt hˈæŋ ʌntˈɪl fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv hˈænz ʌv ˈaɪslənd. ɪt ɹˈiːtʃt ðə flˈɔːɹ, ðˈɛn sᵻkjˈʊɹd ɪt baɪ ɐ dˈʌbəl tˈɜːn, ænd mˌeɪd ɐ slˈɪp nˈɑːt ɪnðɪ ˈɛnd. " aɪɐm ɹˈɛdi," sˈɛd hiː, wˌɛn ðiːz ˈɑːmɪnəs pɹˌɛpɚɹˈeɪʃənz wɜːɹ ˈoʊvɚ ; " ɑːɹ juː ɹˈɛdi tə lˈeɪ dˌaʊn jʊɹ lˈaɪf ˈaɪ " "nˈoʊ!"