text_original: " My lord," he exclaimed, " we heard your voice, and hastened to your assistance." The reader has doubtless recognized Musda. mon and the four armed retainers who formed the count's escort. As the torchlight filled the room with its ruddy glow, the five new comers paused in horror stricken dismay ; and it was indeed an awful sight.
text_transcription: MY LORD HE EXCLAIMED WE HEARD YOUR VOICE AND HASTENED TO YOUR ASSISTANCE THE READER HAS DOUBTLESS RECOGNIZED MASTEMON AND THE FOUR ARMED RETAINERS WHO FORMED THE COUNT'S ESCORT AS THE TORCHLIGHT FILLED THE ROOM WITH ITS RUDDY GLOW THE FIVE NEW COMERS PAUSED IN HORROR STRICKEN DISMAY AND IT WAS INDEED AN AWFUL SIGHT
phonemes: " maɪ lˈɔːɹd," hiː ɛksklˈeɪmd, " wiː hˈɜːd jʊɹ vˈɔɪs, ænd hˈeɪsənd tə jʊɹ ɐsˈɪstəns." ðə ɹˈiːdɚ hɐz dˈaʊtləs ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd mˈʌsdə. mˈɑːn ænd ðə fˈɔːɹ ˈɑːɹmd ɹᵻtˈeɪnɚz hˌuː fˈɔːɹmd ðə kˈaʊnts ˈɛskɔːɹt. æz ðə tˈɔːɹtʃlaɪt fˈɪld ðə ɹˈuːm wɪð ɪts ɹˈʌdi ɡlˈoʊ, ðə fˈaɪv nˈuː kˈʌmɚz pˈɔːzd ɪn hˈɔɹɚ stɹˈɪkən dɪsmˈeɪ ; ænd ɪt wʌz ˌɪndˈiːd ɐn ˈɔːfəl sˈaɪt.