text_original: Ethel looked at this spectacle as she might have beheld some waking dream ; yet she was far from feeling indif  ferent to what was about to happen. A secret voice warned her to listen well, because a crisis in her life was at hand.
text_transcription: ESTHER LOOKED AT THIS SPECTACLE AS SHE MIGHT HAVE BEHELD SOME WAKING DREAM YET SHE WAS FAR FROM FEELING INDIFFERENT TO WHAT WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN A SECRET VOICE WARNED HER TO LISTEN WELL BECAUSE A CRISIS IN HER LIFE WAS AT HAND
phonemes: ˈɛθəl lˈʊkt æt ðɪs spˈɛktəkəl æz ʃiː mˌaɪthɐv bᵻhˈɛld sˌʌm wˈeɪkɪŋ dɹˈiːm ; jˈɛt ʃiː wʌz fˈɑːɹ fɹʌm fˈiːlɪŋ ɪndˈɪf fˈɛɹənt tə wʌt wʌz ɐbˌaʊt tə hˈæpən. ɐ sˈiːkɹᵻt vˈɔɪs wˈɔːɹnd hɜː tə lˈɪsən wˈɛl, bɪkˈʌz ɐ kɹˈaɪsɪs ɪn hɜː lˈaɪf wʌz æt hˈænd.