text_original: He stared at him in stupid sur  prise, as this purely mechanical act was repeated again and again ; and convinced at last that all hope of a mir  acle must be abandoned, he turned his thoughts to rescu  ing his companions and himself from their evil predica  ment by some human means.
text_transcription: HE STARED AT HIM IN STUPID SURPRISE AS THIS PURELY MECHANICAL ACT WAS REPEATED AGAIN AND AGAIN AND CONVINCED AT LAST THAT ALL HOPE OF A MIRACLE MUST BE ABANDONED HE TURNED HIS THOUGHTS TO RESCUING HIS COMPANIONS AND HIMSELF FROM THEIR EVIL PREDICAMENT BY SOME HUMAN MEANS
phonemes: hiː stˈɛɹd æt hˌɪm ɪn stˈuːpɪd sˈɜː pɹˈaɪz, æz ðɪs pjˈʊɹli mᵻkˈænɪkəl ˈækt wʌz ɹᵻpˈiːɾᵻd ɐɡˈɛn ænd ɐɡˈɛn ; ænd kənvˈɪnst æt lˈæst ðæt ˈɔːl hˈoʊp əvə mˈɪɹ ɐkli mˈʌst biː ɐbˈændənd, hiː tˈɜːnd hɪz θˈɔːts tə ɹˈɛskuː ˈɪŋ hɪz kəmpˈæniənz ænd hɪmsˈɛlf fɹʌm ðɛɹ ˈiːvəl pɹɪdˈɪkə mˈɛnt baɪ sˌʌm hjˈuːmən mˈiːnz.