text_original: For at any rate some minutes it stayed motionless, watching me. Only by degrees did it dawn upon me that possibly its owner was nearly as much startled as I was ; that whatever she had anticipated seeing she had not expected to find me sitting on that chair.
text_transcription: FOR AT ANY RATE SOME MINUTES IT STAYED MOTIONLESS WATCHING ME ONLY BY DEGREES DID IT DAWN UPON ME THAT POSSIBLY ITS OWNER WAS NEARLY AS MUCH STARTLED AS I WAS THAT WHATEVER SHE HAD ANTICIPATED SEEING SHE HAD NOT EXPECTED TO FIND ME SITTING ON THAT CHAIR
phonemes: fɔːɹ æɾ ˌɛni ɹˈeɪt sˌʌm mˈɪnɪts ɪt stˈeɪd mˈoʊʃənləs, wˈɑːtʃɪŋ mˌiː. ˈoʊnli baɪ dᵻɡɹˈiːz dˈɪd ɪt dˈɔːn əpˌɑːn mˌiː ðæt pˈɑːsᵻbli ɪts ˈoʊnɚ wʌz nˌɪɹli æz mˈʌtʃ stˈɑːɹɾəld æz aɪ wʌz ; ðæt wʌtˈɛvɚ ʃiː hæd æntˈɪsᵻpˌeɪɾᵻd sˈiːɪŋ ʃiː hæd nˌɑːt ɛkspˈɛktᵻd tə fˈaɪnd mˌiː sˈɪɾɪŋ ˌɔn ðæt tʃˈɛɹ.