text_original: Off he strode in a huff. I stared after him a little blankly. "I don't think, Pollie, that you need have been quite so short with him. What he says is true ; we might have been murdered if it hadn't been for him."
text_transcription: OFF HE STRODE IN A HUFF I STARED AFTER HIM A LITTLE BLANKLY I DON'T THINK POLLY THAT YOU NEED HAVE BEEN QUITE SO SHORT WITH HIM WHAT HE SAYS IS TRUE WE MIGHT HAVE BEEN MURDERED IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR HIM
phonemes: ˈɔf hiː stɹˈoʊd ɪn ɐ hˈʌf. aɪ stˈɛɹd ˈæftɚ hˌɪm ɐ lˈɪɾəl blˈæŋkli. "aɪ dˈoʊnt θˈɪŋk, pˈɑːli, ðæt juː nˈiːd hɐvbɪn kwˈaɪt sˌoʊ ʃˈɔːɹt wɪð hˌɪm. wˌʌt hiː sˈɛz ɪz tɹˈuː ; wiː mˌaɪthɐv bˌɪn mˈɜːdɚd ɪf ɪt hˈædənt bˌɪn fɔːɹ hˌɪm."