text_original: Perhaps they thought that I was dead, or sleeping. I did not move, because I could not. On a sudden the four gave a little forward scamper, as if they had been hustled from behind. The door was opened another half dozen inches. More than a score came in.
text_transcription: PERHAPS THEY THOUGHT THAT I WAS DEAD OR SLEEPING I DID NOT MOVE BECAUSE I COULD NOT ON A SUDDEN THE FOUR GAVE A LITTLE FORWARD SCAMPER AS IF THEY HAD BEEN HUSTLED FROM BEHIND THE DOOR WAS OPENED ANOTHER HALF DOZEN INCHES MORE THAN A SCORE CAME IN
phonemes: pɚhˈæps ðeɪ θˈɔːt ðæt aɪ wʌz dˈɛd, ɔːɹ slˈiːpɪŋ. aɪ dɪdnˌɑːt mˈuːv, bɪkˈʌz aɪ kʊd nˈɑːt. ˌɔn ɐ sˈʌdən ðə fˈɔːɹ ɡˈeɪv ɐ lˈɪɾəl fˈɔːɹwɚd skˈæmpɚ, æz ɪf ðeɪ hɐdbɪn hˈʌsəld fɹʌm bᵻhˈaɪnd. ðə dˈɔːɹ wʌz ˈoʊpənd ɐnˈʌðɚ hˈæf dˈʌzən ˈɪntʃᵻz. mˈɔːɹ ðˌænə skˈɔːɹ kˈeɪm ˈɪn.