text_original: But I was a craven through and through. The footsteps gained the landing: moved towards the door ; stayed without, while their owner listened. It might have been my fancy, but, so acutely was I listening, that I could have declared that I heard a hand placed gently against the panel.
text_transcription: BUT I WAS A CRAVEN THROUGH AND THROUGH THE FOOTSTEPS GAINED THE LANDING MOVED TOWARDS THE DOOR STAYED WITHOUT WHILE THEIR OWNER LISTENED IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN MY FANCY BUT SO ACUTELY WAS I LISTENING THAT I COULD HAVE DECLARED THAT I HEARD A HAND PLACED GENTLY AGAINST THE PANEL
phonemes: bˌʌt aɪ wʌzɐ kɹˈeɪvən θɹuː ænd θɹˈuː. ðə fˈʊtstɛps ɡˈeɪnd ðə lˈændɪŋ: mˈuːvd təwˈɔːɹdz ðə dˈɔːɹ ; stˈeɪd wɪðˈaʊt, wˌaɪl ðɛɹ ˈoʊnɚ lˈɪsənd. ɪt mˌaɪthɐv bˌɪn maɪ fˈænsi, bˌʌt, sˌoʊ ɐkjˈuːtli wʌz aɪ lˈɪsənɪŋ, ðæt aɪ kˌʊdɐv dᵻklˈɛɹd ðæt aɪ hˈɜːd ɐ hˈænd plˈeɪst dʒˈɛntli ɐɡˈɛnst ðə pˈænəl.