text_original: He had a deferential, almost frightened air. His Digitized by VjOOQIC 2 THE SEEN AND THE UNSEEN pallid face was lighted by a smile which one felt might, in a moment, change into a stare of terror. He rubbed his hands together softly, as if suffering from a chronic attack of nerves; he kept giving furtive glances round the room.
text_transcription: HE HAD A DEFERENTIAL ALMOST FRIGHTENED AIR HIS PALLID FACE WAS LIGHTED BY A SMILE WHICH ONE FELT MIGHT IN A MOMENT CHANGE INTO A STARE OF TERROR HE RUBBED HIS HANDS TOGETHER SOFTLY AS IF SUFFERING FROM A CHRONIC ATTACK OF NERVES HE KEPT GIVING FURTIVE GLANCES ROUND THE ROOM
phonemes: hiː hæd ɐ dˌɛfɚɹˈɛnʃəl, ˈɔːlmoʊst fɹˈaɪʔn̩d ˈɛɹ. hɪz dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk tˈuː ðə sˈiːn ænd ðɪ ʌnsˈiːn pˈælɪd fˈeɪs wʌz lˈaɪɾᵻd baɪ ɐ smˈaɪl wˌɪtʃ wˈʌn fˈɛlt mˈaɪt, ɪn ɐ mˈoʊmənt, tʃˈeɪndʒ ˌɪntʊ ɐ stˈɛɹ ʌv tˈɛɹɚ. hiː ɹˈʌbd hɪz hˈændz təɡˌɛðɚ sˈɔftli, æz ɪf sˈʌfɚɹɪŋ fɹʌm ɐ kɹˈɑːnɪk ɐtˈæk ʌv nˈɜːvz; hiː kˈɛpt ɡˈɪvɪŋ fˈɜːɾɪv ɡlˈænsᵻz ɹˈaʊnd ðə ɹˈuːm.