text_original: At the foot of our oak, I knelt and audibly prayed. Still was I kneeling: still were my clasped hands raised: I uttered a deep sigh: and, close behind me, reverberated a prolonged sigh, if possible more deep, more forcible.
text_transcription: AT THE FOOT OF OUR OAK I KNELT AND AUDIBLY PRAYED STILL WAS I KNEELING STILL WERE MY CLASPED HANDS RAISED I UTTERED A DEEP SIGH AND CLOSE BEHIND ME REVERBERATED A PROLONGED SIGH IF POSSIBLE MORE DEEP MORE FORCIBLE
phonemes: æt ðə fˈʊt ʌv ˌaʊɚɹ ˈoʊk, aɪ nˈɛlt ænd ˈɔːdᵻbli pɹˈeɪd. stˈɪl wʌz aɪ nˈiːlɪŋ: stˈɪl wɜː maɪ klˈæspt hˈændz ɹˈeɪzd: aɪ ˈʌɾɚd ɐ dˈiːp sˈaɪ: ænd, klˈoʊs bᵻhˈaɪnd mˌiː, ɹᵻvˈɜːbɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd ɐ pɹəlˈɔŋd sˈaɪ, ɪf pˈɑːsᵻbəl mˈɔːɹ dˈiːp, mˈɔːɹ fˈɔːɹsᵻbəl.