text_original: Presently, he straightened himself a little, approached me with a sort of confused expression, and haltingly said something  probably it was an apology for not having before perceived that I was now a grown up young person.
text_transcription: PRESENTLY HE STRAIGHTENED HIMSELF A LITTLE APPROACHED ME WITH A SORT OF CONFUSED EXPRESSION AND HALTINGLY SAID SOMETHING PROBABLY IT WAS AN APOLOGY FOR NOT HAVING BEFORE PERCEIVED THAT I WAS NOW A GROWN UP YOUNG PERSON
phonemes: pɹˈɛzəntli, hiː stɹˈeɪtənd hɪmsˈɛlf ɐ lˈɪɾəl, ɐpɹˈoʊtʃt mˌiː wɪð ɐ sˈɔːɹt ʌv kənfjˈuːzd ɛkspɹˈɛʃən, ænd hˈɔltɪŋli sˈɛd sˈʌmθɪŋ pɹˈɑːbəbli ɪt wʌz ɐn ɐpˈɑːlədʒi fɔːɹ nˌɑːt hˌævɪŋ bᵻfˌɔːɹ pɚsˈiːvd ðæt aɪ wʌz nˈaʊ ɐ ɡɹˈoʊn ˌʌp jˈʌŋ pˈɜːsən.