text_original: A smile distorted his lips. He stood for a moment as if listening. Then he glanced round the cabin, as if to make sure that he was unobserved. Digitized by VjOOQIC THE HOUSEBOAT 289 His black eyes travelled over our startled features, in evident unconsciousness that we were there. Then he glanced at the blade in his hand.
text_transcription: A SMILE DISTORTED HIS LIPS HE STOOD FOR A MOMENT AS IF LISTENING THEN HE GLANCED ROUND THE CABIN AS IF TO MAKE SURE THAT HE WAS UNOBSERVED HIS BLACK EYES TRAVELLED OVER OUR STARTLED FEATURES IN EVIDENT UNCONSCIOUSNESS THAT WE WERE THERE THEN HE GLANCED AT THE BLADE IN HIS HAND
phonemes: ɐ smˈaɪl dɪstˈɔːɹɾᵻd hɪz lˈɪps. hiː stˈʊd fɚɹə mˈoʊmənt æz ɪf lˈɪsənɪŋ. ðˈɛn hiː ɡlˈænst ɹˈaʊnd ðə kˈæbɪn, æz ɪf tə mˌeɪk ʃˈʊɹ ðæt hiː wʌz ʌnəbzˈɜːvd. dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk ðə hˈaʊsboʊt tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn hɪz blˈæk ˈaɪz tɹˈævəld ˌoʊvɚɹ ˌaʊɚ stˈɑːɹɾəld fˈiːtʃɚz, ɪn ˈɛvɪdənt ʌŋkˈɑːnʃəsnəs ðæt wiː wɜː ðˈɛɹ. ðˈɛn hiː ɡlˈænst æt ðə blˈeɪd ɪn hɪz hˈænd.