text_original: There was no appearance of bravado in his tone. He seemed completely at his ease. " Touch me ! Grasp me, if you can ! " I took up his challenge on the instant But scarcely had I advanced a step than I was seized with a sickening faintness, so that I was compelled to take refuge on the seat He stood and watched me for a moment Then he came and touched me.
text_transcription: THERE WAS NO APPEARANCE OF BRAVADO IN HIS TONE HE SEEMED COMPLETELY AT HIS EASE TOUCH ME GRASP ME IF YOU CAN I TOOK UP HIS CHALLENGE ON THE INSTANT BUT SCARCELY HAD I ADVANCED A STEP THAN I WAS SEIZED WITH A SICKENING FAINTNESS SO THAT I WAS COMPELLED TO TAKE REFUGE ON THE SEAT HE STOOD AND WATCHED ME FOR A MOMENT THEN HE CAME AND TOUCHED ME
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈoʊ ɐpˈɪɹəns ʌv bɹævˈɑːdoʊ ɪn hɪz tˈoʊn. hiː sˈiːmd kəmplˈiːtli æt hɪz ˈiːz. " tˈʌtʃ mˌiː ! ɡɹˈæsp mˌiː, ɪf juː kˈæn ! " aɪ tˈʊk ˌʌp hɪz tʃˈælɪndʒ ɔnðɪ ˈɪnstənt bˌʌt skˈɛɹsli hæd aɪ ɐdvˈænst ɐ stˈɛp ðɐn aɪ wʌz sˈiːzd wɪð ɐ sˈɪkənɪŋ fˈeɪntnəs, sˌoʊ ðæt aɪ wʌz kəmpˈɛld tə tˈeɪk ɹˈɛfjuːdʒ ɔnðə sˈiːt hiː stˈʊd ænd wˈɑːtʃt mˌiː fɚɹə mˈoʊmənt ðˈɛn hiː kˈeɪm ænd tˈʌtʃt mˌiː.