text_original: He closed the Glad  stone with a hurried snap ; he caught it up ; he turned to flee. As he did so I stepped out of the alcove. I advanced right in front of him. I cannot say whether he saw me, or whether he didn't. But he seemed to see me.
text_transcription: HE CLOSED THE GLADSTONE WITH A HURRIED SNAP HE CAUGHT IT UP HE TURNED TO FLEE AS HE DID SO I STEPPED OUT OF THE ALCOVE I ADVANCED RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM I CANNOT SAY WHETHER HE SAW ME OR WHETHER HE DIDN'T BUT HE SEEMED TO SEE ME
phonemes: hiː klˈoʊzd ðə ɡlˈæd stˈoʊn wɪð ɐ hˈɜːɹid snˈæp ; hiː kˈɔːt ɪɾ ˈʌp ; hiː tˈɜːnd tə flˈiː. æz hiː dˈɪd sˌoʊ aɪ stˈɛpt ˌaʊɾəv ðɪ ˈælkoʊv. aɪ ɐdvˈænst ɹˈaɪt ɪn fɹˈʌnt ʌv hˌɪm. aɪ kænˈɑːt sˈeɪ wˈɛðɚ hiː sˈɔː mˌiː, ɔːɹ wˈɛðɚ hiː dˈɪdnt. bˌʌt hiː sˈiːmd tə sˈiː mˌiː.