text_original: His sudden appearance baulked me. I stumbled. The ball slipped from beneath my arm. I saw him smile. Forgetting all about the ball, I made a dash at him. The instant I did so he was gone
text_transcription: HIS SUDDEN APPEARANCE BALKED ME I STUMBLED THE BALL SLIPPED FROM BENEATH MY ARM I SAW HIM SMILE FORGETTING ALL ABOUT THE BALL I MADE A DASH AT HIM THE INSTANT I DID SO HE WAS GONE
phonemes: hɪz sˈʌdən ɐpˈɪɹəns bˈɔːkt mˌiː. aɪ stˈʌmbəld. ðə bˈɔːl slˈɪpt fɹʌm bᵻnˌiːθ maɪ ˈɑːɹm. aɪ sˈɔː hˌɪm smˈaɪl. fɚɡˈɛɾɪŋ ˈɔːl ɐbˌaʊt ðə bˈɔːl, aɪ mˌeɪd ɐ dˈæʃ æt hˌɪm. ðɪ ˈɪnstənt aɪ dˈɪd sˌoʊ hiː wʌz ɡˈɔn