text_original: He laughed veiy softly, as though he was deter  mined not to be annoyed. Then we heard his foot  steps as he crossed the floor. The door opened, then closed. We heard him ascend the steps.
text_transcription: HE LAUGHED VERY SOFTLY AS THOUGH HE WAS DETERMINED NOT TO BE ANNOYED THEN WE HEARD HIS FOOTSTEPS AS HE CROSSED THE FLOOR THE DOOR OPENED THEN CLOSED WE HEARD HIM ASCEND THE STEPS
phonemes: hiː lˈæft vˈeɪi sˈɔftli, æz ðˌoʊ hiː wʌz dɪtˈɜː mˈaɪnd nˌɑːt təbi ɐnˈɔɪd. ðˈɛn wiː hˈɜːd hɪz fˈʊt stˈɛps æz hiː kɹˈɔst ðə flˈɔːɹ. ðə dˈɔːɹ ˈoʊpənd, ðˈɛn klˈoʊzd. wiː hˈɜːd hˌɪm ɐsˈɛnd ðə stˈɛps.