text_original: The naked blade he placed upon the table, the empty sheath beside it Then he moved to  wards us. My first thought was that now, at last, we were discovered ; but something in the expres  sion of his features told me that this was not so.
text_transcription: THE NAKED BLADE HE PLACED UPON THE TABLE THE EMPTY SHEATH BESIDE IT THEN HE MOVED TOWARDS US MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT NOW AT LAST WE WERE DISCOVERED BUT SOMETHING IN THE EXPRESSION OF HIS FEATURES TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS NOT SO
phonemes: ðə nˈeɪkᵻd blˈeɪd hiː plˈeɪst əpˌɑːn ðə tˈeɪbəl, ðɪ ˈɛmpti ʃˈiːθ bᵻsˌaɪd ɪt ðˈɛn hiː mˈuːvd tə wˈɔːɹdz ˌʌs. maɪ fˈɜːst θˈɔːt wʌz ðæt nˈaʊ, æt lˈæst, wiː wɜː dɪskˈʌvɚd ; bˌʌt sˈʌmθɪŋ ɪnðɪ ɛkspɹˈɛz sɪˈɑːn ʌv hɪz fˈiːtʃɚz tˈoʊld mˌiː ðæt ðɪs wʌz nˌɑːt sˈoʊ.