text_original: Then he played a little exercise and a snatch of some quaint melody. Then he lowered it and looked at it with glistening eyes.
text_transcription: THEN HE PLAYED A LITTLE EXERCISE AND A SNATCH OF SOME QUAINT MELODY THEN HE LOWERED IT AND LOOKED AT IT WITH GLISTENING EYES
phonemes: ðˈɛn hiː plˈeɪd ɐ lˈɪɾəl ˈɛksɚsˌaɪz ænd ɐ snˈætʃ ʌv sˌʌm kwˈeɪnt mˈɛlədi. ðˈɛn hiː lˈoʊɚd ɪt ænd lˈʊkt æɾ ɪt wɪð ɡlˈɪsənɪŋ ˈaɪz.