text_original: Digitized by VjOOQIC no THE SEEN AND THE UNSEEN " Listen ! " There is little traffic in the square at night All was stilL " He is playing ! " For a second or two I did not grasp my nephew's meaning. But, as I strained my ears to catch the slightest sound, I understood it better, for I caught the sound of a fiddle. It was very faint, so faint as to be scarcely audible. But it was unmistakable.
text_transcription: LISTEN THERE IS LITTLE TRAFFIC IN THE SQUARE AT NIGHT ALL WAS STILL HE IS PLAYING FOR A SECOND OR TWO I DID NOT GRASP MY NEPHEW'S MEANING BUT AS I STRAINED MY EARS TO CATCH THE SLIGHTEST SOUND I UNDERSTOOD IT BETTER FOR I CAUGHT THE SOUND OF A FIDDLE IT WAS VERY FAINT SO FAINT AS TO BE SCARCELY AUDIBLE BUT IT WAS UNMISTAKABLE
phonemes: dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk nˈoʊ ðə sˈiːn ænd ðɪ ʌnsˈiːn " lˈɪsən ! " ðɛɹ ɪz lˈɪɾəl tɹˈæfɪk ɪnðə skwˈɛɹ æt nˈaɪt ˈɔːl wʌz stˈɪl ˈɛl " hiː ɪz plˈeɪɪŋ ! " fɚɹə sˈɛkənd ɔːɹ tˈuː aɪ dɪdnˌɑːt ɡɹˈæsp maɪ nˈɛfjuːz mˈiːnɪŋ. bˌʌt, æz aɪ stɹˈeɪnd maɪ ˈɪɹz tə kˈætʃ ðə slˈaɪɾɪst sˈaʊnd, aɪ ˌʌndɚstˈʊd ɪt bˈɛɾɚ, fɔːɹ aɪ kˈɔːt ðə sˈaʊnd əvə fˈɪdəl. ɪt wʌz vˈɛɹi fˈeɪnt, sˌoʊ fˈeɪnt æz təbi skˈɛɹsli ˈɔːdᵻbəl. bˌʌt ɪt wʌz ʌnmɪstˈeɪkəbəl.