text_original: It seemed to us that in this step there was something stealthy, that he was endeavour  ing not to arouse attention, to make as little noise as possible. Half way down he paused ; at the foot he paused again.
text_transcription: IT SEEMED TO US THAT IN THIS STEP THERE WAS SOMETHING STEALTHY BUT HE WAS ENDEAVORING NOT TO AROUSE ATTENTION TO MAKE AS LITTLE NOISE AS POSSIBLE HALF WAY DOWN HE PAUSED AT THE FOOT HE PAUSED AGAIN
phonemes: ɪt sˈiːmd tʊ ˌʌs ðæt ɪn ðɪs stˈɛp ðɛɹwˌʌz sˈʌmθɪŋ stˈɛlθi, ðæt hiː wʌz ɛndˈɛvɚɹ ˈɪŋ nˌɑːt tʊ ɚɹˈaʊz ɐtˈɛnʃən, tə mˌeɪk æz lˈɪɾəl nˈɔɪz æz pˈɑːsᵻbəl. hˈæf wˈeɪ dˌaʊn hiː pˈɔːzd ; æt ðə fˈʊt hiː pˈɔːzd ɐɡˈɛn.