text_original: There was some mystery here, and I was eager to get at the root of it. The man with the ancient costume and the strange accent had not come to the spot where we had seen him by any means with which I was familiar; he had materialized out of the thin air.
text_transcription: THERE WAS SOME MYSTERY HERE AND I WAS EAGER TO GET AT THE ROOT OF IT THE MAN WITH THE ANCIENT COSTUME AND THE STRANGE ACCENT HAD NOT COME TO THE SPOT WHERE WE HAD SEEN HIM BY ANY MEANS WITH WHICH I WAS FAMILIAR HE HAD MATERIALIZED OUT OF THE THIN AIR
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌʌz sˌʌm mˈɪstɚɹi hˈɪɹ, ænd aɪ wʌz ˈiːɡɚ tə ɡɛt æt ðə ɹˈuːt ʌv ɪt. ðə mˈæn wɪððɪ ˈeɪntʃənt kˈɔstuːm ænd ðə stɹˈeɪndʒ ˈæksənt hæd nˌɑːt kˈʌm tə ðə spˈɑːt wˌɛɹ wiː hæd sˈiːn hˌɪm baɪ ˌɛni mˈiːnz wɪð wˌɪtʃ aɪ wʌz fəmˈɪlɪɹ; hiː hæd mətˈɪɹiəlˌaɪzd ˌaʊɾəv ðə θˈɪn ˈɛɹ.