text_original: The stranger had been about to leap upon me; indeed, he had discharged some sort of weapon at me, for I heard a crash of sound, and a missile of some kind, as you know, passed through my left arm. "As the ship left the ground, he tried to draw back, but he was off balance, and the inertia of his body momentarily incapacitated him, I think.
text_transcription: THE STRANGER HAD BEEN ABOUT TO LEAP UPON ME INDEED HE HAD DISCHARGED SOME SORT OF WEAPON AT ME FOR I HEARD A CRASH OF SOUND AND A MISSILE OF SOME KIND AS YOU KNOW PASS THROUGH MY ARM AS THE SHIP LEFT THE GROUND HE TRIED TO DRAW BACK BUT HE WAS OFF BALANCED AND THE INERTIA OF HIS BODY MOMENTARILY INCAPACITATED HIM I THINK
phonemes: ðə stɹˈeɪndʒɚ hɐdbɪn ɐbˌaʊt tə lˈiːp əpˌɑːn mˌiː; ˌɪndˈiːd, hiː hæd dɪstʃˈɑːɹdʒd sˌʌm sˈɔːɹt ʌv wˈɛpən æt mˌiː, fɔːɹ aɪ hˈɜːd ɐ kɹˈæʃ ʌv sˈaʊnd, ænd ɐ mˈɪsəl ʌv sˌʌm kˈaɪnd, æz juː nˈoʊ, pˈæst θɹuː maɪ lˈɛft ˈɑːɹm. "æz ðə ʃˈɪp lˈɛft ðə ɡɹˈaʊnd, hiː tɹˈaɪd tə dɹˈɔː bˈæk, bˌʌt hiː wʌz ˈɔf bˈæləns, ænd ðɪ ɪnˈɜːʃə ʌv hɪz bˈɑːdi mˌoʊməntˈɛɹᵻli ɪŋkəpˈæsᵻtˌeɪɾᵻd hˌɪm, aɪ θˈɪŋk.