text_original: "When I had seated myself, in proper attitude, on the gnarled root of an old tree, overhanging a lovely ravine, I proceeded to the reading part of the play, and must of course be too much absorbed to hear the approaching footsteps, to which I listened with bated breath.
text_transcription: WHEN I HAD SEATED MYSELF IN PROPER ATTITUDE ON THE GNARLED ROOT OF AN OLD TREE OVERHANGING A LOVELY RAVINE I PROCEEDED TO THE READING PART OF THE PLAY AND MUST OF COURSE BE TOO MUCH ABSORBED TO HEAR THE APPROACHING FOOTSTEPS TO WHICH I LISTENED WITH BATED BREATH
phonemes: "wˌɛn aɪ hæd sˈiːɾᵻd maɪsˈɛlf, ɪn pɹˈɑːpɚɹ ˈæɾɪtˌuːd, ɔnðə nˈɑːɹld ɹˈuːt əvən ˈoʊld tɹˈiː, ˌoʊvɚhˈæŋɪŋ ɐ lˈʌvli ɹəvˈiːn, aɪ pɹəsˈiːdᵻd tə ðə ɹˈiːdɪŋ pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə plˈeɪ, ænd mˈʌst ʌv kˈɔːɹs biː tˈuː mʌtʃ ɐbsˈɔːɹbd tə hˈɪɹ ðɪ ɐpɹˈoʊtʃɪŋ fˈʊtstɛps, tə wˌɪtʃ aɪ lˈɪsənd wɪð bˈeɪɾᵻd bɹˈɛθ.