text_original: But he hoped and waited all in vain ; the soldiers who stood near raised a shout of triumph at his act of self abasement, and startled at the din he turned as if in act to fly, but only to find himself girt in by armed battalions, from whom escape seemed hopeless.
text_transcription: BUT HE HOPED AND WAITED ALL IN VAIN THE SOLDIERS WHO STOOD NEAR RAISED A SHOUT OF TRIUMPH AT HIS ACT OF SELF ABASEMENT AND STARTLED AT THE DIN HE TURNED AS IF IN ACT TO FLY BUT ONLY TO FIND HIMSELF GIRT IN BY ARMED BATTALIONS FROM WHICH ESCAPE SEEMED HOPELESS
phonemes: bˌʌt hiː hˈoʊpt ænd wˈeɪɾᵻd ˈɔːl ɪn vˈeɪn ; ðə sˈoʊldʒɚz hˌuː stˈʊd nˌɪɹ ɹˈeɪzd ɐ ʃˈaʊt ʌv tɹˈaɪʌmf æt hɪz ˈækt ʌv sˈɛlf ɐbˈeɪsmənt, ænd stˈɑːɹɾəld æt ðə dˈɪn hiː tˈɜːnd æz ɪf ɪn ˈækt tə flˈaɪ, bˌʌt ˈoʊnli tə fˈaɪnd hɪmsˈɛlf ɡˈɜːt ɪn baɪ ˈɑːɹmd bɐtˈæliənz, fɹʌm hˈuːm ɛskˈeɪp sˈiːmd hˈoʊpləs.