young fitzooth had been commanded to his mother's chamber so soon as he had come out from his converse with the squire

jʌŋ fɪtsuːθ hæd bɪn kəmændɪd tuː hɪz mʌðɝz tʃeɪmbɝ soʊ suːn æz hiː hæd kʌm aʊt frʌm hɪz kɑːnvɝs wɪð ðə skwaɪr


there befell an anxious interview mistress fitzooth arguing for and against the squire's project in a breath

ðɛr bɪfɛl æn æŋkʃəs ɪntɝvjuː mɪstrəs fɪtsuːθ ɑːrgjuːɪŋ fɔr ənd əgɛnst ðə skwaɪɝz prɑːdʒɛkt ɪn ə brɛθ


most of all robin thought of his father what would he counsel

moʊst ʌv ɔl rɑːbən θɔt ʌv hɪz fɑːðɝ wʌt wʊd hiː kaʊnsəl


if for a whim you beggar yourself i cannot stay you

ɪf fɔr ə wɪm juː bɛgɝ jɝsɛlf aɪ kænɑːt steɪ juː


but take it whilst i live and wear montfichet's shield in the days when my eyes can be rejoiced by so brave a sight for you will ne'er disgrace our scutcheon i warrant me

bʌt teɪk ɪt waɪlst aɪ laɪv ənd wɛr mɑːntfɪʃɪs ʃiːld ɪn ðə deɪz wɛn maɪ aɪz kæn biː rɪdʒɔɪst baɪ soʊ breɪv ə saɪt fɔr juː wɪl nɪr dɪsgreɪs aʊɝ skʌtʃən aɪ wɔrənt miː


the lad had checked him then


never that sir he had said


he was in deep converse with the clerk and entered the hall holding him by the arm

hiː wɑːz ɪn diːp kɑːnvɝs wɪð ðə klɝːk ənd ɛntɝd ðə hɔl hoʊldɪŋ hɪm baɪ ðə ɑːrm


now to bed boy


tis late and i go myself within a short space

tɪz leɪt ənd aɪ goʊ maɪsɛlf wɪðɪn ə ʃɔrt speɪs


dismiss your squire robin and bid me good e e n

dɪsmɪs jɔr skwaɪr rɑːbən ənd bɪd miː gʊd iː iː ɛn


as any in england i would say said gamewell proudly that is in his day

æz ɛni ɪn ɪŋglənd aɪ wʊd seɪ sɛd geɪmwɛl praʊdli ðæt ɪz ɪn hɪz deɪ


yet he will teach you a few tricks when morning is come

jɛt hiː wɪl tiːtʃ juː ə fjuː trɪks wɛn mɔrnɪŋ ɪz kʌm


there was no chance to alter his sleeping room to one nearer to gamewell's chamber

ðɛr wɑːz noʊ tʃæns tuː ɔltɝ hɪz sliːpɪŋ ruːm tuː wʌn nɪrɝ tuː geɪmwɛlz tʃeɪmbɝ


presently he crossed the floor of his room with decided step

prɛzəntli hiː krɔst ðə flɔr ʌv hɪz ruːm wɪð dɪsaɪdɪd stɛp


will cried he softly and stuteley who had chosen his couch across the door of his young master's chamber sprang up at once in answer

wɪl kraɪd hiː sɔftli ənd stuːtli huː hæd tʃoʊzən hɪz kaʊtʃ əkrɔs ðə dɔr ʌv hɪz jʌŋ mæstɝz tʃeɪmbɝ spræŋ ʌp æt wʌns ɪn ænsɝ


we will go out together to the bower there is a way down to the court from my window

wiː wɪl goʊ aʊt təgɛðɝ tuː ðə baʊɝ ðɛr ɪz ə weɪ daʊn tuː ðə kɔrt frʌm maɪ wɪndoʊ


rest and be still until i warn you


the hours passed wearily by and movement could yet be heard about the hall

ðə aʊɝz pæst wɛrəli baɪ ənd muːvmənt kʊd jɛt biː hɝːd əbaʊt ðə hɔl


at last all was quiet and black in the courtyard of gamewell

æt læst ɔl wɑːz kwaɪət ənd blæk ɪn ðə kɔrtjɑːrd ʌv geɪmwɛl


will whispered robin opening his door as he spoke are you ready

wɪl wɪspɝd rɑːbən oʊpənɪŋ hɪz dɔr æz hiː spoʊk ɑːr juː rɛdi


they then renewed their journey and under the better light made a safe crossing of the stable roofs

ðeɪ ðɛn rɪnuːd ðɛr dʒɝːni ənd ʌndɝ ðə bɛtɝ laɪt meɪd ə seɪf krɔsɪŋ ʌv ðə steɪbəl ruːfs


robin entered the hut dragging the unwilling esquire after him

rɑːbən ɛntɝd ðə hʌt drægɪŋ ðə ənwɪlɪŋ ɛskwaɪr æftɝ hɪm


be not so foolish friend said fitzooth crossly

biː nɑːt soʊ fuːlɪʃ frɛnd sɛd fɪtsuːθ krɔsli


they moved thereafter cautiously about the hut groping before and about them to find something to show that warrenton had fulfilled his mission

ðeɪ muːvd ðɛræftɝ kɔʃəsli əbaʊt ðə hʌt groʊpɪŋ bɪfɔr ənd əbaʊt ðɛm tuː faɪnd sʌmθɪŋ tuː ʃoʊ ðæt wɑːrəntən hæd fʊlfɪld hɪz mɪʃən


they were upon the verge of an open trap in the far corner of the hut and stuteley had tripped over the edge of the reversed flap mouth of this pit

ðeɪ wɝː əpɑːn ðə vɝːdʒ ʌv æn oʊpən træp ɪn ðə fɑːr kɔrnɝ ʌv ðə hʌt ənd stuːtli hæd trɪpt oʊvɝ ðə ɛdʒ ʌv ðə rɪvɝːst flæp maʊθ ʌv ðɪs pɪt


fitzooth's hand rested at last upon the top rung of a ladder and slowly the truth came to him

fɪtsuːθs hænd rɛstəd æt læst əpɑːn ðə tɑːp rʌŋ ʌv ə lædɝ ənd sloʊli ðə truːθ keɪm tuː hɪm


robin carefully descended the ladder and found himself soon upon firm rocky ground

rɑːbən kɛrfəli dɪsɛndəd ðə lædɝ ənd faʊnd hɪmsɛlf suːn əpɑːn fɝːm rɑːki graʊnd


stuteley was by his side in a flash and then they both began feeling about them to ascertain the shape and character of this vault

stuːtli wɑːz baɪ hɪz saɪd ɪn ə flæʃ ənd ðɛn ðeɪ boʊθ bɪgæn fiːlɪŋ əbaʊt ðɛm tuː æsɝteɪn ðə ʃeɪp ənd kɛrɪktɝ ʌv ðɪs vɔlt


from the blackness behind the light they heard a voice warrenton's

frʌm ðə blæknəs bɪhaɪnd ðə laɪt ðeɪ hɝːd ə vɔɪs wɑːrəntənz


save me masters but you startled me rarely

seɪv miː mæstɝz bʌt juː stɑːrtəld miː rɛrli


cried he waving the lanthorn before him to make sure that these were no ghosts in front of him

kraɪd hiː weɪvɪŋ ðə lænθɝn bɪfɔr hɪm tuː meɪk ʃʊr ðæt ðiːz wɝː noʊ goʊsts ɪn frʌnt ʌv hɪm


enquired robin with his suspicions still upon him

ɪnkwaɪɝd rɑːbən wɪð hɪz səspɪʃənz stɪl əpɑːn hɪm


truly such a horse should be worth much in nottingham fair

truːli sʌtʃ ə hɔrs ʃʊd biː wɝːθ mʌtʃ ɪn nɑːtɪŋhæm fɛr


nay nay lording answered warrenton with a half laugh

neɪ neɪ lɔrdɪŋ ænsɝd wɑːrəntən wɪð ə hæf læf


warrenton spoke thus with significance to show robin that he was not to think geoffrey's claims to the estate would be passed by

wɑːrəntən spoʊk ðʌs wɪð səgnɪfɪkəns tuː ʃoʊ rɑːbən ðæt hiː wɑːz nɑːt tuː θɪŋk dʒɛfriːz kleɪmz tuː ðə ɛsteɪt wʊd biː pæst baɪ


robin fitzooth saw that his doubts of warrenton had been unfair and he became ashamed of himself for harboring them

rɑːbən fɪtsuːθ sɔ ðæt hɪz daʊts ʌv wɑːrəntən hæd bɪn ənfɛr ənd hiː bɪkeɪm əʃeɪmd ʌv hɪmsɛlf fɔr hɑːrbɝɪŋ ðɛm


his tones rang pleasantly on warrenton's ears and forthwith a good fellowship was heralded between them

hɪz toʊnz ræŋ plɛzəntli ɑːn wɑːrəntənz ɪrz ənd fɔrθwɪθ ə gʊd fɛloʊʃɪp wɑːz hɛrəldɪd bɪtwiːn ðɛm


the old servant told him quietly as they crept back to gamewell that this passage way led from the hut in the pleasance to sherwood and that geoffrey for the time was hiding with the outlaws in the forest

ðə oʊld sɝːvənt toʊld hɪm kwaɪətli æz ðeɪ krɛpt bæk tuː geɪmwɛl ðæt ðɪs pæsədʒ weɪ lɛd frʌm ðə hʌt ɪn ðə plɛzəns tuː ʃɝːwʊd ənd ðæt dʒɛfri fɔr ðə taɪm wɑːz haɪdɪŋ wɪð ðə aʊtlɔz ɪn ðə fɔrəst


he implores us to be discreet as the grave in this matter for in sooth his life is in the hollow of our hands

hiː ɪmplɔrz ʌs tuː biː dɪskriːt æz ðə greɪv ɪn ðɪs mætɝ fɔr ɪn suːθ hɪz laɪf ɪz ɪn ðə hɑːloʊ ʌv aʊɝ hændz


they regained their apartment apparently without disturbing the household of gamewell

ðeɪ riːgeɪnd ðɛr əpɑːrtmənt əpɛrəntli wɪθaʊt dɪstɝːbɪŋ ðə haʊshoʊld ʌv geɪmwɛl


he began a confused complaint against the wizard who had vanished behind the curtain on the left

hiː bɪgæn ə kənfjuːzd kəmpleɪnt əgɛnst ðə wɪzɝd huː hæd vænɪʃt bɪhaɪnd ðə kɝːtən ɑːn ðə lɛft


give not so earnest a mind to these mummeries child

gɪv nɑːt soʊ ɝːnɪst ə maɪnd tuː ðiːz mʌmɝiːz tʃaɪld


a golden fortune and a happy life


he was like unto my father in a way and yet was not my father

hiː wɑːz laɪk ʌntuː maɪ fɑːðɝ ɪn ə weɪ ənd jɛt wɑːz nɑːt maɪ fɑːðɝ


also there was a stripling page who turned into a maid

ɔlsoʊ ðɛr wɑːz ə strɪplɪŋ peɪdʒ huː tɝːnd ɪntuː ə meɪd


this was so sweet a lady sir and in some manner i do think she died

ðɪs wɑːz soʊ swiːt ə leɪdi sɝː ənd ɪn sʌm mænɝ aɪ duː θɪŋk ʃiː daɪd


but then the picture was gone as quickly as it came

bʌt ðɛn ðə pɪktʃɝ wɑːz gɔn æz kwɪkli æz ɪt keɪm


sister nell do you hear these marvels


take your place and let us see what the crystal can show to you

teɪk jɔr pleɪs ənd lɛt ʌs siː wʌt ðə krɪstəl kæn ʃoʊ tuː juː


like as not young master though i am an old man

laɪk æz nɑːt jʌŋ mæstɝ ðoʊ aɪ æm æn oʊld mæn


forthwith all ran to the opening of the tent to see what might be amiss but master will who peeped out first needed no more than one glance

fɔrθwɪθ ɔl ræn tuː ðə oʊpənɪŋ ʌv ðə tɛnt tuː siː wʌt maɪt biː əmɪs bʌt mæstɝ wɪl huː piːpt aʊt fɝːst niːdəd noʊ mɔr ðæn wʌn glæns


he gave way to the others very readily and retreated unperceived by the squire and mistress fitzooth to the rear of the tent

hiː geɪv weɪ tuː ðə ʌðɝz vɛri rɛdəli ənd riːtriːtəd ənpɝsiːvd baɪ ðə skwaɪr ənd mɪstrəs fɪtsuːθ tuː ðə rɪr ʌv ðə tɛnt


cries of a nottingham a nottingham

kraɪz ʌv ə nɑːtɪŋhæm ə nɑːtɪŋhæm


before them fled the stroller and his three sons capless and terrified

bɪfɔr ðɛm flɛd ðə stroʊlɝ ənd hɪz θriː sʌnz keɪpləs ənd tɛrəfaɪd


what is the tumult and rioting cried out the squire authoritatively and he blew twice on a silver whistle which hung at his belt

wʌt ɪz ðə tuːməlt ənd raɪətɪŋ kraɪd aʊt ðə skwaɪr əθɔrəteɪtɪvli ənd hiː bluː twaɪs ɑːn ə sɪlvɝ wɪsəl wɪtʃ hʌŋ æt hɪz bɛlt


nay we refused their request most politely most noble said the little stroller

neɪ wiː rəfjuːzd ðɛr rɪkwɛst moʊst pəlaɪtli moʊst noʊbəl sɛd ðə lɪtəl stroʊlɝ


and then they became vexed and would have snatched your purse from us

ənd ðɛn ðeɪ bɪkeɪm vɛkst ənd wʊd hæv snætʃt jɔr pɝːs frʌm ʌs


i could not see my boy injured excellence for but doing his duty as one of cumberland's sons

aɪ kʊd nɑːt siː maɪ bɔɪ ɪndʒɝd ɛksələns fɔr bʌt duːɪŋ hɪz duːti æz wʌn ʌv kʌmbɝləndz sʌnz


so i did push this fellow


it is enough said george gamewell sharply and he turned upon the crowd

ɪt ɪz ɪnʌf sɛd dʒɔrdʒ geɪmwɛl ʃɑːrpli ənd hiː tɝːnd əpɑːn ðə kraʊd


shame on you citizens cried he i blush for my fellows of nottingham

ʃeɪm ɑːn juː sɪtəzənz kraɪd hiː aɪ blʌʃ fɔr maɪ fɛloʊz ʌv nɑːtɪŋhæm


surely we can submit with good grace


tis fine for you to talk old man answered the lean sullen apprentice

tɪz faɪn fɔr juː tuː tɔk oʊld mæn ænsɝd ðə liːn sʌlən əprɛntəs


but i wrestled with this fellow and do know that he played unfairly in the second bout

bʌt aɪ rɛsəld wɪð ðɪs fɛloʊ ənd duː noʊ ðæt hiː pleɪd ənfɛrli ɪn ðə sɛkənd baʊt


spoke the squire losing all patience and it was to you that i gave another purse in consolation

spoʊk ðə skwaɪr luːzɪŋ ɔl peɪʃəns ənd ɪt wɑːz tuː juː ðæt aɪ geɪv ənʌðɝ pɝːs ɪn kɑːnsəleɪʃən


come to me men here here he raised his voice still louder

kʌm tuː miː mɛn hiːr hiːr hiː reɪzd hɪz vɔɪs stɪl laʊdɝ


the strollers took their part in it with hearty zest now that they had some chance of beating off their foes

ðə stroʊlɝz tʊk ðɛr pɑːrt ɪn ɪt wɪð hɑːrti zɛst naʊ ðæt ðeɪ hæd sʌm tʃæns ʌv biːtɪŋ ɔf ðɛr foʊz


robin and the little tumbler between them tried to force the squire to stand back and very valiantly did these two comport themselves

rɑːbən ənd ðə lɪtəl tʌmblɝ bɪtwiːn ðɛm traɪd tuː fɔrs ðə skwaɪr tuː stænd bæk ənd vɛri væljəntli dɪd ðiːz tuː kəmpɔrt ðɛmsɛlvz


the head and chief of the riot the nottingham apprentice with clenched fists threatened montfichet

ðə hɛd ənd tʃiːf ʌv ðə raɪət ðə nɑːtɪŋhæm əprɛntəs wɪð klɛntʃt fɪsts θrɛtənd mɑːntfɪʃɪ


the squire helped to thrust them all in and entered swiftly himself

ðə skwaɪr hɛlpt tuː θrʌst ðɛm ɔl ɪn ənd ɛntɝd swɪftli hɪmsɛlf


now be silent on your lives he began but the captured apprentice set up an instant shout

naʊ biː saɪlənt ɑːn jɔr lɪvz hiː bɪgæn bʌt ðə kæptʃɝd əprɛntəs sɛt ʌp æn ɪnstənt ʃaʊt


silence you knave cried montfichet


he felt for and found the wizard's black cloth the squire was quite out of breath

hiː fɛlt fɔr ənd faʊnd ðə wɪzɝdz blæk klɔθ ðə skwaɪr wɑːz kwaɪt aʊt ʌv brɛθ


thrusting open the proper entrance of the tent robin suddenly rushed forth with his burden with a great shout

θrʌstɪŋ oʊpən ðə prɑːpɝ ɛntrəns ʌv ðə tɛnt rɑːbən sʌdənli rʌʃt fɔrθ wɪð hɪz bɝːdən wɪð ə greɪt ʃaʊt


a montfichet a montfichet gamewell to the rescue

ə mɑːntfɪʃɪ ə mɑːntfɪʃɪ geɪmwɛl tuː ðə rɛskjuː


taking advantage of this the squire's few men redoubled their efforts and encouraged by robin's and the little stroller's cries fought their way to him

teɪkɪŋ ædvæntɪdʒ ʌv ðɪs ðə skwaɪɝz fjuː mɛn riːdʌbəld ðɛr ɛfɝts ənd ɛnkɝːɪdʒd baɪ rɑːbənz ənd ðə lɪtəl stroʊlɝz kraɪz fɔt ðɛr weɪ tuː hɪm


george montfichet will never forget this day


what is your name lording asked the little stroller presently

wʌt ɪz jɔr neɪm lɔrdɪŋ æskt ðə lɪtəl stroʊlɝ prɛzəntli


robin fitzooth


and mine is will stuteley shall we be comrades

ənd maɪn ɪz wɪl stuːtli ʃæl wiː biː kɑːmrædz


right willingly for between us we have won the battle answered robin

raɪt wɪlɪŋli fɔr bɪtwiːn ʌs wiː hæv wʌn ðə bætəl ænsɝd rɑːbən


i like you will you are the second will that i have met and liked within two days is there a sign in that

aɪ laɪk juː wɪl juː ɑːr ðə sɛkənd wɪl ðæt aɪ hæv mɛt ənd laɪkt wɪðɪn tuː deɪz ɪz ðɛr ə saɪn ɪn ðæt


montfichet called out for robin to give him an arm

mɑːntfɪʃɪ kɔld aʊt fɔr rɑːbən tuː gɪv hɪm æn ɑːrm


friends said montfichet faintly to the wrestlers bear us escort so far as the sheriff's house

frɛndz sɛd mɑːntfɪʃɪ feɪntli tuː ðə rɛslɝz bɛr ʌs ɛskɔrt soʊ fɑːr æz ðə ʃɛrəfs haʊs


it will not be safe for you to stay here now

ɪt wɪl nɑːt biː seɪf fɔr juː tuː steɪ hiːr naʊ


pray follow us with mine and my lord sheriff's men

preɪ fɑːloʊ ʌs wɪð maɪn ənd maɪ lɔrd ʃɛrəfs mɛn


nottingham castle was reached and admittance was demanded

nɑːtɪŋhæm kæsəl wɑːz riːtʃt ənd ədmɪtəns wɑːz dɪmændəd


master monceux the sheriff of nottingham was mightily put about when told of the rioting

mæstɝ mɑːnsʊ ðə ʃɛrəf ʌv nɑːtɪŋhæm wɑːz maɪtəli pʊt əbaʊt wɛn toʊld ʌv ðə raɪətɪŋ


and henry might return to england at any moment

ənd hɛnri maɪt rɪtɝːn tuː ɪŋglənd æt ɛni moʊmənt


have your will child if the boy also wills it montfichet answered feeling too ill to oppose anything very strongly just then

hæv jɔr wɪl tʃaɪld ɪf ðə bɔɪ ɔlsoʊ wɪlz ɪt mɑːntfɪʃɪ ænsɝd fiːlɪŋ tuː ɪl tuː əpoʊz ɛniːθɪŋ vɛri strɔŋli dʒʌst ðɛn


he made an effort to hide his condition from them all and robin felt his fingers tighten upon his arm

hiː meɪd æn ɛfɝt tuː haɪd hɪz kəndɪʃən frʌm ðɛm ɔl ənd rɑːbən fɛlt hɪz fɪŋgɝz taɪtən əpɑːn hɪz ɑːrm


beg me a room of the sheriff child quickly

bɛg miː ə ruːm ʌv ðə ʃɛrəf tʃaɪld kwɪkli


but who is this fellow plucking at your sleeve

bʌt huː ɪz ðɪs fɛloʊ plʌkɪŋ æt jɔr sliːv


he is my esquire excellency returned robin with dignity

hiː ɪz maɪ ɛskwaɪr ɛkslɛnsi rɪtɝːnd rɑːbən wɪð dɪgnəti


mistress fitzooth had been carried off by the sheriff's daughter and her maids as soon as they had entered the house so that robin alone had the care of montfichet

mɪstrəs fɪtsuːθ hæd bɪn kæriːd ɔf baɪ ðə ʃɛrəfs dɔtɝ ənd hɝː meɪdz æz suːn æz ðeɪ hæd ɛntɝd ðə haʊs soʊ ðæt rɑːbən əloʊn hæd ðə kɛr ʌv mɑːntfɪʃɪ


robin was glad when at length they were left to their own devices

rɑːbən wɑːz glæd wɛn æt lɛŋkθ ðeɪ wɝː lɛft tuː ðɛr oʊn dɪvaɪsəz


the wine did certainly bring back the color to the squire's cheeks

ðə waɪn dɪd sɝːtənli brɪŋ bæk ðə kʌlɝ tuː ðə skwaɪɝz tʃiːks


these escapades are not for old gamewell lad his day has come to twilight

ðiːz ɛskəpeɪdz ɑːr nɑːt fɔr oʊld geɪmwɛl læd hɪz deɪ hæz kʌm tuː twaɪlaɪt


will you forgive me now


it will be no disappointment to me


no thanks i am glad to give you such easy happiness

noʊ θæŋks aɪ æm glæd tuː gɪv juː sʌtʃ iːzi hæpiːnəs


you are a worthy leech will presently whispered robin the wine has worked a marvel

juː ɑːr ə wɝːði liːtʃ wɪl prɛzəntli wɪspɝd rɑːbən ðə waɪn hæz wɝːkt ə mɑːrvəl


ay and show you some pretty tricks


eleven o'clock had struck it was a fine clear night they were the only persons on the road and they sauntered leisurely along to avoid paying the price of fatigue for the recreation provided for the toledans in their valley or on the banks of their river

ɪlɛvən ɑːklɑːk hæd strʌk ɪt wɑːz ə faɪn klɪr naɪt ðeɪ wɝː ðə oʊnli pɝːsənz ɑːn ðə roʊd ənd ðeɪ sɔntɝd liːzɝli əlɔŋ tuː əvɔɪd peɪɪŋ ðə praɪs ʌv fətiːg fɔr ðə rɛkriːeɪʃən prəvaɪdəd fɔr ðə toʊlːdənz ɪn ðɛr væli ɔr ɑːn ðə bæŋks ʌv ðɛr rɪvɝ


secure as he thought in the careful administration of justice in that city and the character of its well disposed inhabitants the good hidalgo was far from thinking that any disaster could befal his family

sɪkjʊr æz hiː θɔt ɪn ðə kɛrfəl ædmɪnɪstreɪʃən ʌv dʒʌstəs ɪn ðæt sɪti ənd ðə kɛrɪktɝ ʌv ɪts wɛl dɪspoʊzd ɪnhæbɪtənts ðə gʊd hədælgoʊ wɑːz fɑːr frʌm θɪŋkɪŋ ðæt ɛni dɪzæstɝ kʊd bɪfɑːl hɪz fæməli


rodolfo and his companions with their faces muffled in their cloaks stared rudely and insolently at the mother the daughter and the servant maid

roʊdɑːlfoʊ ənd hɪz kəmpænjənz wɪð ðɛr feɪsəz mʌfəld ɪn ðɛr kloʊks stɛrd ruːdli ənd ɪnsələntli æt ðə mʌðɝ ðə dɔtɝ ənd ðə sɝːvənt meɪd


in a moment he communicated his thoughts to his companions and in the next moment they resolved to turn back and carry her off to please rodolfo for the rich who are open handed always find parasites ready to encourage their bad propensities and thus to conceive this wicked design to communicate it approve it resolve on ravishing leocadia and to carry that design into effect was the work of a moment

ɪn ə moʊmənt hiː kəmjuːnəkeɪtɪd hɪz θɔts tuː hɪz kəmpænjənz ənd ɪn ðə nɛkst moʊmənt ðeɪ riːzɑːlvd tuː tɝːn bæk ənd kæri hɝː ɔf tuː pliːz roʊdɑːlfoʊ fɔr ðə rɪtʃ huː ɑːr oʊpən hændəd ɔlweɪz faɪnd pɛrəsaɪts rɛdi tuː ɛnkɝːɪdʒ ðɛr bæd prəpɛnsətiːz ənd ðʌs tuː kənsiːv ðɪs wɪkəd dɪzaɪn tuː kəmjuːnəkeɪt ɪt əpruːv ɪt riːzɑːlv ɑːn rævɪʃɪŋ liːəkeɪdiːə ənd tuː kæri ðæt dɪzaɪn ɪntuː ɪfɛkt wɑːz ðə wɝːk ʌv ə moʊmənt


they drew their swords hid their faces in the flaps of their cloaks turned back and soon came in front of the little party who had not yet done giving thanks to god for their escape from those audacious men

ðeɪ druː ðɛr sɔrdz hɪd ðɛr feɪsəz ɪn ðə flæps ʌv ðɛr kloʊks tɝːnd bæk ənd suːn keɪm ɪn frʌnt ʌv ðə lɪtəl pɑːrti huː hæd nɑːt jɛt dʌn gɪvɪŋ θæŋks tuː gɑːd fɔr ðɛr ɪskeɪp frʌm ðoʊz ɑːdeɪʃəs mɛn


finally the one party went off exulting and the other was left in desolation and woe

faɪnəli ðə wʌn pɑːrti wɛnt ɔf ɪgzʌltɪŋ ənd ðə ʌðɝ wɑːz lɛft ɪn dɛsəleɪʃən ənd woʊ


rodolfo arrived at his own house without any impediment and leocadia's parents reached theirs heart broken and despairing

roʊdɑːlfoʊ ɝaɪvd æt hɪz oʊn haʊs wɪθaʊt ɛni ɪmpɛdəmənt ənd liːəkeɪdiːəs pɛrənts riːtʃt ðɛrz hɑːrt broʊkən ənd dɪspɛrɪŋ


meanwhile rodolfo had leocadia safe in his custody and in his own apartment

miːnwaɪl roʊdɑːlfoʊ hæd liːəkeɪdiːə seɪf ɪn hɪz kʌstədi ənd ɪn hɪz oʊn əpɑːrtmənt


who touches me am i in bed


mother dear father do you hear me


it is the only amends i ask of you for the wrong you have done me

ɪt ɪz ðə oʊnli əmɛndz aɪ æsk ʌv juː fɔr ðə rɔŋ juː hæv dʌn miː


she found the door but it was locked outside

ʃiː faʊnd ðə dɔr bʌt ɪt wɑːz lɑːkt aʊtsaɪd


she succeeded in opening the window and the moonlight shone in so brightly that she could distinguish the colour of some damask hangings in the room

ʃiː səksiːdəd ɪn oʊpənɪŋ ðə wɪndoʊ ənd ðə muːnlaɪt ʃoʊn ɪn soʊ braɪtli ðæt ʃiː kʊd dɪstɪŋgwɪʃ ðə kʌlɝ ʌv sʌm dæməsk hæŋgɪŋz ɪn ðə ruːm


she saw that the bed was gilded and so rich that it seemed that of a prince rather than of a private gentleman

ʃiː sɔ ðæt ðə bɛd wɑːz gɪldɪd ənd soʊ rɪtʃ ðæt ɪt siːmd ðæt ʌv ə prɪns ræðɝ ðæn ʌv ə praɪvət dʒɛntəlmən


among other things on which she cast her eyes was a small crucifix of solid silver standing on a cabinet near the window

əmʌŋ ʌðɝ θɪŋz ɑːn wɪtʃ ʃiː kæst hɝː aɪz wɑːz ə smɔl kruːsəfɪks ʌv sɑːləd sɪlvɝ stændɪŋ ɑːn ə kæbənət nɪr ðə wɪndoʊ


this person was rodolfo who though he had gone to look for his friends had changed his mind in that respect not thinking it advisable to acquaint them with what had passed between him and the girl

ðɪs pɝːsən wɑːz roʊdɑːlfoʊ huː ðoʊ hiː hæd gɔn tuː lʊk fɔr hɪz frɛndz hæd tʃeɪndʒd hɪz maɪnd ɪn ðæt rɪspɛkt nɑːt θɪŋkɪŋ ɪt ədvaɪzəbəl tuː əkweɪnt ðɛm wɪð wʌt hæd pæst bɪtwiːn hɪm ənd ðə gɝːl


on the contrary he resolved to tell them that repenting of his violence and moved by her tears he had only carried her half way towards his house and then let her go

ɑːn ðə kɑːntrɛri hiː riːzɑːlvd tuː tɛl ðɛm ðæt rɪpɛntɪŋ ʌv hɪz vaɪələns ənd muːvd baɪ hɝː tɛrz hiː hæd oʊnli kæriːd hɝː hæf weɪ təwɔrdz hɪz haʊs ənd ðɛn lɛt hɝː goʊ


choking with emotion leocadi made a sign to her parents that she wished to be alone with them

tʃoʊkɪŋ wɪð ɪmoʊʃən lɛəkɑːdi meɪd ə saɪn tuː hɝː pɛrənts ðæt ʃiː wɪʃt tuː biː əloʊn wɪð ðɛm


that would be very well my child replied her father if your plan were not liable to be frustrated by ordinary cunning but no doubt this image has been already missed by its owner and he will have set it down for certain that it was taken out of the room by the person he locked up there

ðæt wʊd biː vɛri wɛl maɪ tʃaɪld rɪplaɪd hɝː fɑːðɝ ɪf jɔr plæn wɝː nɑːt laɪəbəl tuː biː frʌstreɪtəd baɪ ɔrdənɛri kʌnɪŋ bʌt noʊ daʊt ðɪs ɪmədʒ hæz bɪn ɔlrɛdi mɪst baɪ ɪts oʊnɝ ənd hiː wɪl hæv sɛt ɪt daʊn fɔr sɝːtən ðæt ɪt wɑːz teɪkən aʊt ʌv ðə ruːm baɪ ðə pɝːsən hiː lɑːkt ʌp ðɛr


what you had best do my child is to keep it and pray to it that since it was a witness to your undoing it will deign to vindicate your cause by its righteous judgment

wʌt juː hæd bɛst duː maɪ tʃaɪld ɪz tuː kiːp ɪt ənd preɪ tuː ɪt ðæt sɪns ɪt wɑːz ə wɪtnəs tuː jɔr ənduːɪŋ ɪt wɪl deɪn tuː vɪndəkeɪt jɔr kɑːz baɪ ɪts raɪtʃəs dʒʌdʒmənt


thus did this humane and right minded father comfort his unhappy daughter and her mother embracing her again did all she could to soothe her feelings

ðʌs dɪd ðɪs hjuːmeɪn ənd raɪt maɪndəd fɑːðɝ kʌmfɝt hɪz ənhæpi dɔtɝ ənd hɝː mʌðɝ ɛmbreɪsɪŋ hɝː əgɛn dɪd ɔl ʃiː kʊd tuː suːð hɝː fiːlɪŋz


she meanwhile passed her life with her parents in the strictest retirement never letting herself be seen but shunning every eye lest it should read her misfortune in her face

ʃiː miːnwaɪl pæst hɝː laɪf wɪð hɝː pɛrənts ɪn ðə strɪktəst riːtaɪɝmənt nɛvɝ lɛtɪŋ hɝsɛlf biː siːn bʌt ʃʌnɪŋ ɛvɝi aɪ lɛst ɪt ʃʊd rɛd hɝː mɪsfɔrtʃən ɪn hɝː feɪs


time rolled on the hour of her delivery arrived it took place in the utmost secrecy her mother taking upon her the office of midwife and she gave birth to a son one of the most beautiful ever seen

taɪm roʊld ɑːn ðə aʊɝ ʌv hɝː dɪlɪvɝi ɝaɪvd ɪt tʊk pleɪs ɪn ðə ʌtmoʊst siːkrəsi hɝː mʌðɝ teɪkɪŋ əpɑːn hɝː ðə ɔfəs ʌv mɪdwaɪf ənd ʃiː geɪv bɝːθ tuː ə sʌn wʌn ʌv ðə moʊst bjuːtəfəl ɛvɝ siːn


when the boy walked through the streets blessings were showered upon him by all who saw him blessings upon his beauty upon the mother that bore him upon the father that begot him upon those who brought him up so well

wɛn ðə bɔɪ wɔkt θruː ðə striːts blɛsɪŋz wɝː ʃaʊɝd əpɑːn hɪm baɪ ɔl huː sɔ hɪm blɛsɪŋz əpɑːn hɪz bjuːti əpɑːn ðə mʌðɝ ðæt bɔr hɪm əpɑːn ðə fɑːðɝ ðæt biːgɔt hɪm əpɑːn ðoʊz huː brɔt hɪm ʌp soʊ wɛl


one day when the boy was sent by his grandfather with a message to a relation he passed along a street in which there was a great concourse of horsemen

wʌn deɪ wɛn ðə bɔɪ wɑːz sɛnt baɪ hɪz grændfɑːðɝ wɪð ə mɛsədʒ tuː ə riːleɪʃən hiː pæst əlɔŋ ə striːt ɪn wɪtʃ ðɛr wɑːz ə greɪt kɑːnkɔrs ʌv hɔrsmən


the bed she too well remembered was there and above all the cabinet on which had stood the image she had taken away was still on the same spot

ðə bɛd ʃiː tuː wɛl rɪmɛmbɝd wɑːz ðɛr ənd əbʌv ɔl ðə kæbənət ɑːn wɪtʃ hæd stʊd ðə ɪmədʒ ʃiː hæd teɪkən əweɪ wɑːz stɪl ɑːn ðə seɪm spɑːt


luis was out of danger in a fortnight in a month he rose from his bed and during all that time he was visited daily by his mother and grandmother and treated by the master and mistress of the house as if he was their own child

luːiːs wɑːz aʊt ʌv deɪndʒɝ ɪn ə fɔrtnaɪt ɪn ə mʌnθ hiː roʊz frʌm hɪz bɛd ənd dʊrɪŋ ɔl ðæt taɪm hiː wɑːz vɪzɪtɪd deɪli baɪ hɪz mʌðɝ ənd grændməðɝ ənd triːtəd baɪ ðə mæstɝ ənd mɪstrəs ʌv ðə haʊs æz ɪf hiː wɑːz ðɛr oʊn tʃaɪld


thus saying and pressing the crucifix to her breast she fell fainting into the arms of dona estafania who as a gentlewoman to whose sex pity is as natural as cruelty is to man instantly pressed her lips to those of the fainting girl shedding over her so many tears that there needed no other sprinkling of water to recover leocadia from her swoon

ðʌs seɪɪŋ ənd prɛsɪŋ ðə kruːsəfɪks tuː hɝː brɛst ʃiː fɛl feɪntɪŋ ɪntuː ðə ɑːrmz ʌv doʊnə ɛstəfeɪniːə huː æz ə dʒɛntəlwʊmən tuː huːz sɛks pɪti ɪz æz nætʃɝəl æz kruːlti ɪz tuː mæn ɪnstəntli prɛst hɝː lɪps tuː ðoʊz ʌv ðə feɪntɪŋ gɝːl ʃɛdɪŋ oʊvɝ hɝː soʊ mɛni tɛrz ðæt ðɛr niːdəd noʊ ʌðɝ sprɪŋklɪŋ ʌv wɔtɝ tuː rɪkʌvɝ liːəkeɪdiːə frʌm hɝː swuːn


i have great things to tell you senor said dona estafania to her husband the cream and substance of which is this the fainting girl before you is your daughter and that boy is your grandson

aɪ hæv greɪt θɪŋz tuː tɛl juː siːnjɔr sɛd doʊnə ɛstəfeɪniːə tuː hɝː hʌzbənd ðə kriːm ənd sʌbstəns ʌv wɪtʃ ɪz ðɪs ðə feɪntɪŋ gɝːl bɪfɔr juː ɪz jɔr dɔtɝ ənd ðæt bɔɪ ɪz jɔr grændsən


this truth which i have learned from her lips is confirmed by his face in which we have both beheld that of our son

ðɪs truːθ wɪtʃ aɪ hæv lɝːnd frʌm hɝː lɪps ɪz kənfɝːmd baɪ hɪz feɪs ɪn wɪtʃ wiː hæv boʊθ biːhɛld ðæt ʌv aʊɝ sʌn


just then leocadia came to herself and embracing the cross seemed changed into a sea of tears and the gentleman remained in utter bewilderment until his wife had repeated to him from beginning to end leocadia's whole story and he believed it through the blessed dispensation of heaven which had confirmed it by so many convincing testimonies

dʒʌst ðɛn liːəkeɪdiːə keɪm tuː hɝsɛlf ənd ɛmbreɪsɪŋ ðə krɔs siːmd tʃeɪndʒd ɪntuː ə siː ʌv tɛrz ənd ðə dʒɛntəlmən rɪmeɪnd ɪn ʌtɝ bɪwɪldɝmənt əntɪl hɪz waɪf hæd rɪpiːtɪd tuː hɪm frʌm bɪgɪnɪŋ tuː ɛnd liːəkeɪdiːəs hoʊl stɔri ənd hiː bɪliːvd ɪt θruː ðə blɛst dɪspənseɪʃən ʌv hɛvən wɪtʃ hæd kənfɝːmd ɪt baɪ soʊ mɛni kənvɪnsɪŋ tɛstɪmoʊniːz


so persuasive were her entreaties and so strong her assurances that no harm whatever could result to them from the information she sought they were induced to confess that one summer's night the same she had mentioned themselves and another friend being out on a stroll with rodolfo they had been concerned in the abduction of a girl whom rodolfo carried off whilst the rest of them detained her family who made a great outcry and would have defended her if they could

soʊ pɝsweɪsɪv wɝː hɝː ɛntriːtiːz ənd soʊ strɔŋ hɝː əʃʊrənsɪz ðæt noʊ hɑːrm wətɛvɝ kʊd rɪzʌlt tuː ðɛm frʌm ðə ɪnfɔrmeɪʃən ʃiː sɔt ðeɪ wɝː ɪnduːst tuː kənfɛs ðæt wʌn sʌmɝz naɪt ðə seɪm ʃiː hæd mɛnʃənd ðɛmsɛlvz ənd ənʌðɝ frɛnd biːɪŋ aʊt ɑːn ə stroʊl wɪð roʊdɑːlfoʊ ðeɪ hæd bɪn kənsɝːnd ɪn ðə æbdʌkʃən ʌv ə gɝːl huːm roʊdɑːlfoʊ kæriːd ɔf waɪlst ðə rɛst ʌv ðɛm dɪteɪnd hɝː fæməli huː meɪd ə greɪt aʊtkraɪ ənd wʊd hæv dɪfɛndəd hɝː ɪf ðeɪ kʊd


for god's sake my lady mother give me a wife who would be an agreeable companion not one who will disgust me so that we may both bear evenly and with mutual good will the yoke imposed on us by heaven instead of pulling this way and that way and fretting each other to death

fɔr gɑːdz seɪk maɪ leɪdi mʌðɝ gɪv miː ə waɪf huː wʊd biː æn əgriːəbəl kəmpænjən nɑːt wʌn huː wɪl dɪsgʌst miː soʊ ðæt wiː meɪ boʊθ bɛr iːvənli ənd wɪð mjuːtʃuːəl gʊd wɪl ðə joʊk ɪmpoʊzd ɑːn ʌs baɪ hɛvən ɪnstɛd ʌv pʊlɪŋ ðɪs weɪ ənd ðæt weɪ ənd frɛtɪŋ iːtʃ ʌðɝ tuː dɛθ


her bearing was graceful and animated she led her son by the hand and before her walked two maids with wax lights and silver candlesticks

hɝː bɛrɪŋ wɑːz greɪsfəl ənd ænəmeɪtɪd ʃiː lɛd hɝː sʌn baɪ ðə hænd ənd bɪfɔr hɝː wɔkt tuː meɪdz wɪð wæks laɪts ənd sɪlvɝ kændəlstɪks


all rose to do her reverence as if something from heaven had miraculously appeared before them but gazing on her entranced with admiration not one of them was able to address a single word to her

ɔl roʊz tuː duː hɝː rɛvɝəns æz ɪf sʌmθɪŋ frʌm hɛvən hæd mɝækjələsli əpɪrd bɪfɔr ðɛm bʌt geɪzɪŋ ɑːn hɝː ɪntrænst wɪð ædmɝeɪʃən nɑːt wʌn ʌv ðɛm wɑːz eɪbəl tuː ædrɛs ə sɪŋgəl wɝːd tuː hɝː


she reflected how near she stood to the crisis which was to determine whether she was to be blessed or unhappy for ever and racked by the intensity of her emotions she suddenly changed colour her head dropped and she fell forward in a swoon into the arms of the dismayed estafania

ʃiː rəflɛktəd haʊ nɪr ʃiː stʊd tuː ðə kraɪsəs wɪtʃ wɑːz tuː dətɝːmən wɛðɝ ʃiː wɑːz tuː biː blɛst ɔr ənhæpi fɔr ɛvɝ ənd rækt baɪ ðə ɪntɛnsɪti ʌv hɝː ɪmoʊʃənz ʃiː sʌdənli tʃeɪndʒd kʌlɝ hɝː hɛd drɑːpt ənd ʃiː fɛl fɔrwɝd ɪn ə swuːn ɪntuː ðə ɑːrmz ʌv ðə dɪsmeɪd ɛstəfeɪniːə


his mother had left her to him as being her destined protector but when she saw that he too was insensible she was near making a third and would have done so had he not come to himself

hɪz mʌðɝ hæd lɛft hɝː tuː hɪm æz biːɪŋ hɝː dɛstɪnd prətɛktɝ bʌt wɛn ʃiː sɔ ðæt hiː tuː wɑːz ɪnsɛnsəbəl ʃiː wɑːz nɪr meɪkɪŋ ə θɝːd ənd wʊd hæv dʌn soʊ hæd hiː nɑːt kʌm tuː hɪmsɛlf


know then son of my heart that this fainting lady is your real bride i say real because she is the one whom your father and i have chosen for you and the portrait was a pretence

noʊ ðɛn sʌn ʌv maɪ hɑːrt ðæt ðɪs feɪntɪŋ leɪdi ɪz jɔr riːl braɪd aɪ seɪ riːl bɪkɔz ʃiː ɪz ðə wʌn huːm jɔr fɑːðɝ ənd aɪ hæv tʃoʊzən fɔr juː ənd ðə pɔrtrət wɑːz ə priːtəns


just at the moment when the tears of the pitying beholders flowed fastest and their ejaculations were most expressive of despair leocadia gave signs of recovery and brought back gladness to the hearts of all

dʒʌst æt ðə moʊmənt wɛn ðə tɛrz ʌv ðə pɪtiːɪŋ bɪhoʊldɝz floʊd fæstəst ənd ðɛr iːdʒækjuːleɪʃənz wɝː moʊst ɪksprɛsɪv ʌv dɪspɛr liːəkeɪdiːə geɪv saɪnz ʌv rɪkʌvri ənd brɔt bæk glædnəs tuː ðə hɑːrts ʌv ɔl


when she came to her senses and blushing to find herself in rodolfo's arms would have disengaged herself no senora he said that must not be strive not to withdraw from the arms of him who holds you in his soul

wɛn ʃiː keɪm tuː hɝː sɛnsɪz ənd blʌʃɪŋ tuː faɪnd hɝsɛlf ɪn roʊdɑːlfoʊs ɑːrmz wʊd hæv dɪsɪngeɪdʒd hɝsɛlf noʊ siːnjɔrə hiː sɛd ðæt mʌst nɑːt biː straɪv nɑːt tuː wɪðdrɔ frʌm ðə ɑːrmz ʌv hɪm huː hoʊldz juː ɪn hɪz soʊl


this was done for the event took place at a time when the consent of the parties was sufficient for the celebration of a marriage without any of the preliminary formalities which are now so properly required

ðɪs wɑːz dʌn fɔr ðə ɪvɛnt tʊk pleɪs æt ə taɪm wɛn ðə kənsɛnt ʌv ðə pɑːrtiːz wɑːz səfɪʃənt fɔr ðə sɛləbreɪʃən ʌv ə mɛrɪdʒ wɪθaʊt ɛni ʌv ðə prɪlɪmənɛri fɔrmælətiːz wɪtʃ ɑːr naʊ soʊ prɑːpɝli riːkwaɪɝd


nor was rodolfo less surprised than they and the better to assure himself of so wonderful a fact he begged leocadia to give him some token which should make perfectly clear to him that which indeed he did not doubt since it was authenticated by his parents

nɔr wɑːz roʊdɑːlfoʊ lɛs sɝpraɪzd ðæn ðeɪ ənd ðə bɛtɝ tuː əʃʊr hɪmsɛlf ʌv soʊ wʌndɝfəl ə fækt hiː bɛgd liːəkeɪdiːə tuː gɪv hɪm sʌm toʊkən wɪtʃ ʃʊd meɪk pɝːfəktli klɪr tuː hɪm ðæt wɪtʃ ɪndiːd hiː dɪd nɑːt daʊt sɪns ɪt wɑːz ɔθɛntəkeɪtəd baɪ hɪz pɛrənts


kenneth and beth refrained from telling the other girls or uncle john of old will rogers's visit but they got mister watson in the library and questioned him closely about the penalty for forging a check

kɛnɪθ ənd bɛθ rɪfreɪnd frʌm tɛlɪŋ ðə ʌðɝ gɝːlz ɔr ʌŋkəl dʒɑːn ʌv oʊld wɪl rɑːgɝs vɪzɪt bʌt ðeɪ gɑːt mɪstɝ wɑːtsən ɪn ðə laɪbrɛriː ənd kwɛstʃənd hɪm kloʊsli əbaʊt ðə pɛnəlti fɔr fɔrdʒɪŋ ə tʃɛk


it was a serious crime indeed mister watson told them and tom gates bade fair to serve a lengthy term in state's prison as a consequence of his rash act

ɪt wɑːz ə sɪriːəs kraɪm ɪndiːd mɪstɝ wɑːtsən toʊld ðɛm ənd tɑːm geɪts beɪd fɛr tuː sɝːv ə lɛŋθi tɝːm ɪn steɪts prɪzən æz ə kɑːnsəkwəns ʌv hɪz ræʃ ækt


i can't see it in that light said the old lawyer

aɪ kænt siː ɪt ɪn ðæt laɪt sɛd ðə oʊld lɔjɝ


it was a deliberate theft from his employers to protect a girl he loved

ɪt wɑːz ə dɪlɪbɝət θɛft frʌm hɪz ɛmplɔɪɝz tuː prətɛkt ə gɝːl hiː lʌvd


but they could not have proven a case against lucy if she was innocent and all their threats of arresting her were probably mere bluff

bʌt ðeɪ kʊd nɑːt hæv pruːvən ə keɪs əgɛnst luːsi ɪf ʃiː wɑːz ɪnəsənt ənd ɔl ðɛr θrɛts ʌv ɝɛstɪŋ hɝː wɝː prɑːbəbliː mɪr blʌf


he was soft hearted and impetuous said beth and being in love he didn't stop to count the cost

hiː wɑːz sɑːft hɑːrtəd ənd ɪmpɛtʃwəs sɛd bɛθ ənd biːɪŋ ɪn lʌv hiː dɪdnt stɑːp tuː kaʊnt ðə kɑːst


if the prosecution were withdrawn and the case settled with the victim of the forged check then the young man would be allowed his freedom

ɪf ðə prɑːsəkjuːʃən wɝː wɪθdrɔn ənd ðə keɪs sɛtəld wɪð ðə vɪktɪm ʌv ðə fɔrdʒd tʃɛk ðɛn ðə jʌŋ mæn wʊd biː əlaʊd hɪz friːdəm


but under the circumstances i doubt if such an arrangement could be made

bʌt ʌndɝ ðə sɝːkəmstænsəz aɪ daʊt ɪf sʌtʃ æn ɝeɪndʒmənt kʊd biː meɪd


fairview was twelve miles away but by ten o'clock they drew up at the county jail

fɛrvjuː wɑːz twɛlv maɪlz əweɪ bʌt baɪ tɛn ɑːklɑːk ðeɪ druː ʌp æt ðə kaʊnti dʒeɪl


they were received in the little office by a man named markham who was the jailer

ðeɪ wɝː rəsiːvd ɪn ðə lɪtəl ɔfəs baɪ ə mæn neɪmd mɑːrkəm huː wɑːz ðə dʒeɪlɝ


we wish to talk with him answered kenneth talk


i'm running for representative on the republican ticket said kenneth quietly

ɪm rʌnɪŋ fɔr rɛprəzɛntətɪv ɑːn ðə rɪpʌblɪkən tɪkət sɛd kɛnɪθ kwaɪətli


oh say that's different observed markham altering his demeanor

oʊ seɪ θæts dɪfɝənt əbzɝːvd mɑːrkəm ɔltɝɪŋ hɪz dɪmiːnɝ


may we see gates at once asked kenneth


they followed the jailer along a succession of passages

ðeɪ fɑːloʊd ðə dʒeɪlɝ əlɔŋ ə səksɛʃən ʌv pæsədʒəz


sometimes i'm that yearning for a smoke i'm nearly crazy an i dunno which is worst dyin one way or another

səmtaɪmz ɪm ðæt jɝːnɪŋ fɔr ə smoʊk ɪm nɪrli kreɪzi æn aɪ dənoʊ wɪtʃ ɪz wɝːst daɪn wʌn weɪ ɔr ənʌðɝ


he unlocked the door and called here's visitors tom

hiː ənlɑːkt ðə dɔr ənd kɔld hiːrz vɪzɪtɝz tɑːm


worse tom worse n ever replied the jailer gloomily

wɝːs tɑːm wɝːs ɛn ɛvɝ rɪplaɪd ðə dʒeɪlɝ gluːməli


miss de graf said kenneth noticing the boy's face critically as he stood where the light from the passage fell upon it

mɪs diː græf sɛd kɛnɪθ noʊtɪsɪŋ ðə bɔɪz feɪs krɪtɪkəli æz hiː stʊd wɛr ðə laɪt frʌm ðə pæsədʒ fɛl əpɑːn ɪt


sorry we haven't any reception room in the jail

sɑːri wiː hævənt ɛni rɪsɛpʃən ruːm ɪn ðə dʒeɪl


sit down please said gates in a cheerful and pleasant voice there's a bench here

sɪt daʊn pliːz sɛd geɪts ɪn ə tʃɪrfəl ənd plɛzənt vɔɪs ðɛrz ə bɛntʃ hiːr


a fresh wholesome looking boy was tom gates with steady gray eyes an intelligent forehead but a sensitive rather weak mouth

ə frɛʃ hoʊlsəm lʊkɪŋ bɔɪ wɑːz tɑːm geɪts wɪð stɛdi greɪ aɪz æn ɪntɛlədʒənt fɔrhɛd bʌt ə sɛnsətɪv ræðɝ wiːk maʊθ


we have heard something of your story said kenneth and are interested in it

wiː hæv hɝːd sʌmθɪŋ ʌv jɔr stɔri sɛd kɛnɪθ ənd ɑːr ɪntərɛstɪd ɪn ɪt


i didn't stop to think whether it was foolish or not i did it and i'm glad i did

aɪ dɪdnt stɑːp tuː θɪŋk wɛðɝ ɪt wɑːz fuːlɪʃ ɔr nɑːt aɪ dɪd ɪt ənd ɪm glæd aɪ dɪd


old will is a fine fellow but poor and helpless since missus rogers had her accident

oʊld wɪl ɪz ə faɪn fɛloʊ bʌt puːr ənd hɛlpləs sɪns mɪsɪz rɑːdʒɝz hæd hɝː æksədənt


then rogers wouldn't do anything but lead her around and wait upon her and the place went to rack and ruin

ðɛn rɑːdʒɝz wʊdnt duː ɛniːθɪŋ bʌt lɛd hɝː ɝaʊnd ənd weɪt əpɑːn hɝː ənd ðə pleɪs wɛnt tuː ræk ənd ruːən


he spoke simply but paced up and down the narrow cell in front of them

hiː spoʊk sɪmpli bʌt peɪst ʌp ənd daʊn ðə nɛroʊ sɛl ɪn frʌnt ʌv ðɛm


whose name did you sign to the check asked kenneth

huːz neɪm dɪd juː saɪn tuː ðə tʃɛk æskt kɛnɪθ


he is supposed to sign all the checks of the concern

hiː ɪz səpoʊzd tuː saɪn ɔl ðə tʃɛks ʌv ðə kənsɝːn


it's a stock company and rich


i was bookkeeper so it was easy to get a blank check and forge the signature

aɪ wɑːz bʊkkiːpɝ soʊ ɪt wɑːz iːzi tuː gɛt ə blæŋk tʃɛk ənd fɔrdʒ ðə sɪgnətʃɝ


as regards my robbing the company i'll say that i saved them a heavy loss one day

æz rɪgɑːrdz maɪ rɑːbɪŋ ðə kʌmpəniː ɪl seɪ ðæt aɪ seɪvd ðɛm ə hɛvi lɔs wʌn deɪ


i discovered and put out a fire that would have destroyed the whole plant but marshall never even thanked me

aɪ dɪskʌvɝd ənd pʊt aʊt ə faɪɝ ðæt wʊd hæv dɪstrɔɪd ðə hoʊl plænt bʌt mɑːrʃəl nɛvɝ iːvɪn θæŋkt miː


it was better for him to think the girl unfeeling than to know the truth

ɪt wɑːz bɛtɝ fɔr hɪm tuː θɪŋk ðə gɝːl ənfiːlɪŋ ðæn tuː noʊ ðə truːθ


i'm going to see mister marshall said kenneth and discover what i can do to assist you thank you sir

ɪm goʊɪŋ tuː siː mɪstɝ mɑːrʃəl sɛd kɛnɪθ ənd dɪskʌvɝ wʌt aɪ kæn duː tuː əsɪst juː θæŋk juː sɝː


it won't be much but i'm grateful to find a friend

ɪt woʊnt biː mʌtʃ bʌt ɪm greɪtfəl tuː faɪnd ə frɛnd


they left him then for the jailer arrived to unlock the door and escort them to the office

ðeɪ lɛft hɪm ðɛn fɔr ðə dʒeɪlɝ ɝaɪvd tuː ənlɑːk ðə dɔr ənd ɛskɔrt ðɛm tuː ðə ɔfəs


i've seen lots of that kind in my day


and it ruins a man's disposition


he looked up rather ungraciously but motioned them to be seated

hiː lʊkt ʌp ræðɝ əngreɪʃɪsli bʌt moʊʃənd ðɛm tuː biː siːtəd


some girl has been here twice to interview my men and i have refused to admit her

sʌm gɝːl hæz bɪn hiːr twaɪs tuː ɪntɝvjuː maɪ mɛn ənd aɪ hæv rəfjuːzd tuː ədmɪt hɝː


i'm not electioneering just now

ɪm nɑːt ɪlɛkʃənɪrɪŋ dʒʌst naʊ


oh well sir what about him


and he deserves a term in state's prison


it has cost me twice sixty dollars in annoyance

ɪt hæz kɑːst miː twaɪs sɪksti dɑːlɝz ɪn ənɔɪəns


i'll pay all the costs besides


you're foolish why should you do all this


i have my own reasons mister marshall


give me a check for a hundred and fifty and i'll turn over to you the forged check and quash further proceedings

gɪv miː ə tʃɛk fɔr ə hʌndrəd ənd fɪfti ənd ɪl tɝːn oʊvɝ tuː juː ðə fɔrdʒd tʃɛk ənd kwɔʃ fɝːðɝ proʊsiːdɪŋz


he detested the grasping disposition that would endeavor to take advantage of his evident desire to help young gates

hiː dɪtɛstɪd ðə græspɪŋ dɪspəzɪʃən ðæt wʊd ɪndɛvɝ tuː teɪk ædvæntɪdʒ ʌv hɪz ɛvədənt dɪzaɪɝ tuː hɛlp jʌŋ geɪts


beth uneasy at his silence nudged him


there was a grim smile of amusement on his shrewd face

ðɛr wɑːz ə grɪm smaɪl ʌv əmjuːzmənt ɑːn hɪz ʃruːd feɪs


he might have had that forged check for the face of it if he'd been sharp

hiː maɪt hæv hæd ðæt fɔrdʒd tʃɛk fɔr ðə feɪs ʌv ɪt ɪf hɛd bɪn ʃɑːrp


and to think we can save all that misery and despair by the payment of a hundred and fifty dollars

ənd tuː θɪŋk wiː kæn seɪv ɔl ðæt mɪzɝi ənd dɪspɛr baɪ ðə peɪmənt ʌv ə hʌndrəd ənd fɪfti dɑːlɝz


so to the surprise of the democratic committee and all his friends mister hopkins announced that he would oppose forbes's aggressive campaign with an equal aggressiveness and spend as many dollars in doing so as might be necessary

soʊ tuː ðə sɝpraɪz ʌv ðə dɛməkrætɪk kəmɪti ənd ɔl hɪz frɛndz mɪstɝ hɑːpkɪnz ənaʊnst ðæt hiː wʊd əpoʊz fɔrbɛs əgrɛsɪv kæmpeɪn wɪð æn iːkwəl əgrɛsɪvnəs ənd spɛnd æz mɛni dɑːlɝz ɪn duːɪŋ soʊ æz maɪt biː nɛsəsɛri


one of mister hopkins's first tasks after calling his faithful henchmen around him was to make a careful canvass of the voters of his district to see what was still to be accomplished

wʌn ʌv mɪstɝ hɑːpkɪns fɝːst tæsks æftɝ kɔlɪŋ hɪz feɪθfəl hɛntʃmən ɝaʊnd hɪm wɑːz tuː meɪk ə kɛrfəl kænvəs ʌv ðə voʊtɝz ʌv hɪz dɪstrɪkt tuː siː wʌt wɑːz stɪl tuː biː əkɑːmplɪʃt


the weak kneed contingency must be strengthened and fortified and a couple of hundred votes in one way or another secured from the opposition

ðə wiːk niːd kəntɪndʒənsi mʌst biː strɛŋθənd ənd fɔrtəfaɪd ənd ə kʌpəl ʌv hʌndrəd voʊts ɪn wʌn weɪ ɔr ənʌðɝ sɪkjʊrd frʌm ðə ɑːpəzɪʃən


the democratic committee figured out a way to do this

ðə dɛməkrætɪk kəmɪti fɪgjɝd aʊt ə weɪ tuː duː ðɪs


under ordinary conditions reynolds was sure to be elected but the committee proposed to sacrifice him in order to elect hopkins

ʌndɝ ɔrdənɛri kəndɪʃənz rɛnəldz wɑːz ʃʊr tuː biː ɪlɛktəd bʌt ðə kəmɪti prəpoʊzd tuː sækrəfaɪs hɪm ɪn ɔrdɝ tuː ɪlɛkt hɑːpkɪnz


the only thing necessary was to fix seth reynolds and this hopkins arranged personally

ðə oʊnli θɪŋ nɛsəsɛri wɑːz tuː fɪks sɛθ rɛnəldz ənd ðɪs hɑːpkɪnz ɝeɪndʒd pɝːsənəli


and this was why kenneth and beth discovered him conversing with the young woman in the buggy

ənd ðɪs wɑːz waɪ kɛnɪθ ənd bɛθ dɪskʌvɝd hɪm kənvɝːsɪŋ wɪð ðə jʌŋ wʊmən ɪn ðə bʌgi


the description she gave of the coming reception to the woman's political league was so humorous and diverting that they were both laughing heartily over the thing when the young people passed them and thus mister hopkins failed to notice who the occupants of the other vehicle were

ðə dɪskrɪpʃən ʃiː geɪv ʌv ðə kʌmɪŋ rɪsɛpʃən tuː ðə wʊmənz pəlɪtəkəl liːg wɑːz soʊ hjuːmɝəs ənd daɪvɝːtɪŋ ðæt ðeɪ wɝː boʊθ læfɪŋ hɑːrtəli oʊvɝ ðə θɪŋ wɛn ðə jʌŋ piːpəl pæst ðɛm ənd ðʌs mɪstɝ hɑːpkɪnz feɪld tuː noʊtəs huː ðə ɑːkjəpənts ʌv ðə ʌðɝ viːhɪkəl wɝː


these women were flattered by the attention of the young lady and had promised to assist in electing mister forbes

ðiːz wɪmən wɝː flætɝd baɪ ðə ətɛnʃən ʌv ðə jʌŋ leɪdi ənd hæd prɑːməst tuː əsɪst ɪn ɪlɛktɪŋ mɪstɝ fɔrbz


louise hoped for excellent results from this organization and wished the entertainment to be so effective in winning their good will that they would work earnestly for the cause in which they were enlisted

luːiːz hoʊpt fɔr ɛksələnt rɪzʌlts frʌm ðɪs ɔrgənəzeɪʃən ənd wɪʃt ðə ɛntɝteɪnmənt tuː biː soʊ ɪfɛktɪv ɪn wɪnɪŋ ðɛr gʊd wɪl ðæt ðeɪ wʊd wɝːk ɝːnəstli fɔr ðə kɑːz ɪn wɪtʃ ðeɪ wɝː ɛnlɪstɪd


the fairview band was engaged to discourse as much harmony as it could produce and the resources of the great house were taxed to entertain the guests

ðə fɛrvjuː bænd wɑːz ɪngeɪdʒd tuː dɪskɔrs æz mʌtʃ hɑːrməni æz ɪt kʊd prəduːs ənd ðə riːsɔrsɪz ʌv ðə greɪt haʊs wɝː tækst tuː ɛntɝteɪn ðə gɛsts


tables were spread on the lawn and a dainty but substantial repast was to be served

teɪbəlz wɝː sprɛd ɑːn ðə lɔn ənd ə deɪnti bʌt səbstænʃəl riːpæst wɑːz tuː biː sɝːvd


this was the first occasion within a generation when such an entertainment had been given at elmhurst and the only one within the memory of man where the neighbors and country people had been invited guests

ðɪs wɑːz ðə fɝːst əkeɪʒən wɪðɪn ə dʒɛnɝeɪʃən wɛn sʌtʃ æn ɛntɝteɪnmənt hæd bɪn gɪvən æt ɛlmhɝst ənd ðə oʊnli wʌn wɪðɪn ðə mɛmɝi ʌv mæn wɛr ðə neɪbɝz ənd kʌntri piːpəl hæd bɪn ɪnvaɪtəd gɛsts


the attendance was unexpectedly large and the girls were delighted foreseeing great success for their fete

ðə ətɛndəns wɑːz ənɪkspɛktɪdli lɑːrdʒ ənd ðə gɝːlz wɝː dɪlaɪtəd fɔrsiːɪŋ greɪt səksɛs fɔr ðɛr feɪt


we ought to have more attendants beth said louise approaching her cousin

wiː ɔt tuː hæv mɔr ətɛndənts bɛθ sɛd luːiːz əproʊtʃɪŋ hɝː kʌzən


won't you run into the house and see if martha can't spare one or two more maids

woʊnt juː rʌn ɪntuː ðə haʊs ənd siː ɪf mɑːrθə kænt spɛr wʌn ɔr tuː mɔr meɪdz


she was very fond of the young ladies whom she had known when aunt jane was the mistress here and beth was her especial favorite

ʃiː wɑːz vɛri fɑːnd ʌv ðə jʌŋ leɪdiːz huːm ʃiː hæd noʊn wɛn ænt dʒeɪn wɑːz ðə mɪstrəs hiːr ənd bɛθ wɑːz hɝː əspɛʃəl feɪvɝɪt


the housekeeper led the way and beth followed


for a moment beth stood staring while the new maid regarded her with composure and a slight smile upon her beautiful face

fɔr ə moʊmənt bɛθ stʊd stɛrɪŋ waɪl ðə nuː meɪd rəgɑːrdəd hɝː wɪð kəmpoʊʒɝ ənd ə slaɪt smaɪl əpɑːn hɝː bjuːtəfəl feɪs


she was dressed in the regulation costume of the maids at elmhurst a plain black gown with white apron and cap

ʃiː wɑːz drɛst ɪn ðə rɛgjəleɪʃən kɑːstuːm ʌv ðə meɪdz æt ɛlmhɝst ə pleɪn blæk gaʊn wɪð waɪt eɪprən ənd kæp


then she gave a little laugh and replied no miss beth i'm elizabeth parsons

ðɛn ʃiː geɪv ə lɪtəl læf ənd rɪplaɪd noʊ mɪs bɛθ ɪm ɪlɪzəbəθ pɑːrsənz


but it can't be protested the girl


i attend to the household mending you know and care for the linen

aɪ ətɛnd tuː ðə haʊshoʊld mɛndɪŋ juː noʊ ənd kɛr fɔr ðə lɪnən


you speak like an educated person said beth wonderingly where is your home

juː spiːk laɪk æn ɛdʒəkeɪtɪd pɝːsən sɛd bɛθ wʌndɝɪŋli wɛr ɪz jɔr hoʊm


for the first time the maid seemed a little confused and her gaze wandered from the face of her visitor

fɔr ðə fɝːst taɪm ðə meɪd siːmd ə lɪtəl kənfjuːzd ənd hɝː geɪz wɑːndɝd frʌm ðə feɪs ʌv hɝː vɪzɪtɝ


she sat down in a rocking chair and clasping her hands in her lap rocked slowly back and forth i'm sorry said beth

ʃiː sæt daʊn ɪn ə rɑːkɪŋ tʃɛr ənd klæspɪŋ hɝː hændz ɪn hɝː læp rɑːkt sloʊli bæk ənd fɔrθ ɪm sɑːri sɛd bɛθ


eliza parsons shook her head


they they excite me in some way and i i can't bear them you must excuse me

ðeɪ ðeɪ ɪksaɪt miː ɪn sʌm weɪ ənd aɪ aɪ kænt bɛr ðɛm juː mʌst ɪkskjuːs miː


she even seemed mildly amused at the attention she attracted

ʃiː iːvɪn siːmd maɪldli əmjuːzd æt ðə ətɛnʃən ʃiː ətræktəd


beth was a beautiful girl the handsomest of the three cousins by far yet eliza surpassed her in natural charm and seemed well aware of the fact

bɛθ wɑːz ə bjuːtəfəl gɝːl ðə hænsəmɛst ʌv ðə θriː kʌzənz baɪ fɑːr jɛt ɪlaɪzə sɝpæst hɝː ɪn nætʃɝəl tʃɑːrm ənd siːmd wɛl əwɛr ʌv ðə fækt


her manner was neither independent nor assertive but rather one of well bred composure and calm reliance

hɝː mænɝ wɑːz niːðɝ ɪndɪpɛndənt nɔr əsɝːtɪv bʌt ræðɝ wʌn ʌv wɛl brɛd kəmpoʊʒɝ ənd kɑːm rɪlaɪəns


her eyes wandered to the maid's hands


however her features and form might repress any evidence of nervousness these hands told a different story

haʊɛvɝ hɝː fiːtʃɝz ənd fɔrm maɪt riːprɛs ɛni ɛvədəns ʌv nɝːvəsnəs ðiːz hændz toʊld ə dɪfɝənt stɔri


she rose quickly to her feet with an impetuous gesture that made her visitor catch her breath

ʃiː roʊz kwɪkli tuː hɝː fiːt wɪð æn ɪmpɛtʃwəs dʒɛstʃɝ ðæt meɪd hɝː vɪzɪtɝ kætʃ hɝː brɛθ


i wish i knew myself she cried fiercely


will you leave me alone in my own room or must i go away to escape you

wɪl juː liːv miː əloʊn ɪn maɪ oʊn ruːm ɔr mʌst aɪ goʊ əweɪ tuː ɪskeɪp juː


eliza closed the door behind her with a decided slam and a key clicked in the lock

ɪlaɪzə kloʊzd ðə dɔr bɪhaɪnd hɝː wɪð ə dɪsaɪdɪd slæm ənd ə kiː klɪkt ɪn ðə lɑːk


to fade away like morning beauty from her mortal day down by the river of adona her soft voice is heard and thus her gentle lamentation falls like morning dew

tuː feɪd əweɪ laɪk mɔrnɪŋ bjuːti frʌm hɝː mɔrtəl deɪ daʊn baɪ ðə rɪvɝ ʌv ɑːdoʊnə hɝː sɑːft vɔɪs ɪz hɝːd ənd ðʌs hɝː dʒɛntəl leɪmɛnteɪʃən fɔlz laɪk mɔrnɪŋ duː


o life of this our spring


why fades the lotus of the water


why fade these children of the spring


thel is like a watry bow and like a parting cloud like a reflection in a glass like shadows in the water like dreams of infants like a smile upon an infants face

ðɛl ɪz laɪk ə wɑːtri baʊ ənd laɪk ə pɑːrtɪŋ klaʊd laɪk ə rəflɛkʃən ɪn ə glæs laɪk ʃædoʊz ɪn ðə wɔtɝ laɪk driːmz ʌv ɪnfənts laɪk ə smaɪl əpɑːn æn ɪnfənts feɪs


like the doves voice like transient day like music in the air ah

laɪk ðə dʌvz vɔɪs laɪk trænʒənt deɪ laɪk mjuːzɪk ɪn ðə ɛr ɑː


and gentle sleep the sleep of death and gently hear the voice of him that walketh in the garden in the evening time

ənd dʒɛntəl sliːp ðə sliːp ʌv dɛθ ənd dʒɛntli hiːr ðə vɔɪs ʌv hɪm ðæt wɔkəθ ɪn ðə gɑːrdən ɪn ðə iːvnɪŋ taɪm


the lilly of the valley breathing in the humble grass answerd the lovely maid and said i am a watry weed and i am very small and love to dwell in lowly vales so weak the gilded butterfly scarce perches on my head yet i am visited from heaven and he that smiles on all walks in the valley and each morn over me spreads his hand saying rejoice thou humble grass thou new born lily flower

ðə lɪli ʌv ðə væli briːðɪŋ ɪn ðə hʌmbəl græs ænsɝd ðə lʌvli meɪd ənd sɛd aɪ æm ə wɑːtri wiːd ənd aɪ æm vɛri smɔl ənd lʌv tuː dwɛl ɪn loʊli veɪlz soʊ wiːk ðə gɪldɪd bʌtɝflaɪ skɛrs pɝːtʃɪz ɑːn maɪ hɛd jɛt aɪ æm vɪzɪtɪd frʌm hɛvən ənd hiː ðæt smaɪlz ɑːn ɔl wɔks ɪn ðə væli ənd iːtʃ mɔrn oʊvɝ miː sprɛdz hɪz hænd seɪɪŋ rɪdʒɔɪs ðaʊ hʌmbəl græs ðaʊ nuː bɔrn lɪli flaʊɝ


thou gentle maid of silent valleys and of modest brooks for thou shall be clothed in light and fed with morning manna till summers heat melts thee beside the fountains and the springs to flourish in eternal vales they why should thel complain

ðaʊ dʒɛntəl meɪd ʌv saɪlənt væliːz ənd ʌv mɑːdəst brʊks fɔr ðaʊ ʃæl biː kloʊðd ɪn laɪt ənd fɛd wɪð mɔrnɪŋ mænə tɪl sʌmɝz hiːt mɛlts ðiː bɪsaɪd ðə faʊntənz ənd ðə sprɪŋz tuː flɝːɪʃ ɪn ɪtɝːnəl veɪlz ðeɪ waɪ ʃʊd ðɛl kəmpleɪn


why should the mistress of the vales of har utter a sigh

waɪ ʃʊd ðə mɪstrəs ʌv ðə veɪlz ʌv hɑːr ʌtɝ ə saɪ


she ceasd and smild in tears then sat down in her silver shrine

ʃiː siːsd ənd smaɪld ɪn tɛrz ðɛn sæt daʊn ɪn hɝː sɪlvɝ ʃraɪn


which thou dost scatter on every little blade of grass that springs revives the milked cow and tames the fire breathing steed

wɪtʃ ðaʊ dɑːst skætɝ ɑːn ɛvɝi lɪtəl bleɪd ʌv græs ðæt sprɪŋz riːvaɪvz ðə mɪlkt kaʊ ənd teɪmz ðə faɪɝ briːðɪŋ stiːd


but thel is like a faint cloud kindled at the rising sun i vanish from my pearly throne and who shall find my place

bʌt ðɛl ɪz laɪk ə feɪnt klaʊd kɪndəld æt ðə raɪzɪŋ sʌn aɪ vænɪʃ frʌm maɪ pɝːli θroʊn ənd huː ʃæl faɪnd maɪ pleɪs


and why it scatters its bright beauty thro the humid air

ənd waɪ ɪt skætɝz ɪts braɪt bjuːti θroʊ ðə hjuːməd ɛr


descend o little cloud and hover before the eyes of thel

dɪsɛnd oʊ lɪtəl klaʊd ənd hʌvɝ bɪfɔr ðə aɪz ʌv ðɛl


o little cloud the virgin said i charge thee to tell me why thou complainest now when in one hour thou fade away then we shall seek thee but not find ah thel is like to thee

oʊ lɪtəl klaʊd ðə vɝːdʒɪn sɛd aɪ tʃɑːrdʒ ðiː tuː tɛl miː waɪ ðaʊ kəmpleɪnəst naʊ wɛn ɪn wʌn aʊɝ ðaʊ feɪd əweɪ ðɛn wiː ʃæl siːk ðiː bʌt nɑːt faɪnd ɑː ðɛl ɪz laɪk tuː ðiː


i pass away yet i complain and no one hears my voice

aɪ pæs əweɪ jɛt aɪ kəmpleɪn ənd noʊ wʌn hiːrz maɪ vɔɪs


the cloud then shewd his golden head and his bright form emerg'd

ðə klaʊd ðɛn ʃuːd hɪz goʊldən hɛd ənd hɪz braɪt fɔrm ɪmɝːgd


and fearest thou because i vanish and am seen no more

ənd fɪrəst ðaʊ bɪkɔz aɪ vænɪʃ ənd æm siːn noʊ mɔr


it is to tenfold life to love to peace and raptures holy unseen descending weigh my light wings upon balmy flowers and court the fair eyed dew to take me to her shining tent the weeping virgin trembling kneels before the risen sun

ɪt ɪz tuː tɛnfoʊld laɪf tuː lʌv tuː piːs ənd ræptʃɝz hoʊli ənsiːn dɪsɛndɪŋ weɪ maɪ laɪt wɪŋz əpɑːn bɑːmi flaʊɝz ənd kɔrt ðə fɛr aɪd duː tuː teɪk miː tuː hɝː ʃaɪnɪŋ tɛnt ðə wiːpɪŋ vɝːdʒɪn trɛmbəlɪŋ niːlz bɪfɔr ðə rɪzən sʌn


till we arise link'd in a golden band and never part but walk united bearing food to all our tender flowers

tɪl wiː ɝaɪz lɪŋkd ɪn ə goʊldən bænd ənd nɛvɝ pɑːrt bʌt wɔk juːnaɪtəd bɛrɪŋ fuːd tuː ɔl aʊɝ tɛndɝ flaʊɝz


lives not alone nor or itself fear not and i will call the weak worm from its lowly bed and thou shalt hear its voice

lɪvz nɑːt əloʊn nɔr ɔr ɪtsɛlf fɪr nɑːt ənd aɪ wɪl kɔl ðə wiːk wɝːm frʌm ɪts loʊli bɛd ənd ðaʊ ʃælt hiːr ɪts vɔɪs


come forth worm and the silent valley to thy pensive queen

kʌm fɔrθ wɝːm ənd ðə saɪlənt væli tuː ðaɪ pɛnsɪv kwiːn


the helpless worm arose and sat upon the lillys leaf and the bright cloud saild on to find his partner in the vale

ðə hɛlpləs wɝːm ɝoʊz ənd sæt əpɑːn ðə lɪliːz liːf ənd ðə braɪt klaʊd seɪld ɑːn tuː faɪnd hɪz pɑːrtnɝ ɪn ðə veɪl


image of weakness art thou but a worm


i see they lay helpless and naked weeping and none to answer none to cherish thee with mothers smiles

aɪ siː ðeɪ leɪ hɛlpləs ənd neɪkəd wiːpɪŋ ənd nʌn tuː ænsɝ nʌn tuː tʃɛrɪʃ ðiː wɪð mʌðɝz smaɪlz


and says thou mother of my children i have loved thee and i have given thee a crown that none can take away

ənd sɛz ðaʊ mʌðɝ ʌv maɪ tʃɪldrən aɪ hæv lʌvd ðiː ənd aɪ hæv gɪvən ðiː ə kraʊn ðæt nʌn kæn teɪk əweɪ


and lay me down in thy cold bed and leave my shining lot

ənd leɪ miː daʊn ɪn ðaɪ koʊld bɛd ənd liːv maɪ ʃaɪnɪŋ lɑːt


or an eye of gifts and graces showring fruits and coined gold

ɔr æn aɪ ʌv gɪfts ənd greɪsɪz ʃoʊrɪŋ fruːts ənd kɔɪnd goʊld


why a tongue impress'd with honey from every wind

waɪ ə tʌŋ ɪmprɛsd wɪð hʌni frʌm ɛvɝi waɪnd


why an ear a whirlpool fierce to draw creations in

waɪ æn iːr ə wɝːlpuːl fɪrs tuː drɔ kriːeɪʃənz ɪn


all is said without a word

ɔl ɪz sɛd wɪθaʊt ə wɝːd


i sit beneath thy looks as children do in the noon sun with souls that tremble through their happy eyelids from an unaverred yet prodigal inward joy

aɪ sɪt bɪniːθ ðaɪ lʊks æz tʃɪldrən duː ɪn ðə nuːn sʌn wɪð soʊlz ðæt trɛmbəl θruː ðɛr hæpi aɪlɪdz frʌm æn ənevɝːd jɛt prɑːdɪgəl ɪnwɝd dʒɔɪ


i did not wrong myself so but i placed a wrong on thee

aɪ dɪd nɑːt rɔŋ maɪsɛlf soʊ bʌt aɪ pleɪst ə rɔŋ ɑːn ðiː


when called before i told how hastily i dropped my flowers or brake off from a game

wɛn kɔld bɪfɔr aɪ toʊld haʊ heɪstəli aɪ drɑːpt maɪ flaʊɝz ɔr breɪk ɔf frʌm ə geɪm


shall i never miss home talk and blessing and the common kiss that comes to each in turn nor count it strange when i look up to drop on a new range of walls and floors another home than this

ʃæl aɪ nɛvɝ mɪs hoʊm tɔk ənd blɛsɪŋ ənd ðə kɑːmən kɪs ðæt kʌmz tuː iːtʃ ɪn tɝːn nɔr kaʊnt ɪt streɪndʒ wɛn aɪ lʊk ʌp tuː drɑːp ɑːn ə nuː reɪndʒ ʌv wɔlz ənd flɔrz ənʌðɝ hoʊm ðæn ðɪs


alas i have grieved so i am hard to love

əlæs aɪ hæv griːvd soʊ aɪ æm hɑːrd tuː lʌv


open thy heart wide and fold within the wet wings of thy dove

oʊpən ðaɪ hɑːrt waɪd ənd foʊld wɪðɪn ðə wɛt wɪŋz ʌv ðaɪ dʌv


could it mean to last a love set pendulous between sorrow and sorrow

kʊd ɪt miːn tuː læst ə lʌv sɛt pɛndʒələs bɪtwiːn sɑːroʊ ənd sɑːroʊ


nay i rather thrilled distrusting every light that seemed to gild the onward path and feared to overlean a finger even

neɪ aɪ ræðɝ θrɪld dɪstrʌstɪŋ ɛvɝi laɪt ðæt siːmd tuː gɪld ðə ɔnwɝd pæθ ənd fɪrd tuː oʊvɝliːn ə fɪŋgɝ iːvɪn


and though i have grown serene and strong since then i think that god has willed a still renewable fear

ənd ðoʊ aɪ hæv groʊn sɝiːn ənd strɔŋ sɪns ðɛn aɪ θɪŋk ðæt gɑːd hæz wɪld ə stɪl riːnuːəbəl fɪr


o love o troth


and love be false


if he to keep one oath must lose one joy by his life's star foretold

ɪf hiː tuː kiːp wʌn oʊθ mʌst luːz wʌn dʒɔɪ baɪ hɪz laɪfs stɑːr fɔrtoʊld


slow to world greetings quick with its o list when the angels speak

sloʊ tuː wɝːld griːtɪŋz kwɪk wɪð ɪts oʊ lɪst wɛn ðə eɪndʒəlz spiːk


a ring of amethyst i could not wear here plainer to my sight than that first kiss

ə rɪŋ ʌv æmɪθɪst aɪ kʊd nɑːt wɛr hiːr pleɪnɝ tuː maɪ saɪt ðæn ðæt fɝːst kɪs


that was the chrism of love which love's own crown with sanctifying sweetness did precede the third upon my lips was folded down in perfect purple state since when indeed i have been proud and said my love my own

ðæt wɑːz ðə krɪzəm ʌv lʌv wɪtʃ lʌvz oʊn kraʊn wɪð sæŋktəfaɪŋ swiːtnəs dɪd prɪsiːd ðə θɝːd əpɑːn maɪ lɪps wɑːz foʊldəd daʊn ɪn pɝfɛkt pɝːpəl steɪt sɪns wɛn ɪndiːd aɪ hæv bɪn praʊd ənd sɛd maɪ lʌv maɪ oʊn


dearest teach me so to pour out gratitude as thou dost good

dɪrəst tiːtʃ miː soʊ tuː pɔr aʊt grætətuːd æz ðaʊ dɑːst gʊd


mussulmans and giaours throw kerchiefs at a smile and have no ruth for any weeping

mʌsəlmənz ənd dʒaʊrz θroʊ kɝːtʃəfs æt ə smaɪl ənd hæv noʊ ruːθ fɔr ɛni wiːpɪŋ


but thou art not such a lover my beloved

bʌt ðaʊ ɑːrt nɑːt sʌtʃ ə lʌvɝ maɪ bɪlʌvd


thou canst wait through sorrow and sickness to bring souls to touch and think it soon when others cry too late

ðaʊ kænst weɪt θruː sɑːroʊ ənd sɪknəs tuː brɪŋ soʊlz tuː tʌtʃ ənd θɪŋk ɪt suːn wɛn ʌðɝz kraɪ tuː leɪt


i thank all who have loved me in their hearts with thanks and love from mine

aɪ θæŋk ɔl huː hæv lʌvd miː ɪn ðɛr hɑːrts wɪð θæŋks ənd lʌv frʌm maɪn


oh to shoot my soul's full meaning into future years that they should lend it utterance and salute love that endures from life that disappears

oʊ tuː ʃuːt maɪ soʊlz fʊl miːnɪŋ ɪntuː fjuːtʃɝ jɪrz ðæt ðeɪ ʃʊd lɛnd ɪt ʌtɝəns ənd səluːt lʌv ðæt ɛndjʊrz frʌm laɪf ðæt dɪsəpɪrz


then i long tried by natural ills received the comfort fast while budding at thy sight my pilgrim's staff gave out green leaves with morning dews impearled

ðɛn aɪ lɔŋ traɪd baɪ nætʃɝəl ɪlz rəsiːvd ðə kʌmfɝt fæst waɪl bʌdɪŋ æt ðaɪ saɪt maɪ pɪlgrəmz stæf geɪv aʊt griːn liːvz wɪð mɔrnɪŋ duːz ɪmpɝːld


i love thee freely as men strive for right i love thee purely as they turn from praise

aɪ lʌv ðiː friːli æz mɛn straɪv fɔr raɪt aɪ lʌv ðiː pjʊrli æz ðeɪ tɝːn frʌm preɪz


i love thee with the passion put to use in my old griefs and with my childhood's faith

aɪ lʌv ðiː wɪð ðə pæʃən pʊt tuː juːs ɪn maɪ oʊld griːfs ənd wɪð maɪ tʃaɪldhʊdz feɪθ


i love thee with a love i seemed to lose with my lost saints i love thee with the breath smiles tears of all my life and if god choose i shall but love thee better after death

aɪ lʌv ðiː wɪð ə lʌv aɪ siːmd tuː luːz wɪð maɪ lɔst seɪnts aɪ lʌv ðiː wɪð ðə brɛθ smaɪlz tɛrz ʌv ɔl maɪ laɪf ənd ɪf gɑːd tʃuːz aɪ ʃæl bʌt lʌv ðiː bɛtɝ æftɝ dɛθ


out in the woods stood a nice little fir tree

aʊt ɪn ðə wʊdz stʊd ə naɪs lɪtəl fɝː triː


the place he had was a very good one the sun shone on him as to fresh air there was enough of that and round him grew many large sized comrades pines as well as firs

ðə pleɪs hiː hæd wɑːz ə vɛri gʊd wʌn ðə sʌn ʃoʊn ɑːn hɪm æz tuː frɛʃ ɛr ðɛr wɑːz ɪnʌf ʌv ðæt ənd raʊnd hɪm gruː mɛni lɑːrdʒ saɪzd kɑːmrædz paɪnz æz wɛl æz fɝːz


he did not think of the warm sun and of the fresh air he did not care for the little cottage children that ran about and prattled when they were in the woods looking for wild strawberries

hiː dɪd nɑːt θɪŋk ʌv ðə wɔrm sʌn ənd ʌv ðə frɛʃ ɛr hiː dɪd nɑːt kɛr fɔr ðə lɪtəl kɑːtədʒ tʃɪldrən ðæt ræn əbaʊt ənd prætəld wɛn ðeɪ wɝː ɪn ðə wʊdz lʊkɪŋ fɔr waɪld strɔbɛriːz


but this was what the tree could not bear to hear

bʌt ðɪs wɑːz wʌt ðə triː kʊd nɑːt bɛr tuː hiːr


in winter when the snow lay glittering on the ground a hare would often come leaping along and jump right over the little tree

ɪn wɪntɝ wɛn ðə snoʊ leɪ glɪtɝɪŋ ɑːn ðə graʊnd ə hɛr wʊd ɔftən kʌm liːpɪŋ əlɔŋ ənd dʒʌmp raɪt oʊvɝ ðə lɪtəl triː


oh that made him so angry


to grow and grow to get older and be tall thought the tree that after all is the most delightful thing in the world

tuː groʊ ənd groʊ tuː gɛt oʊldɝ ənd biː tɔl θɔt ðə triː ðæt æftɝ ɔl ɪz ðə moʊst dɪlaɪtfəl θɪŋ ɪn ðə wɝːld


in autumn the wood cutters always came and felled some of the largest trees

ɪn ɔtəm ðə wʊd kʌtɝz ɔlweɪz keɪm ənd fɛld sʌm ʌv ðə lɑːrdʒəst triːz


this happened every year and the young fir tree that had now grown to a very comely size trembled at the sight for the magnificent great trees fell to the earth with noise and cracking the branches were lopped off and the trees looked long and bare they were hardly to be recognised and then they were laid in carts and the horses dragged them out of the wood

ðɪs hæpənd ɛvɝi jɪr ənd ðə jʌŋ fɝː triː ðæt hæd naʊ groʊn tuː ə vɛri kʌmli saɪz trɛmbəld æt ðə saɪt fɔr ðə mægnɪfəsənt greɪt triːz fɛl tuː ðə ɝːθ wɪð nɔɪz ənd krækɪŋ ðə bræntʃəz wɝː lɑːpt ɔf ənd ðə triːz lʊkt lɔŋ ənd bɛr ðeɪ wɝː hɑːrdli tuː biː rɛkəgnaɪzd ənd ðɛn ðeɪ wɝː leɪd ɪn kɑːrts ənd ðə hɔrsəz drægd ðɛm aʊt ʌv ðə wʊd


have you not met them anywhere


rejoice in thy growth said the sunbeams


and then what happens then


i would fain know if i am destined for so glorious a career cried the tree rejoicing

aɪ wʊd feɪn noʊ ɪf aɪ æm dɛstɪnd fɔr soʊ glɔriːəs ə kɝɪr kraɪd ðə triː rɪdʒɔɪsɪŋ


i am now tall and my branches spread like the others that were carried off last year oh

aɪ æm naʊ tɔl ənd maɪ bræntʃəz sprɛd laɪk ðə ʌðɝz ðæt wɝː kæriːd ɔf læst jɪr oʊ


were i but already on the cart

wɝː aɪ bʌt ɔlrɛdi ɑːn ðə kɑːrt


were i in the warm room with all the splendor and magnificence

wɝː aɪ ɪn ðə wɔrm ruːm wɪð ɔl ðə splɛndɝ ənd mægnɪfəsəns


yes then something better something still grander will surely follow or wherefore should they thus ornament me

jɛs ðɛn sʌmθɪŋ bɛtɝ sʌmθɪŋ stɪl grændɝ wɪl ʃʊrli fɑːloʊ ɔr wɛrfɔr ʃʊd ðeɪ ðʌs ɔrnəmənt miː


something better something still grander must follow but what

sʌmθɪŋ bɛtɝ sʌmθɪŋ stɪl grændɝ mʌst fɑːloʊ bʌt wʌt


rejoice in our presence said the air and the sunlight

rɪdʒɔɪs ɪn aʊɝ prɛzəns sɛd ðə ɛr ənd ðə sʌnlaɪt


rejoice in thy own fresh youth

rɪdʒɔɪs ɪn ðaɪ oʊn frɛʃ juːθ


but the tree did not rejoice at all he grew and grew and was green both winter and summer

bʌt ðə triː dɪd nɑːt rɪdʒɔɪs æt ɔl hiː gruː ənd gruː ənd wɑːz griːn boʊθ wɪntɝ ənd sʌmɝ


and towards christmas he was one of the first that was cut down

ənd təwɔrdz krɪsməs hiː wɑːz wʌn ʌv ðə fɝːst ðæt wɑːz kʌt daʊn


the axe struck deep into the very pith the tree fell to the earth with a sigh he felt a pang it was like a swoon he could not think of happiness for he was sorrowful at being separated from his home from the place where he had sprung up

ðə æks strʌk diːp ɪntuː ðə vɛri pɪθ ðə triː fɛl tuː ðə ɝːθ wɪð ə saɪ hiː fɛlt ə pæŋ ɪt wɑːz laɪk ə swuːn hiː kʊd nɑːt θɪŋk ʌv hæpiːnəs fɔr hiː wɑːz sɑːroʊfəl æt biːɪŋ sɛpɝeɪtəd frʌm hɪz hoʊm frʌm ðə pleɪs wɛr hiː hæd sprʌŋ ʌp


he well knew that he should never see his dear old comrades the little bushes and flowers around him anymore perhaps not even the birds

hiː wɛl nuː ðæt hiː ʃʊd nɛvɝ siː hɪz dɪr oʊld kɑːmrædz ðə lɪtəl bʊʃəz ənd flaʊɝz ɝaʊnd hɪm ɛniːmɔr pɝhæps nɑːt iːvɪn ðə bɝːdz


the departure was not at all agreeable

ðə dɪpɑːrtʃɝ wɑːz nɑːt æt ɔl əgriːəbəl


the tree only came to himself when he was unloaded in a court yard with the other trees and heard a man say that one is splendid we don't want the others

ðə triː oʊnli keɪm tuː hɪmsɛlf wɛn hiː wɑːz ənloʊdəd ɪn ə kɔrt jɑːrd wɪð ðə ʌðɝ triːz ənd hɝːd ə mæn seɪ ðæt wʌn ɪz splɛndɪd wiː dɑːnt wɑːnt ðə ʌðɝz


there too were large easy chairs silken sofas large tables full of picture books and full of toys worth hundreds and hundreds of crowns at least the children said so

ðɛr tuː wɝː lɑːrdʒ iːzi tʃɛrz sɪlkən soʊfəz lɑːrdʒ teɪbəlz fʊl ʌv pɪktʃɝ bʊks ənd fʊl ʌv tɔɪz wɝːθ hʌndrədz ənd hʌndrədz ʌv kraʊnz æt liːst ðə tʃɪldrən sɛd soʊ


the servants as well as the young ladies decorated it

ðə sɝːvənts æz wɛl æz ðə jʌŋ leɪdiːz dɛkɝeɪtəd ɪt


this evening they all said

ðɪs iːvnɪŋ ðeɪ ɔl sɛd


how it will shine this evening


perhaps the other trees from the forest will come to look at me

pɝhæps ðə ʌðɝ triːz frʌm ðə fɔrəst wɪl kʌm tuː lʊk æt miː


it blazed up famously help help


cried the young ladies and they quickly put out the fire

kraɪd ðə jʌŋ leɪdiːz ənd ðeɪ kwɪkli pʊt aʊt ðə faɪɝ


a story


a story cried the children drawing a little fat man towards the tree

ə stɔri kraɪd ðə tʃɪldrən drɔɪŋ ə lɪtəl fæt mæn təwɔrdz ðə triː


but i shall tell only one story


humpy dumpy fell downstairs and yet he married the princess

hʌmpi dʌmpi fɛl daʊnstɛrz ənd jɛt hiː mɛriːd ðə prɪnsɛs


that's the way of the world

θæts ðə weɪ ʌv ðə wɝːld


thought the fir tree and believed it all because the man who told the story was so good looking well well

θɔt ðə fɝː triː ənd bɪliːvd ɪt ɔl bɪkɔz ðə mæn huː toʊld ðə stɔri wɑːz soʊ gʊd lʊkɪŋ wɛl wɛl


i won't tremble to morrow thought the fir tree

aɪ woʊnt trɛmbəl tuː mɑːroʊ θɔt ðə fɝː triː


and the whole night the tree stood still and in deep thought

ənd ðə hoʊl naɪt ðə triː stʊd stɪl ənd ɪn diːp θɔt


in the morning the servant and the housemaid came in

ɪn ðə mɔrnɪŋ ðə sɝːvənt ənd ðə haʊsmeɪd keɪm ɪn


but they dragged him out of the room and up the stairs into the loft and here in a dark corner where no daylight could enter they left him

bʌt ðeɪ drægd hɪm aʊt ʌv ðə ruːm ənd ʌp ðə stɛrz ɪntuː ðə lɔft ənd hiːr ɪn ə dɑːrk kɔrnɝ wɛr noʊ deɪlaɪt kʊd ɛntɝ ðeɪ lɛft hɪm


what's the meaning of this thought the tree

wəts ðə miːnɪŋ ʌv ðɪs θɔt ðə triː


and he leaned against the wall lost in reverie

ənd hiː liːnd əgɛnst ðə wɔl lɔst ɪn rɛvɝi


time enough had he too for his reflections for days and nights passed on and nobody came up and when at last somebody did come it was only to put some great trunks in a corner out of the way

taɪm ɪnʌf hæd hiː tuː fɔr hɪz rɪflɛkʃənz fɔr deɪz ənd naɪts pæst ɑːn ənd noʊbɑːdiː keɪm ʌp ənd wɛn æt læst sʌmbɑːdi dɪd kʌm ɪt wɑːz oʊnli tuː pʊt sʌm greɪt trʌŋks ɪn ə kɔrnɝ aʊt ʌv ðə weɪ


tis now winter out of doors thought the tree


how kind man is after all


if it only were not so dark here and so terribly lonely

ɪf ɪt oʊnli wɝː nɑːt soʊ dɑːrk hiːr ənd soʊ tɛrəbli loʊnli


squeak squeak


they snuffed about the fir tree and rustled among the branches

ðeɪ snʌft əbaʊt ðə fɝː triː ənd rʌsəld əmʌŋ ðə bræntʃəz


i am by no means old said the fir tree

aɪ æm baɪ noʊ miːnz oʊld sɛd ðə fɝː triː


there's many a one considerably older than i am

ðɛrz mɛni ə wʌn kənsɪdɝəbli oʊldɝ ðæn aɪ æm


they were so extremely curious


i know no such place said the tree


and then he told all about his youth and the little mice had never heard the like before and they listened and said

ənd ðɛn hiː toʊld ɔl əbaʊt hɪz juːθ ənd ðə lɪtəl maɪs hæd nɛvɝ hɝːd ðə laɪk bɪfɔr ənd ðeɪ lɪsənd ənd sɛd


said the fir tree thinking over what he had himself related

sɛd ðə fɝː triː θɪŋkɪŋ oʊvɝ wʌt hiː hæd hɪmsɛlf rɪleɪtɪd


yes in reality those were happy times


who is humpy dumpy asked the mice


only that one answered the tree


it is a very stupid story


don't you know one about bacon and tallow candles can't you tell any larder stories

dɑːnt juː noʊ wʌn əbaʊt beɪkən ənd tæloʊ kændəlz kænt juː tɛl ɛni lɑːrdɝ stɔriːz


no said the tree


then good bye said the rats and they went home

ðɛn gʊd baɪ sɛd ðə ræts ənd ðeɪ wɛnt hoʊm


at last the little mice stayed away also and the tree sighed after all it was very pleasant when the sleek little mice sat round me and listened to what i told them

æt læst ðə lɪtəl maɪs steɪd əweɪ ɔlsoʊ ənd ðə triː saɪd æftɝ ɔl ɪt wɑːz vɛri plɛzənt wɛn ðə sliːk lɪtəl maɪs sæt raʊnd miː ənd lɪsənd tuː wʌt aɪ toʊld ðɛm


now that too is over


why one morning there came a quantity of people and set to work in the loft

waɪ wʌn mɔrnɪŋ ðɛr keɪm ə kwɑːntəti ʌv piːpəl ənd sɛt tuː wɝːk ɪn ðə lɔft


the trunks were moved the tree was pulled out and thrown rather hard it is true down on the floor but a man drew him towards the stairs where the daylight shone

ðə trʌŋks wɝː muːvd ðə triː wɑːz pʊld aʊt ənd θroʊn ræðɝ hɑːrd ɪt ɪz truː daʊn ɑːn ðə flɔr bʌt ə mæn druː hɪm təwɔrdz ðə stɛrz wɛr ðə deɪlaɪt ʃoʊn


but it was not the fir tree that they meant

bʌt ɪt wɑːz nɑːt ðə fɝː triː ðæt ðeɪ mɛnt


it was in a corner that he lay among weeds and nettles

ɪt wɑːz ɪn ə kɔrnɝ ðæt hiː leɪ əmʌŋ wiːdz ənd nɛtəlz


the golden star of tinsel was still on the top of the tree and glittered in the sunshine

ðə goʊldən stɑːr ʌv tɪnsəl wɑːz stɪl ɑːn ðə tɑːp ʌv ðə triː ənd glɪtɝd ɪn ðə sʌnʃaɪn


in the court yard some of the merry children were playing who had danced at christmas round the fir tree and were so glad at the sight of him

ɪn ðə kɔrt jɑːrd sʌm ʌv ðə mɛri tʃɪldrən wɝː pleɪɪŋ huː hæd dænst æt krɪsməs raʊnd ðə fɝː triː ənd wɝː soʊ glæd æt ðə saɪt ʌv hɪm


and the gardener's boy chopped the tree into small pieces there was a whole heap lying there

ənd ðə gɑːrdənɝz bɔɪ tʃɑːpt ðə triː ɪntuː smɔl piːsəz ðɛr wɑːz ə hoʊl hiːp laɪɪŋ ðɛr


the wood flamed up splendidly under the large brewing copper and it sighed so deeply

ðə wʊd fleɪmd ʌp splɛndədli ʌndɝ ðə lɑːrdʒ bruːɪŋ kɑːpɝ ənd ɪt saɪd soʊ diːpli


however that was over now the tree gone the story at an end

haʊɛvɝ ðæt wɑːz oʊvɝ naʊ ðə triː gɔn ðə stɔri æt æn ɛnd


i remained there alone for many hours but i must acknowledge that before i left the chambers i had gradually brought myself to look at the matter in another light

aɪ rɪmeɪnd ðɛr əloʊn fɔr mɛni aʊɝz bʌt aɪ mʌst æknɑːlɪdʒ ðæt bɪfɔr aɪ lɛft ðə tʃeɪmbɝz aɪ hæd grædʒuːəli brɔt maɪsɛlf tuː lʊk æt ðə mætɝ ɪn ənʌðɝ laɪt


had eva crasweller not been good looking had jack been still at college had sir kennington oval remained in england had mister bunnit and the bar keeper not succeeded in stopping my carriage on the hill should i have succeeded in arranging for the final departure of my old friend

hæd eɪvə kræswɛlɝ nɑːt bɪn gʊd lʊkɪŋ hæd dʒæk bɪn stɪl æt kɑːlɪdʒ hæd sɝː kɛnɪŋtən oʊvəl rɪmeɪnd ɪn ɪŋglənd hæd mɪstɝ bʌnɪt ənd ðə bɑːr kiːpɝ nɑːt səksiːdəd ɪn stɑːpɪŋ maɪ kærɪdʒ ɑːn ðə hɪl ʃʊd aɪ hæv səksiːdəd ɪn ɝeɪndʒɪŋ fɔr ðə faɪnəl dɪpɑːrtʃɝ ʌv maɪ oʊld frɛnd


on arriving at home at my own residence i found that our salon was filled with a brilliant company

ɑːn ɝaɪvɪŋ æt hoʊm æt maɪ oʊn rɛzɪdəns aɪ faʊnd ðæt aʊɝ səlɑːn wɑːz fɪld wɪð ə brɪljənt kʌmpəniː


as i spoke i made him a gracious bow and i think i showed him by my mode of address that i did not bear any grudge as to my individual self

æz aɪ spoʊk aɪ meɪd hɪm ə greɪʃəs baʊ ənd aɪ θɪŋk aɪ ʃoʊd hɪm baɪ maɪ moʊd ʌv ædrɛs ðæt aɪ dɪd nɑːt bɛr ɛni grʌdʒ æz tuː maɪ ɪndəvɪdʒəwəl sɛlf


i have come to your shores mister president with the purpose of seeing how things are progressing in this distant quarter of the world

aɪ hæv kʌm tuː jɔr ʃɔrz mɪstɝ prɛzɪdənt wɪð ðə pɝːpəs ʌv siːɪŋ haʊ θɪŋz ɑːr prəgrɛsɪŋ ɪn ðɪs dɪstənt kwɔrtɝ ʌv ðə wɝːld


we have our little struggles here as elsewhere and all things cannot be done by rose water

wiː hæv aʊɝ lɪtəl strʌgəlz hiːr æz ɛlswɛr ənd ɔl θɪŋz kænɑːt biː dʌn baɪ roʊz wɔtɝ


we are quite satisfied now captain battleax said my wife

wiː ɑːr kwaɪt sætəsfaɪd naʊ kæptən bætliːks sɛd maɪ waɪf


quite satisfied said eva


the ladies in compliance with that softness of heart which is their characteristic are on one side and the men by whom the world has to be managed are on the other

ðə leɪdiːz ɪn kəmplaɪəns wɪð ðæt sɔftnəs ʌv hɑːrt wɪtʃ ɪz ðɛr kɛrɪktɝɪstɪk ɑːr ɑːn wʌn saɪd ənd ðə mɛn baɪ huːm ðə wɝːld hæz tuː biː mænədʒd ɑːr ɑːn ðə ʌðɝ


no doubt in process of time the ladies will follow

noʊ daʊt ɪn prɑːsɛs ʌv taɪm ðə leɪdiːz wɪl fɑːloʊ


their masters said missus neverbend


i did not mean said captain battleax to touch upon public subjects at such a moment as this

aɪ dɪd nɑːt miːn sɛd kæptən bætliːks tuː tʌtʃ əpɑːn pʌblɪk sʌbdʒɪkts æt sʌtʃ ə moʊmənt æz ðɪs


missus neverbend you must indeed be proud of your son

mɪsɪz nɛvɝbɛnd juː mʌst ɪndiːd biː praʊd ʌv jɔr sʌn


jack had been standing in the far corner of the room talking to eva and was now reduced to silence by his praises

dʒæk hæd bɪn stændɪŋ ɪn ðə fɑːr kɔrnɝ ʌv ðə ruːm tɔkɪŋ tuː eɪvə ənd wɑːz naʊ rɪduːst tuː saɪləns baɪ hɪz preɪzɪz


sir kennington oval is a very fine player said my wife

sɝː kɛnɪŋtən oʊvəl ɪz ə vɛri faɪn pleɪɝ sɛd maɪ waɪf


i and my wife and son and the two craswellers and three or four others agreed to dine on board the ship on the next

aɪ ənd maɪ waɪf ənd sʌn ənd ðə tuː kræswɛlɝz ənd θriː ɔr fɔr ʌðɝz əgriːd tuː daɪn ɑːn bɔrd ðə ʃɪp ɑːn ðə nɛkst


this i felt was paid to me as being president of the republic and i endeavoured to behave myself with such mingled humility and dignity as might befit the occasion but i could not but feel that something was wanting to the simplicity of my ordinary life

ðɪs aɪ fɛlt wɑːz peɪd tuː miː æz biːɪŋ prɛzɪdənt ʌv ðə riːpʌblək ənd aɪ ɪndɛvɝd tuː bɪheɪv maɪsɛlf wɪð sʌtʃ mɪŋgəld hjuːmɪlɪti ənd dɪgnəti æz maɪt bɪfɪt ðə əkeɪʒən bʌt aɪ kʊd nɑːt bʌt fiːl ðæt sʌmθɪŋ wɑːz wɑːntɪŋ tuː ðə sɪmplɪsəti ʌv maɪ ɔrdənɛri laɪf


my wife on the spur of the moment managed to give the gentlemen a very good dinner

maɪ waɪf ɑːn ðə spɝː ʌv ðə moʊmənt mænədʒd tuː gɪv ðə dʒɛntəlmɪn ə vɛri gʊd dɪnɝ


this she said was true hospitality and i am not sure that i did not agree with her

ðɪs ʃiː sɛd wɑːz truː hɑːspətæləti ənd aɪ æm nɑːt ʃʊr ðæt aɪ dɪd nɑːt əgriː wɪð hɝː


then there were three or four leading men of the community with their wives who were for the most part the fathers and mothers of the young ladies

ðɛn ðɛr wɝː θriː ɔr fɔr liːdɪŋ mɛn ʌv ðə kəmjuːnəti wɪð ðɛr waɪvz huː wɝː fɔr ðə moʊst pɑːrt ðə fɑːðɝz ənd mʌðɝz ʌv ðə jʌŋ leɪdiːz


oh yes said jack and i'm nowhere


but i mean to have my innings before long


of what missus neverbend had gone through in providing birds beasts and fishes not to talk of tarts and jellies for the dinner of that day no one but myself can have any idea but it must be admitted that she accomplished her task with thorough success

ʌv wʌt mɪsɪz nɛvɝbɛnd hæd gɔn θruː ɪn prəvaɪdɪŋ bɝːdz biːsts ənd fɪʃəz nɑːt tuː tɔk ʌv tɑːrts ənd dʒɛliːz fɔr ðə dɪnɝ ʌv ðæt deɪ noʊ wʌn bʌt maɪsɛlf kæn hæv ɛni aɪdiːə bʌt ɪt mʌst biː ədmɪtəd ðæt ʃiː əkɑːmplɪʃt hɝː tæsk wɪð θɝːoʊ səksɛs


we sat with the officers some little time after dinner and then went ashore

wiː sæt wɪð ðə ɔfəsɝz sʌm lɪtəl taɪm æftɝ dɪnɝ ənd ðɛn wɛnt əʃɔr


how much of evil of real accomplished evil had there not occurred to me during the last few days

haʊ mʌtʃ ʌv iːvəl ʌv riːl əkɑːmplɪʃt iːvəl hæd ðɛr nɑːt əkɝːd tuː miː dʊrɪŋ ðə læst fjuː deɪz


what could i do now but just lay myself down and die

wʌt kʊd aɪ duː naʊ bʌt dʒʌst leɪ maɪsɛlf daʊn ənd daɪ


and the death of which i dreamt could not alas

ənd ðə dɛθ ʌv wɪtʃ aɪ drɛmt kʊd nɑːt əlæs


when this captain should have taken himself and his vessel back to england i would retire to a small farm which i possessed at the farthest side of the island and there in seclusion would i end my days

wɛn ðɪs kæptən ʃʊd hæv teɪkən hɪmsɛlf ənd hɪz vɛsəl bæk tuː ɪŋglənd aɪ wʊd rɪtaɪr tuː ə smɔl fɑːrm wɪtʃ aɪ pəzɛst æt ðə fɑːrðəst saɪd ʌv ðə aɪlənd ənd ðɛr ɪn sɪkluːʒən wʊd aɪ ɛnd maɪ deɪz


jack would become eva's happy husband and would remain amidst the hurried duties of the eager world

dʒæk wʊd bɪkʌm ɛvəz hæpi hʌzbənd ənd wʊd rɪmeɪn əmɪdst ðə hɝːiːd duːtiːz ʌv ðə iːgɝ wɝːld


thinking of all this i went to sleep


mister neverbend began the captain and i observed that up to that moment he had generally addressed me as president it cannot be denied that we have come here on an unpleasant mission

mɪstɝ nɛvɝbɛnd bɪgæn ðə kæptən ənd aɪ əbzɝːvd ðæt ʌp tuː ðæt moʊmənt hiː hæd dʒɛnɝəli ədrɛst miː æz prɛzɪdənt ɪt kænɑːt biː dɪnaɪd ðæt wiː hæv kʌm hiːr ɑːn æn ənplɛzənt mɪʃən


you have received us with all that courtesy and hospitality for which your character in england stands so high

juː hæv rəsiːvd ʌs wɪð ɔl ðæt kɝːtəsi ənd hɑːspətæləti fɔr wɪtʃ jɔr kɛrɪktɝ ɪn ɪŋglənd stændz soʊ haɪ


it is a duty said i


but your power is so superior to any that i can advance as to make us here feel that there is no disgrace in yielding to it

bʌt jɔr paʊɝ ɪz soʊ suːpɪriːɝ tuː ɛni ðæt aɪ kæn ədvæns æz tuː meɪk ʌs hiːr fiːl ðæt ðɛr ɪz noʊ dɪsgreɪs ɪn jiːldɪŋ tuː ɪt


not a doubt but had your force been only double or treble our own i should have found it my duty to struggle with you

nɑːt ə daʊt bʌt hæd jɔr fɔrs bɪn oʊnli dʌbəl ɔr trɛbəl aʊɝ oʊn aɪ ʃʊd hæv faʊnd ɪt maɪ duːti tuː strʌgəl wɪð juː


that is all quite true mister neverbend said sir ferdinando brown

ðæt ɪz ɔl kwaɪt truː mɪstɝ nɛvɝbɛnd sɛd sɝː fɝdiːnɑːndoʊ braʊn


i can afford to smile because i am absolutely powerless before you but i do not the less feel that in a matter in which the progress of the world is concerned i or rather we have been put down by brute force

aɪ kæn əfɔrd tuː smaɪl bɪkɔz aɪ æm æbsəluːtli paʊɝləs bɪfɔr juː bʌt aɪ duː nɑːt ðə lɛs fiːl ðæt ɪn ə mætɝ ɪn wɪtʃ ðə prɑːgrɛs ʌv ðə wɝːld ɪz kənsɝːnd aɪ ɔr ræðɝ wiː hæv bɪn pʊt daʊn baɪ bruːt fɔrs


you have come to us threatening us with absolute destruction

juː hæv kʌm tuː ʌs θrɛtənɪŋ ʌs wɪð æbsəluːt dɪstrʌkʃən


therefore i feel myself quite able as president of this republic to receive you with a courtesy due to the servants of a friendly ally

ðɛrfɔr aɪ fiːl maɪsɛlf kwaɪt eɪbəl æz prɛzɪdənt ʌv ðɪs riːpʌblək tuː rəsiːv juː wɪð ə kɝːtəsi duː tuː ðə sɝːvənts ʌv ə frɛndli ælaɪ


i can assure you he has not even allowed me to see the trigger since i have been on board

aɪ kæn əʃʊr juː hiː hæz nɑːt iːvɪn əlaʊd miː tuː siː ðə trɪgɝ sɪns aɪ hæv bɪn ɑːn bɔrd


then said sir ferdinando there is nothing for it but that he must take you with him

ðɛn sɛd sɝː fɝdiːnɑːndoʊ ðɛr ɪz nʌθɪŋ fɔr ɪt bʌt ðæt hiː mʌst teɪk juː wɪð hɪm


there came upon me a sudden shock when i heard these words which exceeded anything which i had yet felt

ðɛr keɪm əpɑːn miː ə sʌdən ʃɑːk wɛn aɪ hɝːd ðiːz wɝːdz wɪtʃ ɪksiːdəd ɛniːθɪŋ wɪtʃ aɪ hæd jɛt fɛlt


you hear what sir ferdinando brown has said replied captain battleax

juː hiːr wʌt sɝː fɝdiːnɑːndoʊ braʊn hæz sɛd rɪplaɪd kæptən bætliːks


but what is the delicate mission i asked


i was to be taken away and carried to england or elsewhere or drowned upon the voyage it mattered not which

aɪ wɑːz tuː biː teɪkən əweɪ ənd kæriːd tuː ɪŋglənd ɔr ɛlswɛr ɔr draʊnd əpɑːn ðə vɔɪədʒ ɪt mætɝd nɑːt wɪtʃ


then the republic of britannula was to be declared as non existent and the british flag was to be exalted and a british governor installed in the executive chambers

ðɛn ðə riːpʌblək ʌv brɪtænuːlə wɑːz tuː biː dɪklɛrd æz nɑːn ɛgzɪstənt ənd ðə brɪtɪʃ flæg wɑːz tuː biː ɪgzɔltɪd ənd ə brɪtɪʃ gʌvɝnɝ ɪnstɔld ɪn ðə ɪgzɛkjətɪv tʃeɪmbɝz


you may be quite sure it's there said captain battleax and that i can so use it as to half obliterate your town within two minutes of my return on board

juː meɪ biː kwaɪt ʃʊr ɪts ðɛr sɛd kæptən bætliːks ənd ðæt aɪ kæn soʊ juːs ɪt æz tuː hæf əblɪtɝeɪt jɔr taʊn wɪðɪn tuː mɪnəts ʌv maɪ rɪtɝːn ɑːn bɔrd


you propose to kidnap me i said


what would become of your gun were i to kidnap you

wʌt wʊd bɪkʌm ʌv jɔr gʌn wɝː aɪ tuː kɪdnæp juː


lieutenant crosstrees is a very gallant officer

luːtɛnənt krɔstriːz ɪz ə vɛri gælənt ɔfəsɝ


one of us always remains on board while the other is on shore

wʌn ʌv ʌs ɔlweɪz rɪmeɪnz ɑːn bɔrd waɪl ðə ʌðɝ ɪz ɑːn ʃɔr


what world wide iniquity such a speech as that discloses said i still turning myself to the captain for though i would have crushed them both by my words had it been possible my dislike centred itself on sir ferdinando

wʌt wɝːld waɪd ɪnɪkwɪti sʌtʃ ə spiːtʃ æz ðæt dɪskloʊzɪz sɛd aɪ stɪl tɝːnɪŋ maɪsɛlf tuː ðə kæptən fɔr ðoʊ aɪ wʊd hæv krʌʃt ðɛm boʊθ baɪ maɪ wɝːdz hæd ɪt bɪn pɑːsəbəl maɪ dɪslaɪk sɛntɝɪd ɪtsɛlf ɑːn sɝː fɝdiːnɑːndoʊ


you will allow me to suggest said he that that is a matter of opinion

juː wɪl əlaʊ miː tuː sədʒɛst sɛd hiː ðæt ðæt ɪz ə mætɝ ʌv əpɪnjən


were i to comply with your orders without expressing my own opinion i should seem to have done so willingly hereafter

wɝː aɪ tuː kəmplaɪ wɪð jɔr ɔrdɝz wɪθaʊt ɪksprɛsɪŋ maɪ oʊn əpɪnjən aɪ ʃʊd siːm tuː hæv dʌn soʊ wɪlɪŋli hɪræftɝ


the letter ran as follows

ðə lɛtɝ ræn æz fɑːloʊz


sir i have it in command to inform your excellency that you have been appointed governor of the crown colony which is called britannula

sɝː aɪ hæv ɪt ɪn kəmænd tuː ɪnfɔrm jɔr ɛkslɛnsi ðæt juː hæv bɪn əpɔɪntəd gʌvɝnɝ ʌv ðə kraʊn kɑːləni wɪtʃ ɪz kɔld brɪtænuːlə


the peculiar circumstances of the colony are within your excellency's knowledge

ðə pəkjuːljɝ sɝːkəmstænsəz ʌv ðə kɑːləni ɑːr wɪðɪn jɔr ɛkslɛnsiːz nɑːlədʒ


but in their selection of a constitution the britannulists have unfortunately allowed themselves but one deliberative assembly and hence have sprung their present difficulties

bʌt ɪn ðɛr səlɛkʃən ʌv ə kɑːnstətuːʃən ðə brɪtænjulɪsts hæv ənfɔrtʃənətli əlaʊd ðɛmsɛlvz bʌt wʌn dɪlɪbɝeɪtɪv əsɛmbli ənd hɛns hæv sprʌŋ ðɛr prɛzənt dɪfəkəltiːz


it is founded on the acknowledged weakness of those who survive that period of life at which men cease to work

ɪt ɪz faʊndɪd ɑːn ðə æknɑːlɪdʒd wiːknəs ʌv ðoʊz huː sɝvaɪv ðæt pɪriːəd ʌv laɪf æt wɪtʃ mɛn siːs tuː wɝːk


but it is surmised that you will find difficulties in the way of your entering at once upon your government

bʌt ɪt ɪz sɝmaɪzd ðæt juː wɪl faɪnd dɪfəkəltiːz ɪn ðə weɪ ʌv jɔr ɛntɝɪŋ æt wʌns əpɑːn jɔr gʌvɝnmənt


the john bright is armed with a weapon of great power against which it is impossible that the people of britannula should prevail

ðə dʒɑːn braɪt ɪz ɑːrmd wɪð ə wɛpən ʌv greɪt paʊɝ əgɛnst wɪtʃ ɪt ɪz ɪmpɑːsəbəl ðæt ðə piːpəl ʌv brɪtænuːlə ʃʊd prɪveɪl


you will carry out with you one hundred men of the north north west birmingham regiment which will probably suffice for your own security as it is thought that if mister neverbend be withdrawn the people will revert easily to their old habits of obedience

juː wɪl kæri aʊt wɪð juː wʌn hʌndrəd mɛn ʌv ðə nɔrθ nɔrθ wɛst bɝːmɪŋhæm rɛdʒəmənt wɪtʃ wɪl prɑːbəbliː səfaɪs fɔr jɔr oʊn sɪkjʊrəti æz ɪt ɪz θɔt ðæt ɪf mɪstɝ nɛvɝbɛnd biː wɪθdrɔn ðə piːpəl wɪl rɪvɝːt iːzəli tuː ðɛr oʊld hæbəts ʌv oʊbiːdiːəns


when do you intend that the john bright shall start

wɛn duː juː ɪntɛnd ðæt ðə dʒɑːn braɪt ʃæl stɑːrt


to day i shouted


and i have no one ready to whom i can give up the archives of the government

ənd aɪ hæv noʊ wʌn rɛdi tuː huːm aɪ kæn gɪv ʌp ðə ɑːrkaɪvz ʌv ðə gʌvɝnmənt


i shall be happy to take charge of them said sir ferdinando

aɪ ʃæl biː hæpi tuː teɪk tʃɑːrdʒ ʌv ðɛm sɛd sɝː fɝdiːnɑːndoʊ


they of course must all be altered


or of the habits of our people it is quite impossible

ɔr ʌv ðə hæbəts ʌv aʊɝ piːpəl ɪt ɪz kwaɪt ɪmpɑːsəbəl


your power is sufficient i said


if you will give us your promise to meet captain battleax here at this time to morrow we will stretch a point and delay the departure of the john bright for twenty four hours

ɪf juː wɪl gɪv ʌs jɔr prɑːməs tuː miːt kæptən bætliːks hiːr æt ðɪs taɪm tuː mɑːroʊ wiː wɪl strɛtʃ ə pɔɪnt ənd dɪleɪ ðə dɪpɑːrtʃɝ ʌv ðə dʒɑːn braɪt fɔr twɛnti fɔr aʊɝz


and this plan was adopted too in order to extract from me a promise that i would depart in peace

ənd ðɪs plæn wɑːz ədɑːptəd tuː ɪn ɔrdɝ tuː ɛkstrækt frʌm miː ə prɑːməs ðæt aɪ wʊd dɪpɑːrt ɪn piːs


this was what did the mischief so far as the running away was concerned

ðɪs wɑːz wʌt dɪd ðə mɪstʃəf soʊ fɑːr æz ðə rʌnɪŋ əweɪ wɑːz kənsɝːnd


it is hardly necessary to say more of them here

ɪt ɪz hɑːrdli nɛsəsɛri tuː seɪ mɔr ʌv ðɛm hiːr


from the manner in which he expressed himself with regard to robert hollan no man in the whole range of his recollections will be longer remembered than he his enthralment while under hollan will hardly ever be forgotten

frʌm ðə mænɝ ɪn wɪtʃ hiː ɪksprɛst hɪmsɛlf wɪð rəgɑːrd tuː rɑːbɝt hɑːlən noʊ mæn ɪn ðə hoʊl reɪndʒ ʌv hɪz rɛkəlɛkʃənz wɪl biː lɔŋgɝ rɪmɛmbɝd ðæn hiː hɪz ɛnθrɔlmənt waɪl ʌndɝ hɑːlən wɪl hɑːrdli ɛvɝ biː fɝgɑːtən


of this party edward a boy of seventeen called forth much sympathy he too was claimed by hollan

ʌv ðɪs pɑːrti ɛdwɝd ə bɔɪ ʌv sɛvəntiːn kɔld fɔrθ mʌtʃ sɪmpəθi hiː tuː wɑːz kleɪmd baɪ hɑːlən


john wesley combash jacob taylor and thomas edward skinner

dʒɑːn wɛsli kɑːmbæʃ dʒeɪkəb teɪlɝ ənd tɑːməs ɛdwɝd skɪnɝ


a few years back one of their slaves a coachman was kept on the coach box one cold night when they were out at a ball until he became almost frozen to death in fact he did die in the infirmary from the effects of the frost about one week afterwards

ə fjuː jɪrz bæk wʌn ʌv ðɛr sleɪvz ə koʊtʃmən wɑːz kɛpt ɑːn ðə koʊtʃ bɑːks wʌn koʊld naɪt wɛn ðeɪ wɝː aʊt æt ə bɔl əntɪl hiː bɪkeɪm ɔlmoʊst froʊzən tuː dɛθ ɪn fækt hiː dɪd daɪ ɪn ðə ɪnfɝːmɝi frʌm ðə ɪfɛkts ʌv ðə frɔst əbaʊt wʌn wiːk æftɝwɝdz


the doctor who attended the injured creature in this case was simply told that she slipped and fell down stairs as she was coming down

ðə dɑːktɝ huː ətɛndəd ðə ɪndʒɝd kriːtʃɝ ɪn ðɪs keɪs wɑːz sɪmpli toʊld ðæt ʃiː slɪpt ənd fɛl daʊn stɛrz æz ʃiː wɑːz kʌmɪŋ daʊn


another case said john wesley was a little girl half grown who was washing windows up stairs one day and unluckily fell asleep in the window and in this position was found by her mistress in a rage the mistress hit her a heavy slap knocked her out of the window and she fell to the pavement and died in a few hours from the effects thereof

ənʌðɝ keɪs sɛd dʒɑːn wɛsli wɑːz ə lɪtəl gɝːl hæf groʊn huː wɑːz wɑːʃɪŋ wɪndoʊz ʌp stɛrz wʌn deɪ ənd ənlʌkəli fɛl əsliːp ɪn ðə wɪndoʊ ənd ɪn ðɪs pəzɪʃən wɑːz faʊnd baɪ hɝː mɪstrəs ɪn ə reɪdʒ ðə mɪstrəs hɪt hɝː ə hɛvi slæp nɑːkt hɝː aʊt ʌv ðə wɪndoʊ ənd ʃiː fɛl tuː ðə peɪvmənt ənd daɪd ɪn ə fjuː aʊɝz frʌm ðə ɪfɛkts ðɛrʌv


as usual nothing was done in the way of punishment

æz juːʒəwəl nʌθɪŋ wɑːz dʌn ɪn ðə weɪ ʌv pʌnɪʃmənt


i never knew of but one man who could ever please him

aɪ nɛvɝ nuː ʌv bʌt wʌn mæn huː kʊd ɛvɝ pliːz hɪm


he worked me very hard he wanted to be beating me all the time

hiː wɝːkt miː vɛri hɑːrd hiː wɔntɪd tuː biː biːtɪŋ miː ɔl ðə taɪm


she was a large homely woman they were common white people with no reputation in the community

ʃiː wɑːz ə lɑːrdʒ hoʊmli wʊmən ðeɪ wɝː kɑːmən waɪt piːpəl wɪð noʊ rɛpjəteɪʃən ɪn ðə kəmjuːnəti


substantially this was jacob's unvarnished description of his master and mistress

səbstænʃəli ðɪs wɑːz dʒeɪkəbz ənvɑːrnɪʃt dɪskrɪpʃən ʌv hɪz mæstɝ ənd mɪstrəs


as to his age and also the name of his master jacob's statement varied somewhat from the advertisement

æz tuː hɪz eɪdʒ ənd ɔlsoʊ ðə neɪm ʌv hɪz mæstɝ dʒeɪkəbz steɪtmənt vɛriːd sʌmwʌt frʌm ðə ædvɝːtəzmənt


of starting i didn't know the way to come


it's almost beyond conjecture


this reality begins to explain the dark power and otherworldly fascination of twenty thousand leagues under the seas

ðɪs riːælətiː bɪgɪnz tuː ɪkspleɪn ðə dɑːrk paʊɝ ənd ʌðɝwɝːldli fæsəneɪʃən ʌv twɛnti θaʊzənd liːgz ʌndɝ ðə siːz


first as a paris stockbroker later as a celebrated author and yachtsman he went on frequent voyages to britain america the mediterranean

fɝːst æz ə pɛrɪs stɑːkbroʊkɝ leɪtɝ æz ə sɛləbreɪtɪd ɔθɝ ənd jɑːtsmən hiː wɛnt ɑːn friːkwənt vɔɪədʒəz tuː brɪtən əmɛrɪkə ðə mɛdətɝeɪniːən


nemo builds a fabulous futuristic submarine the nautilus then conducts an underwater campaign of vengeance against his imperialist oppressor

nɛmoʊ bɪldz ə fæbjələs fjuːtʃɝɪstɪk sʌbmɝiːn ðə nɔtələs ðɛn kəndʌkts æn ʌndɝwɔtɝ kæmpeɪn ʌv vɛndʒəns əgɛnst hɪz ɪmpɪriːəlɪst əprɛsɝ


in all the novel had a difficult gestation

ɪn ɔl ðə nɑːvəl hæd ə dɪfəkəlt dʒɛsteɪʃən


other subtleties occur inside each episode the textures sparkling with wit information and insight

ʌðɝ sʌtəltiːz əkɝː ɪnsaɪd iːtʃ ɛpɪsoʊd ðə tɛkstʃɝz spɑːrklɪŋ wɪð wɪt ɪnfɔrmeɪʃən ənd ɪnsaɪt


his specifications for an open sea submarine and a self contained diving suit were decades before their time yet modern technology bears them out triumphantly

hɪz spɛsəfəkeɪʃənz fɔr æn oʊpən siː sʌbmɝiːn ənd ə sɛlf kənteɪnd daɪvɪŋ suːt wɝː dɛkeɪdz bɪfɔr ðɛr taɪm jɛt mɑːdɝn tɛknɑːlədʒi bɛrz ðɛm aʊt traɪʌmfəntli


even the supporting cast is shrewdly drawn professor aronnax the career scientist caught in an ethical conflict conseil the compulsive classifier who supplies humorous tag lines for verne's fast facts the harpooner ned land a creature of constant appetites man as heroic animal

iːvɪn ðə səpɔrtɪŋ kæst ɪz ʃruːdli drɔn prəfɛsɝ ɛrənæks ðə kɝɪr saɪəntɪst kɑːt ɪn æn ɛθɪkəl kɑːnflɪkt kənsaɪl ðə kəmpʌlsɪv klæsəfaɪɝ huː səplaɪz hjuːmɝəs tæg laɪnz fɔr vɝːnz fæst fækts ðə hɑːrpuːnɝ nɛd lænd ə kriːtʃɝ ʌv kɑːnstənt æpətaɪts mæn æz hɪroʊɪk ænəməl


but much of the novel's brooding power comes from captain nemo

bʌt mʌtʃ ʌv ðə nɑːvəlz bruːdɪŋ paʊɝ kʌmz frʌm kæptən nɛmoʊ


this compulsion leads nemo into ugly contradictions he's a fighter for freedom yet all who board his ship are imprisoned there for good he works to save lives both human and animal yet he himself creates a holocaust he detests imperialism yet he lays personal claim to the south pole

ðɪs kəmpʌlʃən liːdz nɛmoʊ ɪntuː ʌgli kɑːntrədɪkʃənz hɛz ə faɪtɝ fɔr friːdəm jɛt ɔl huː bɔrd hɪz ʃɪp ɑːr ɪmprɪzənd ðɛr fɔr gʊd hiː wɝːks tuː seɪv lɪvz boʊθ hjuːmən ənd ænəməl jɛt hiː hɪmsɛlf kriːeɪts ə hɔləkɔst hiː dɪtɛsts ɪmpɪriːəlɪzəm jɛt hiː leɪz pɝːsɪnəl kleɪm tuː ðə saʊθ poʊl


and in this last action he falls into the classic sin of pride

ənd ɪn ðɪs læst ækʃən hiː fɔlz ɪntuː ðə klæsɪk sɪn ʌv praɪd


he's swiftly punished


the nautilus nearly perishes in the antarctic and nemo sinks into a growing depression

ðə nɔtələs nɪrli pɛrɪʃɪz ɪn ðə æntɑːrktɪk ənd nɛmoʊ sɪŋks ɪntuː ə groʊɪŋ dɪprɛʃən


for many then this book has been a source of fascination surely one of the most influential novels ever written an inspiration for such scientists and discoverers as engineer simon lake oceanographer william beebe polar traveler sir ernest shackleton

fɔr mɛni ðɛn ðɪs bʊk hæz bɪn ə sɔrs ʌv fæsəneɪʃən ʃʊrli wʌn ʌv ðə moʊst ɪnfluːɛnʃəl nɑːvəlz ɛvɝ rɪtən æn ɪnspɝeɪʃən fɔr sʌtʃ saɪəntɪsts ənd dɪskʌvərɝz æz ɛndʒənɪr saɪmən leɪk oʊʃənɑːgrəfɝ wɪljəm biːbiː poʊlɝ trævəlɝ sɝː ɝːnəst ʃækəltən


fathom six feet


gram roughly one twenty eighth of an ounce


milligram roughly one twenty eight thousand of an ounce

mɪləgræm rʌfli wʌn twɛnti eɪt θaʊzənd ʌv æn aʊns


liter roughly one quart


meter roughly one yard three inches


millimeter roughly one twenty fifth of an inch

mɪləmiːtɝ rʌfli wʌn twɛnti fɪfθ ʌv æn ɪntʃ


chapter three as master wishes

tʃæptɝ θriː æz mæstɝ wɪʃɪz


three seconds before the arrival of j b hobson's letter i no more dreamed of chasing the unicorn than of trying for the northwest passage

θriː sɛkəndz bɪfɔr ðə ɝaɪvəl ʌv dʒeɪ biː hɑːbsənz lɛtɝ aɪ noʊ mɔr driːmd ʌv tʃeɪsɪŋ ðə juːnɪkɔrn ðæn ʌv traɪɪŋ fɔr ðə nɔrθwɛst pæsədʒ


even so i had just returned from an arduous journey exhausted and badly needing a rest

iːvɪn soʊ aɪ hæd dʒʌst rɪtɝːnd frʌm æn ɑːrdʒuːəs dʒɝːni ɪgzɔstɪd ənd bædli niːdɪŋ ə rɛst


i wanted nothing more than to see my country again my friends my modest quarters by the botanical gardens my dearly beloved collections

aɪ wɔntɪd nʌθɪŋ mɔr ðæn tuː siː maɪ kʌntri əgɛn maɪ frɛndz maɪ mɑːdəst kwɔrtɝz baɪ ðə bətænɪkəl gɑːrdənz maɪ dɪrli bɪlʌvd kəlɛkʃənz


but now nothing could hold me back


conseil was my manservant


from rubbing shoulders with scientists in our little universe by the botanical gardens the boy had come to know a thing or two

frʌm rʌbɪŋ ʃoʊldɝz wɪð saɪəntɪsts ɪn aʊɝ lɪtəl juːnəvɝːs baɪ ðə bətænɪkəl gɑːrdənz ðə bɔɪ hæd kʌm tuː noʊ ə θɪŋ ɔr tuː


classifying was everything to him so he knew nothing else well versed in the theory of classification he was poorly versed in its practical application and i doubt that he could tell a sperm whale from a baleen whale

klæsəfaɪɪŋ wɑːz ɛvriːθɪŋ tuː hɪm soʊ hiː nuː nʌθɪŋ ɛls wɛl vɝːst ɪn ðə θɪri ʌv klæsəfəkeɪʃən hiː wɑːz puːrli vɝːst ɪn ɪts præktɪkəl æpləkeɪʃən ənd aɪ daʊt ðæt hiː kʊd tɛl ə spɝːm weɪl frʌm ə bəliːn weɪl


and yet what a fine gallant lad


not once did he comment on the length or the hardships of a journey

nɑːt wʌns dɪd hiː kɑːmɛnt ɑːn ðə lɛŋkθ ɔr ðə hɑːrdʃɪps ʌv ə dʒɝːni


never did he object to buckling up his suitcase for any country whatever china or the congo no matter how far off it was

nɛvɝ dɪd hiː ɑːbdʒɛkt tuː bʌklɪŋ ʌp hɪz suːtkeɪs fɔr ɛni kʌntri wətɛvɝ tʃaɪnə ɔr ðə kɑːŋgoʊ noʊ mætɝ haʊ fɑːr ɔf ɪt wɑːz


he went here there and everywhere in perfect contentment

hiː wɛnt hiːr ðɛr ənd ɛvriːwɛr ɪn pɝfɛkt kəntɛntmənt


please forgive me for this underhanded way of admitting i had turned forty

pliːz fɝgɪv miː fɔr ðɪs ʌndɝhændɪd weɪ ʌv ædmɪtɪŋ aɪ hæd tɝːnd fɔrti


he was a fanatic on formality and he only addressed me in the third person to the point where it got tiresome

hiː wɑːz ə fənætɪk ɑːn fɔrmæləti ənd hiː oʊnli ədrɛst miː ɪn ðə θɝːd pɝːsən tuː ðə pɔɪnt wɛr ɪt gɑːt taɪɝsəm


there was good reason to stop and think even for the world's most emotionless man

ðɛr wɑːz gʊd riːzən tuː stɑːp ənd θɪŋk iːvɪn fɔr ðə wɝːldz moʊst ɪmoʊʃənləs mæn


conseil i called a third time conseil appeared

kənsaɪl aɪ kɔld ə θɝːd taɪm kənsaɪl əpɪrd


did master summon me he said entering


pack as much into my trunk as you can my traveling kit my suits shirts and socks don't bother counting just squeeze it all in and hurry

pæk æz mʌtʃ ɪntuː maɪ trʌŋk æz juː kæn maɪ trævəlɪŋ kɪt maɪ suːts ʃɝːts ənd sɑːks dɑːnt bɑːðɝ kaʊntɪŋ dʒʌst skwiːz ɪt ɔl ɪn ənd hɝːi


we'll deal with them later what


anyhow we'll leave instructions to ship the whole menagerie to france

ɛniːhaʊ wɛl liːv ɪnstrʌkʃənz tuː ʃɪp ðə hoʊl mənædʒɝi tuː fræns


yes we are certainly i replied evasively but after we make a detour

jɛs wiː ɑːr sɝːtənli aɪ rɪplaɪd ɪveɪzɪvli bʌt æftɝ wiː meɪk ə dɪtʊr


a route slightly less direct that's all


we're leaving on the abraham lincoln

wɝː liːvɪŋ ɑːn ðə eɪbrəhæm lɪŋkən


you see my friend it's an issue of the monster the notorious narwhale

juː siː maɪ frɛnd ɪts æn ɪʃuː ʌv ðə mɑːnstɝ ðə noʊtɔriːəs nɑːrweɪl


we don't know where it will take us


but we're going just the same

bʌt wɝː goʊɪŋ dʒʌst ðə seɪm


we have a commander who's game for anything


i left instructions for shipping my containers of stuffed animals and dried plants to paris france

aɪ lɛft ɪnstrʌkʃənz fɔr ʃɪpɪŋ maɪ kənteɪnɝz ʌv stʌft ænəməlz ənd draɪd plænts tuː pɛrɪs fræns


i opened a line of credit sufficient to cover the babirusa and conseil at my heels i jumped into a carriage

aɪ oʊpənd ə laɪn ʌv krɛdət səfɪʃənt tuː kʌvɝ ðə bɑːbɪruːsə ənd kənsaɪl æt maɪ hiːlz aɪ dʒʌmpt ɪntuː ə kærɪdʒ


our baggage was immediately carried to the deck of the frigate i rushed aboard

aʊɝ bægɪdʒ wɑːz ɪmiːdiːətli kæriːd tuː ðə dɛk ʌv ðə frɪgət aɪ rʌʃt əbɔrd


i asked for commander farragut


one of the sailors led me to the afterdeck where i stood in the presence of a smart looking officer who extended his hand to me

wʌn ʌv ðə seɪlɝz lɛd miː tuː ðə æftɝdɛk wɛr aɪ stʊd ɪn ðə prɛzəns ʌv ə smɑːrt lʊkɪŋ ɔfəsɝ huː ɪkstɛndəd hɪz hænd tuː miː


in person welcome aboard professor your cabin is waiting for you

ɪn pɝːsən wɛlkəm əbɔrd prəfɛsɝ jɔr kæbən ɪz weɪtɪŋ fɔr juː


i was well satisfied with my cabin which was located in the stern and opened into the officers mess

aɪ wɑːz wɛl sætəsfaɪd wɪð maɪ kæbən wɪtʃ wɑːz loʊkeɪtəd ɪn ðə stɝːn ənd oʊpənd ɪntuː ðə ɔfəsɝz mɛs


we'll be quite comfortable here i told conseil

wɛl biː kwaɪt kʌmfɝtəbəl hiːr aɪ toʊld kənsaɪl


and so if i'd been delayed by a quarter of an hour or even less the frigate would have gone without me and i would have missed out on this unearthly extraordinary and inconceivable expedition whose true story might well meet with some skepticism

ənd soʊ ɪf ɪd bɪn dɪleɪd baɪ ə kwɔrtɝ ʌv æn aʊɝ ɔr iːvɪn lɛs ðə frɪgət wʊd hæv gɔn wɪθaʊt miː ənd aɪ wʊd hæv mɪst aʊt ɑːn ðɪs ənɝːθli ɛkstrəɔrdənɛri ənd ɪnkənsiːvəbəl ɛkspədɪʃən huːz truː stɔri maɪt wɛl miːt wɪð sʌm skɛptɪsɪzəm


the wharves of brooklyn and every part of new york bordering the east river were crowded with curiosity seekers

ðə wɑːrvz ʌv brʊklən ənd ɛvɝi pɑːrt ʌv nuː jɔrk bɔrdɝɪŋ ðə iːst rɪvɝ wɝː kraʊdəd wɪð kjʊriːɑːsəti siːkɝz


departing from five hundred thousand throats three cheers burst forth in succession

dɪpɑːrtɪŋ frʌm faɪv hʌndrəd θaʊzənd θroʊts θriː tʃɪrz bɝːst fɔrθ ɪn səksɛʃən


thousands of handkerchiefs were waving above these tightly packed masses hailing the abraham lincoln until it reached the waters of the hudson river at the tip of the long peninsula that forms new york city

θaʊzəndz ʌv hæŋkɝtʃəfs wɝː weɪvɪŋ əbʌv ðiːz taɪtli pækt mæsəz heɪlɪŋ ðə eɪbrəhæm lɪŋkən əntɪl ɪt riːtʃt ðə wɔtɝz ʌv ðə hʌdsən rɪvɝ æt ðə tɪp ʌv ðə lɔŋ pənɪnsələ ðæt fɔrmz nuː jɔrk sɪti


notwithstanding the high resolution of hawkeye he fully comprehended all the difficulties and danger he was about to incur

nɑːtwɪθstændɪŋ ðə haɪ rɛzəluːʃən ʌv hɔkaɪ hiː fʊli kɑːmprɪhɛndɪd ɔl ðə dɪfəkəltiːz ənd deɪndʒɝ hiː wɑːz əbaʊt tuː ɪnkɝː


in his return to the camp his acute and practised intellects were intently engaged in devising means to counteract a watchfulness and suspicion on the part of his enemies that he knew were in no degree inferior to his own

ɪn hɪz rɪtɝːn tuː ðə kæmp hɪz əkjuːt ənd præktɪst ɪntəlɛkts wɝː ɪntɛntli ɪngeɪdʒd ɪn dɪvaɪzɪŋ miːnz tuː kaʊntɝækt ə wɑːtʃfəlnəs ənd səspɪʃən ɑːn ðə pɑːrt ʌv hɪz ɛnəmiːz ðæt hiː nuː wɝː ɪn noʊ dɪgriː ɪnfɪriːɝ tuː hɪz oʊn


in other words while he had implicit faith in the ability of balaam's ass to speak he was somewhat skeptical on the subject of a bear's singing and yet he had been assured of the latter on the testimony of his own exquisite organs

ɪn ʌðɝ wɝːdz waɪl hiː hæd ɪmplɪsət feɪθ ɪn ðə əbɪlətiː ʌv bəlɑːmz æs tuː spiːk hiː wɑːz sʌmwʌt skɛptəkəl ɑːn ðə səbdʒɛkt ʌv ə bɛrz sɪŋɪŋ ənd jɛt hiː hæd bɪn əʃʊrd ʌv ðə lætɝ ɑːn ðə tɛstɪmoʊni ʌv hɪz oʊn ɛkskwəzət ɔrgənz


there was something in his air and manner that betrayed to the scout the utter confusion of the state of his mind

ðɛr wɑːz sʌmθɪŋ ɪn hɪz ɛr ənd mænɝ ðæt bɪtreɪd tuː ðə skaʊt ðə ʌtɝ kənfjuːʒən ʌv ðə steɪt ʌv hɪz maɪnd


the ingenious hawkeye who recalled the hasty manner in which the other had abandoned his post at the bedside of the sick woman was not without his suspicions concerning the subject of so much solemn deliberation

ðə ɪndʒiːnjəs hɔkaɪ huː rɪkɔld ðə heɪsti mænɝ ɪn wɪtʃ ðə ʌðɝ hæd əbændənd hɪz poʊst æt ðə bɛdsaɪd ʌv ðə sɪk wʊmən wɑːz nɑːt wɪθaʊt hɪz səspɪʃənz kənsɝːnɪŋ ðə səbdʒɛkt ʌv soʊ mʌtʃ sɑːləm dɪlɪbɝeɪʃən


the bear shook his shaggy sides and then a well known voice replied

ðə bɛr ʃʊk hɪz ʃægi saɪdz ənd ðɛn ə wɛl noʊn vɔɪs rɪplaɪd


can these things be returned david breathing more freely as the truth began to dawn upon him

kæn ðiːz θɪŋz biː rɪtɝːnd deɪvɪd briːðɪŋ mɔr friːli æz ðə truːθ bɪgæn tuː dɔn əpɑːn hɪm


come come returned hawkeye uncasing his honest countenance the better to assure the wavering confidence of his companion you may see a skin which if it be not as white as one of the gentle ones has no tinge of red to it that the winds of the heaven and the sun have not bestowed now let us to business

kʌm kʌm rɪtɝːnd hɔkaɪ ənkeɪsɪŋ hɪz ɑːnəst kaʊntənəns ðə bɛtɝ tuː əʃʊr ðə weɪvɝɪŋ kɑːnfədɛns ʌv hɪz kəmpænjən juː meɪ siː ə skɪn wɪtʃ ɪf ɪt biː nɑːt æz waɪt æz wʌn ʌv ðə dʒɛntəl wʌnz hæz noʊ tɪndʒ ʌv rɛd tuː ɪt ðæt ðə wɪndz ʌv ðə hɛvən ənd ðə sʌn hæv nɑːt bɪstoʊd naʊ lɛt ʌs tuː bɪznəs


the young man is in bondage and much i fear his death is decreed

ðə jʌŋ mæn ɪz ɪn bɑːndɪdʒ ənd mʌtʃ aɪ fɪr hɪz dɛθ ɪz dɪkriːd


i greatly mourn that one so well disposed should die in his ignorance and i have sought a goodly hymn can you lead me to him

aɪ greɪtli mɔrn ðæt wʌn soʊ wɛl dɪspoʊzd ʃʊd daɪ ɪn hɪz ɪgnɝəns ənd aɪ hæv sɔt ə gʊdli hɪm kæn juː lɛd miː tuː hɪm


the task will not be difficult returned david hesitating though i greatly fear your presence would rather increase than mitigate his unhappy fortunes

ðə tæsk wɪl nɑːt biː dɪfəkəlt rɪtɝːnd deɪvɪd hɛzəteɪtɪŋ ðoʊ aɪ greɪtli fɪr jɔr prɛzəns wʊd ræðɝ ɪnkriːs ðæn mɪtəgeɪt hɪz ənhæpi fɔrtʃənz


the lodge in which uncas was confined was in the very center of the village and in a situation perhaps more difficult than any other to approach or leave without observation

ðə lɑːdʒ ɪn wɪtʃ ʌnkæz wɑːz kənfaɪnd wɑːz ɪn ðə vɛri sɛntɝ ʌv ðə vɪlədʒ ənd ɪn ə sɪtʃuːeɪʃən pɝhæps mɔr dɪfəkəlt ðæn ɛni ʌðɝ tuː əproʊtʃ ɔr liːv wɪθaʊt ɑːbzɝveɪʃən


four or five of the latter only lingered about the door of the prison of uncas wary but close observers of the manner of their captive

fɔr ɔr faɪv ʌv ðə lætɝ oʊnli lɪŋgɝd əbaʊt ðə dɔr ʌv ðə prɪzən ʌv ʌnkæz wɛri bʌt kloʊs əbzɝːvɝz ʌv ðə mænɝ ʌv ðɛr kæptɪv


delivered in a strong tone of assent announced the gratification the savage would receive in witnessing such an exhibition of weakness in an enemy so long hated and so much feared

dɪlɪvɝd ɪn ə strɔŋ toʊn ʌv əsɛnt ənaʊnst ðə grætəfəkeɪʃən ðə sævədʒ wʊd rəsiːv ɪn wɪtnəsɪŋ sʌtʃ æn ɛksəbɪʃən ʌv wiːknəs ɪn æn ɛnəmi soʊ lɔŋ heɪtəd ənd soʊ mʌtʃ fɪrd


they drew back a little from the entrance and motioned to the supposed conjurer to enter

ðeɪ druː bæk ə lɪtəl frʌm ðə ɛntrəns ənd moʊʃənd tuː ðə səpoʊzd kɑːndʒɝ tuː ɛntɝ


but the bear instead of obeying maintained the seat it had taken and growled

bʌt ðə bɛr ɪnstɛd ʌv oʊbeɪɪŋ meɪnteɪnd ðə siːt ɪt hæd teɪkən ənd graʊld


the cunning man is afraid that his breath will blow upon his brothers and take away their courage too continued david improving the hint he received they must stand further off

ðə kʌnɪŋ mæn ɪz əfreɪd ðæt hɪz brɛθ wɪl bloʊ əpɑːn hɪz brʌðɝz ənd teɪk əweɪ ðɛr kɝːɪdʒ tuː kəntɪnjuːd deɪvɪd ɪmpruːvɪŋ ðə hɪnt hiː rəsiːvd ðeɪ mʌst stænd fɝːðɝ ɔf


then as if satisfied of their safety the scout left his position and slowly entered the place

ðɛn æz ɪf sætəsfaɪd ʌv ðɛr seɪfti ðə skaʊt lɛft hɪz pəzɪʃən ənd sloʊli ɛntɝd ðə pleɪs


it was silent and gloomy being tenanted solely by the captive and lighted by the dying embers of a fire which had been used for the purposed of cookery

ɪt wɑːz saɪlənt ənd gluːmi biːɪŋ tənæntɪd soʊəli baɪ ðə kæptɪv ənd laɪtəd baɪ ðə daɪɪŋ ɛmbɝz ʌv ə faɪɝ wɪtʃ hæd bɪn juːzd fɔr ðə pɝːpəzd ʌv kʊkɝi