"Max sat up and contemplated the ghostly spectacle around him. Look each of the statues, wrapped in wild grass stalks that stirred the wind, to stop again on the big clown. "

mæks sæt ʌp ænd ˈkɑntəmˌpleɪtɪd ðə ˈɡoʊstli ˈspɛktəkəl əˈraʊnd hɪm. lʊk iʧ ʌv ðə ˈstæˌʧuz, ræpt ɪn waɪld ɡræs stɔks ðæt stɜrd ðə wɪnd, tu stɑp əˈɡɛn ɑn ðə bɪɡ klaʊn.

"The figure's hand, which seconds earlier he had seen closed in a fist, was open with his palm extended, as a sign of invitation."

ðə ˈfɪɡjərz hænd, wɪʧ ˈsɛkəndz ˈɜrliər hi hæd sin kloʊzd ɪn ə fɪst, wʌz ˈoʊpən wɪð hɪz pɑm ɪkˈstɛndɪd, æz ə saɪn ʌv ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən.

"Max sat up and contemplated the ghostly spectacle around him. Look each of the statues, wrapped in wild grass stalks that stirred the wind, to stop again on the big clown. "

mæks sæt ʌp ænd ˈkɒntɛmpleɪtɪd ðə ˈɡəʊstli ˈspɛktəkl əˈraʊnd hɪm. lʊk iːʧ ɒv ðə ˈstæʧuːz, ræpt ɪn waɪld ɡrɑːs stɔːks ðæt stɜːd ðə wɪnd, tuː stɒp əˈɡɛn ɒn ðə bɪɡ klaʊn.

"The figure's hand, which seconds earlier he had seen closed in a fist, was open with his palm extended, as a sign of invitation."

ðə ˈfɪɡəz hænd, wɪʧ ˈsɛkᵊndz ˈɜːliə hiː hæd siːn kləʊzd ɪn ə fɪst, wɒz ˈəʊpᵊn wɪð hɪz pɑːm ɪkˈstɛndɪd, æz ə saɪn ɒv ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃᵊn.