text_original: As soon, therefore, as the horse appeared, the spaniel John would lie down on his stomach with his forepaws close to his nose, and his nose close to the ground; nor until the animal vanished could he be induced to abandon an attitude in which he resembled a couching Sphinx.
text_transcription: AS SOON THEREFORE AS THE HORSE APPEARED THE SPANIEL JOHN WOULD LIE DOWN ON HIS STOMACH WITH HIS FORE PAWS CLOSE TO HIS NOSE AND HIS NOSE CLOSE TO THE GROUND NOT UNTIL THE ANIMAL VANISHED COULD HE BE INDUCED TO ABANDON AN ATTITUDE IN WHICH HE RESEMBLED A CROUCHING SPHINX
phonemes: æz sˈuːn, ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ, æz ðə hˈɔːɹs ɐpˈɪɹd, ðə spˈænjəl dʒˈɑːn wʊd lˈaɪ dˌaʊn ˌɔn hɪz stˈʌmək wɪð hɪz fˈɔːɹpɔːz klˈoʊs tə hɪz nˈoʊz, ænd hɪz nˈoʊz klˈoʊs tə ðə ɡɹˈaʊnd; nˈɔːɹ ʌntˈɪl ðɪ ˈænɪməl vˈænɪʃt kʊd hiː biː ɪndˈuːst tʊ ɐbˈændən ɐn ˈæɾɪtˌuːd ɪnwˌɪtʃ hiː ɹᵻzˈɛmbəld ɐ kˈaʊtʃɪŋ sfˈɪŋks.