text_original: Then the Colonel took me by the arms, as gently as a woman might, set me down on the ground beside him, and taking a spoonful of the hominy forced it between my lips. I was near to fainting at the taste of it.
text_transcription: THEN THE COLONEL TOOK ME BY THE ARMS AS GENTLY AS A WOMAN MIGHT SET ME DOWN ON THE GROUND BESIDE HIM AND TAKING A SPOONFUL OF THE HOMINY FORCED IT BETWEEN MY LIPS I WAS NEAR TO FAINTING AT THE TASTE OF IT
phonemes: ðˈɛn ðə kˈɜːnəl tˈʊk mˌiː baɪ ðɪ ˈɑːɹmz, æz dʒˈɛntli æz ɐ wˈʊmən mˈaɪt, sˈɛt mˌiː dˌaʊn ɔnðə ɡɹˈaʊnd bᵻsˈaɪd hˌɪm, ænd tˈeɪkɪŋ ɐ spˈuːnfəl ʌvðə hˈɑːmɪni fˈɔːɹst ɪt bᵻtwˌiːn maɪ lˈɪps. aɪ wʌz nˌɪɹ tə fˈeɪntɪŋ æt ðə tˈeɪst ʌv ɪt.