text_original: Before I guessed what was in his mind, Cowan seized me. "Send the lad, Colonel," said he. "Ay, ay," said Simon Kenton, hoarsely. In a second Tom was on Kenton's shoulders, and they passed me up with as little trouble as though I had been my own drum.
text_transcription: BEFORE I GUESSED WHAT WAS IN HIS MIND COWAN SEIZED ME SEND THE LAD COLONEL SAID HE AY AY SAID SIMON KENTON HOARSELY IN A SECOND TOM WAS ON KENTON'S SHOULDERS AND THEY PASSED ME UP WITH AS LITTLE TROUBLE AS THOUGH I HAD BEEN MY OWN DRUM
phonemes: bᵻfˌɔːɹ aɪ ɡˈɛst wʌt wʌz ɪn hɪz mˈaɪnd, kˈaʊən sˈiːzd mˌiː. "sˈɛnd ðə lˈæd, kˈɜːnəl," sˈɛd hiː. "ˈaɪ, ˈaɪ," sˈɛd sˈaɪmən kˈɛntən, hˈɔːɹsli. ɪn ɐ sˈɛkənd tˈɑːm wʌz ˌɔn kˈɛntənz ʃˈoʊldɚz, ænd ðeɪ pˈæst mˌiː ˌʌp wɪð æz lˈɪɾəl tɹˈʌbəl æz ðˌoʊ aɪ hɐdbɪn maɪ ˈoʊn dɹˈʌm.