text_original: Clark had been standing quietly on the bank while I had scalped my first redskin. Then he called Tom McChesney to him and questioned him closely about our journey, the signs we had seen, and, finally, the news in the Watauga settlements. While this was going on the others gathered round them. "What now?" asked Cowan, when he had finished. "Back to Harrodstown," answered the Colonel, shortly.
text_transcription: CLARK HAD BEEN STANDING QUIETLY ON THE BANK WHILE I HAD SCALPED MY FIRST RED SKIN THEN HE CALLED TOM THE CHESNEY TO HIM AND QUESTIONED HIM CLOSELY ABOUT OUR JOURNEY THE SIGNS WE HAD SEEN AND FINALLY THE NEWS IN THE WATOGA SETTLEMENTS WHILE THIS WAS GOING ON THE OTHERS GATHERED ROUND THEM WHAT NOW ASKED COWHINE WHEN HE HAD FINISHED BACK TO HAWARDSTOWN ANSWERED THE COLONEL SHORTLY
phonemes: klˈɑːɹk hɐdbɪn stˈændɪŋ kwˈaɪətli ɔnðə bˈæŋk wˌaɪl aɪ hæd skˈælpt maɪ fˈɜːst ɹˈɛdskɪn. ðˈɛn hiː kˈɔːld tˈɑːm mə tʃˈɛsni tə hˌɪm ænd kwˈɛstʃənd hˌɪm klˈoʊsli ɐbˌaʊt ˌaʊɚ dʒˈɜːni, ðə sˈaɪnz wiː hæd sˈiːn, ænd, fˈaɪnəli, ðə nˈuːz ɪnðə wˈæɾɔːɡə sˈɛɾəlmənts. wˌaɪl ðɪs wʌz ɡˌoʊɪŋ ɔnðɪ ˈʌðɚz ɡˈæðɚd ɹˈaʊnd ðˌɛm. "wˌʌt nˈaʊ?" ˈæskt kˈaʊən, wˌɛn hiː hæd fˈɪnɪʃt. "bˈæk tə hˈæɹədstˌaʊn," ˈænsɚd ðə kˈɜːnəl, ʃˈɔːɹtli.