text_original: They might have seen me, though I had kept very still in the twisted roots of the oak, and now I was cramped. If Indians were there, they could determine our position well enough by the occasional stamping and snorting of the horses.
text_transcription: THEY MIGHT HAVE SEEN ME THOUGH I HAD KEPT VERY STILL IN THE TWISTED ROOTS OF THE OAK AND NOW I WAS CRAMPED IF INDIANS WERE THERE THEY COULD DETERMINE OUR POSITION WELL ENOUGH BY THE OCCASIONAL SNAPPING AND SNORTING OF THE HORSES
phonemes: ðeɪ mˌaɪthɐv sˈiːn mˌiː, ðˌoʊ aɪ hæd kˈɛpt vˈɛɹi stˈɪl ɪnðə twˈɪstᵻd ɹˈuːts ʌvðɪ ˈoʊk, ænd nˈaʊ aɪ wʌz kɹˈæmpt. ɪf ˈɪndiənz wɜː ðˈɛɹ, ðeɪ kʊd dɪtˈɜːmɪn ˌaʊɚ pəzˈɪʃən wˈɛl ɪnˈʌf baɪ ðɪ əkˈeɪʒənəl stˈæmpɪŋ ænd snˈɔːɹɾɪŋ ʌvðə hˈɔːɹsᵻz.