text_original: The messenger was Sergeant Thomas McChesney, and his long legs almost reached the ground on either side of the little beast. Leaping from the saddle, he seized me in his arms, set me down, and bade me tell Colonel Clark of his arrival.
text_transcription: THE MESSENGER WAS SERGEANT THOMAS MC CHESNEY AND HIS LONG LEGS ALMOST REACHED TO THE GROUND ON EITHER SIDE OF THE LITTLE BEAST LEAPING FROM THE SADDLE HE SEIZED ME IN HIS ARMS SET ME DOWN AND BADE ME TELL COLONEL CLARK OF HIS ARRIVAL
phonemes: ðə mˈɛsɪndʒɚ wʌz sˈɑːɹdʒənt tˈɑːməs mə tʃˈɛsni, ænd hɪz lˈɔŋ lˈɛɡz ˈɔːlmoʊst ɹˈiːtʃt ðə ɡɹˈaʊnd ˌɔn ˈiːðɚ sˈaɪd ʌvðə lˈɪɾəl bˈiːst. lˈiːpɪŋ fɹʌmðə sˈædəl, hiː sˈiːzd mˌiː ɪn hɪz ˈɑːɹmz, sˈɛt mˌiː dˈaʊn, ænd bˈeɪd mˌiː tˈɛl kˈɜːnəl klˈɑːɹk ʌv hɪz ɚɹˈaɪvəl.