text_original: He has grit, and as good a head as any of us. I reckon if it hadn't been for him some of them would have turned back long ago." I saw Tom grinning at the Colonel as gratefully as though he himself had been praised.
text_transcription: HE HAS A GRIP AND AS GOOD A HEAD AS ANY OF US I RECKON IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR HIM SOME OF THEM WOULD HAVE TURNED BACK LONG AGO I SAW TOM GRINNING AT THE COLONEL AS GRATEFULLY AS THOUGH HE HIMSELF HAD BEEN PRAISED
phonemes: hiː hɐz ɡɹˈɪt, ænd æz ɡˈʊd ɐ hˈɛd æz ˌɛni ʌv ˌʌs. aɪ ɹˈɛkən ɪf ɪt hˈædənt bˌɪn fɔːɹ hˌɪm sˌʌm ʌv ðˌɛm wʊdhɐv tˈɜːnd bˈæk lˈɔŋ ɐɡˈoʊ." aɪ sˈɔː tˈɑːm ɡɹˈɪnɪŋ æt ðə kˈɜːnəl æz ɡɹˈeɪtfəli æz ðˌoʊ hiː hɪmsˈɛlf hɐdbɪn pɹˈeɪzd.