text_original: He ate and slept long, and the following day he took time to make himself comfortable and presentable before he sallied forth to find the offices of the engineer corps. Then he walked on as directed, and heard men talking of Indian ambushes and troops.
text_transcription: HE ATE AND SLEPT LONG AND THE FOLLOWING DAY HE TOOK TIME TO MAKE HIMSELF COMFORTABLE AND PRESENTABLE BEFORE HE SALLIED FORTH TO FIND THE OFFICES OF THE ENGINEER CORPS THEN HE WALKED ON AS DIRECTED AND HEARD MEN TALKING OF INDIAN AMBUSHES AND TROOPS
phonemes: hiː ˈeɪt ænd slˈɛpt lˈɔŋ, ænd ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ dˈeɪ hiː tˈʊk tˈaɪm tə mˌeɪk hɪmsˈɛlf kˈʌmftəbəl ænd pɹɪzˈɛntəbəl bᵻfˌɔːɹ hiː sˈælid fˈɔːɹθ tə fˈaɪnd ðɪ ˈɑːfɪsᵻz ʌvðɪ ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹ kˈɔːɹ. ðˈɛn hiː wˈɔːkt ˌɔn æz dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd, ænd hˈɜːd mˈɛn tˈɔːkɪŋ ʌv ˈɪndiən ˈæmbʊʃᵻz ænd tɹˈuːps.