text_original: Once the German seemed to drop like a stone for a thousand feet or so. "Got him !" shouted Jim — but the gunner shook his head. 290 MEN, WOMEN AND GUNS **A common trick," he answered. "He found it get  ting a bit warm, and that upsets one's range. Vou'II find he'll be off now." Sure enough he was — with his nose for home he turned tail and fled.
text_transcription: ONCE THE GERMAN SEEMED TO DROP LIKE A STONE FOR A THOUSAND FEET OR SO GOT EM SHOUTED JEM BUT THE GUNNER SHOOK HIS HEAD A COMMON TRICK HE ANSWERED HE FOUND IT GETTING A BIT WARM AND THAT UPSETS ONE'S RANGE YOU'LL FIND HE'LL BE OFF NOW SURE ENOUGH HE WAS WITH HIS NOSE FOR HOME HE TURNED TAIL AND FLED
phonemes: wˈʌns ðə dʒˈɜːmən sˈiːmd tə dɹˈɑːp lˈaɪk ɐ stˈoʊn fɚɹə θˈaʊzənd fˈiːt ɔːɹ sˈoʊ. "ɡˈɑːt hˌɪm !" ʃˈaʊɾᵻd dʒˈɪm — bˌʌt ðə ɡˈʌnɚ ʃˈʊk hɪz hˈɛd. tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti mˈɛn, wˈɪmɪn ænd ɡˈʌnz ˈæstɚɹˌɪskɐstɚɹˌɪsk ɐ kˈɑːmən tɹˈɪk," hiː ˈænsɚd. "hiː fˈaʊnd ɪt ɡɛt tˈɪŋ ɐ bˈɪt wˈɔːɹm, ænd ðæt ʌpsˈɛts wˈʌnz ɹˈeɪndʒ. vˈaʊɪˌaɪ fˈaɪnd hiːl biː ˈɔf nˈaʊ." ʃˈʊɹ ɪnˈʌf hiː wʌz — wɪð hɪz nˈoʊz fɔːɹ hˈoʊm hiː tˈɜːnd tˈeɪl ænd flˈɛd.