text_original: Whether the smart of this wound disconcerted him, or the unevenness of the ground made him reel, I know not, but he staggered some paces back: I followed close, and with one stroke cut the tendons of the back of his hand, Upon which his cutlass dropped, and he remained defenceless.
text_transcription: WHETHER THE SMART OF THIS WOUND DISCONCERTED HIM OR THE UNEVENNESS OF THE GROUND MADE HIM REAL I KNOW NOT BUT HE STAGGERED SOME PACES BACK I FOLLOWED CLOSE AND WITH ONE STROKE CUT THE TENDONS OF THE BACK OF HIS HAND UPON WHICH HIS CUTLASS DROPPED AND HE REMAINED DEFENCELESS
phonemes: wˈɛðɚ ðə smˈɑːɹt ʌv ðɪs wˈuːnd dɪskənsˈɜːɾᵻd hˌɪm, ɔːɹ ðɪ ʌnˈiːvənnəs ʌvðə ɡɹˈaʊnd mˌeɪd hˌɪm ɹˈiːl, aɪ nˈoʊ nˈɑːt, bˌʌt hiː stˈæɡɚd sˌʌm pˈeɪsᵻz bˈæk: aɪ fˈɑːloʊd klˈoʊs, ænd wɪð wˈʌn stɹˈoʊk kˈʌt ðə tˈɛndənz ʌvðə bˈæk ʌv hɪz hˈænd, əpˌɑːn wˌɪtʃ hɪz kˈʌtləs dɹˈɑːpt, ænd hiː ɹᵻmˈeɪnd dᵻfˈɛnsləs.