text_original: Before the spectators had been watching it five minutes, the water lapped up nearly to the level of its back, and then inch by inch, and foot by foot, it rose higher, until the round shoulders were submerged, and only the head and its long trumpet like extension appeared above the surface.
text_transcription: BEFORE THE SPECTATORS HAD BEEN WATCHING IT FIVE MINUTES THE WATER LEAPT UP NEARLY TO THE LEVEL OF ITS BACK AND THEN INCH BY INCH AND FOOT BY FOOT IT ROSE HIGHER UNTIL THE ROUND SHOULDERS WERE SUBMERGED AND ONLY THE HEAD AND ITS LONG TRUMPET LIKE EXTENSION APPEARED ABOVE THE SURFACE
phonemes: bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə spɛktˈeɪɾɚz hɐdbɪn wˈɑːtʃɪŋ ɪt fˈaɪv mˈɪnɪts, ðə wˈɔːɾɚ lˈæpt ˌʌp nˌɪɹli tə ðə lˈɛvəl ʌv ɪts bˈæk, ænd ðˈɛn ˈɪntʃ baɪ ˈɪntʃ, ænd fˈʊt baɪ fˈʊt, ɪt ɹˈoʊz hˈaɪɚ, ʌntˈɪl ðə ɹˈaʊnd ʃˈoʊldɚz wɜː səbmˈɜːdʒd, ænd ˈoʊnli ðə hˈɛd ænd ɪts lˈɔŋ tɹˈʌmpɪt lˈaɪk ɛkstˈɛnʃən ɐpˈɪɹd əbˌʌv ðə sˈɜːfɪs.