text_original: On the contrary, the infuriated animal, on finding itself baulked by the worthlessness of the fabric composing the skirt of the shikaree, spitefully tossed the piece of cloth from its trunk; and, rearing itself on its hind legs, threw its body into an erect attitude, with its fore feet resting high up against the rock. One might have fancied that it was about to climb the obelisk; and this it would certainly have done had the thing been possible.
text_transcription: ON THE CONTRARY THE INFURIATED ANIMAL ON FINDING ITSELF BULKED BY THE WORTHLESSNESS OF THE FABRIC COMPOSING THE SKIRT OF THE CHIKARI SPITEFULLY TOSSED A PIECE OF CLOTH FROM ITS TRUNK AND REARING ITSELF ON ITS HIND LEGS THREW ITS BODY INTO AN ERECT ATTITUDE WITH ITS FORE FEET RESTING HIGH UP AGAINST THE ROCK ONE MIGHT HAVE FANCIED THAT IT WAS ABOUT TO CLIMB THE OBELISK AND THIS IT WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE DONE HAD THE THING BEEN POSSIBLE
phonemes: ɔnðə kˈɑːntɹɛɹi, ðɪ ɪnfjˈʊɹɹɪˌeɪɾᵻd ˈænɪməl, ˌɔn fˈaɪndɪŋ ɪtsˈɛlf bˈɔːkt baɪ ðə wˈɜːθləsnəs ʌvðə fˈæbɹɪk kəmpˈoʊzɪŋ ðə skˈɜːt ʌvðə ʃˈɪkɐɹˌiː, spˈaɪtfəli tˈɔst ðə pˈiːs ʌv klˈɔθ fɹʌm ɪts tɹˈʌŋk; ænd, ɹˈɪɹɪŋ ɪtsˈɛlf ˌɔn ɪts hˈaɪnd lˈɛɡz, θɹˈuː ɪts bˈɑːdi ˌɪntʊ ɐn ɪɹˈɛkt ˈæɾɪtˌuːd, wɪð ɪts fˈɔːɹ fˈiːt ɹˈɛstɪŋ hˈaɪ ˌʌp ɐɡˈɛnst ðə ɹˈɑːk. wˈʌn mˌaɪthɐv fˈænsid ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz ɐbˌaʊt tə klˈaɪm ðɪ ˈɑːbəlɪsk; ænd ðɪs ɪt wʊd sˈɜːʔn̩li hæv dˈʌn hæd ðə θˈɪŋ bˌɪn pˈɑːsᵻbəl.