text_original: Fortunately for Ossaroo, the elephant had reached its very highest on first rearing up; and though it kept going round and round the rock, from no side could it do more than just touch with the top of its trunk the edge of the little flat space, upon which the feet of the shikaree were resting.
text_transcription: FORTUNATELY FOR OSOROO THE ELEPHANT HAD REACHED ITS VERY HEIGHT ON FIRST REARING UP AND THOUGH IT KEPT GOING ROUND AND ROUND THE ROCK FROM NO SIGHT COULD IT DO MORE THAN JUST TOUCH WITH THE TOP OF ITS TRUNK THE EDGE OF THE LITTLE FLAT SPACE UPON WHICH THE FEET OF THE CHIKARI WERE RESTING
phonemes: fˈɔːɹtʃənətli fɔːɹ ˈɑːsɐɹˌuː, ðɪ ˈɛlɪfənt hæd ɹˈiːtʃt ɪts vˈɛɹi hˈaɪɪst ˌɔn fˈɜːst ɹˈɪɹɪŋ ˈʌp; ænd ðˌoʊ ɪt kˈɛpt ɡˌoʊɪŋ ɹˈaʊnd ænd ɹˈaʊnd ðə ɹˈɑːk, fɹʌm nˈoʊ sˈaɪd kʊd ɪt dˈuː mˈɔːɹ ðɐn dʒˈʌst tˈʌtʃ wɪððə tˈɑːp ʌv ɪts tɹˈʌŋk ðɪ ˈɛdʒ ʌvðə lˈɪɾəl flˈæt spˈeɪs, əpˌɑːn wˌɪtʃ ðə fˈiːt ʌvðə ʃˈɪkɐɹˌiː wɜː ɹˈɛstɪŋ.