text_original: Bending their eyes on the brute below, and watching its movements, they at once perceived that the shikaree had spoken the truth. The elephant was evidently sinking in the quicksand! They had noticed that when it first entered the bed of the stream, the water had not reached far above its knees. Now it was up to its sides, and slowly but gradually rising higher.
text_transcription: BENDING THEIR EYES ON THE BRUTE BLOW AND WATCHING ITS MOVEMENTS THEY AT ONCE PERCEIVED THAT THE CHIKARI HAD SPOKEN THE TRUTH THE ELEPHANT WAS EVIDENTLY SINKING IN THE QUICKSAND THEY HAD NOTICED THAT WHEN IT FIRST ENTERED THE BED OF THE STREAM THE WATER HAD NOT REACHED FAR ABOVE ITS KNEES NOW IT WAS UP TO ITS SIDES AND SLOWLY BUT GRADUALLY RISING HIGHER
phonemes: bˈɛndɪŋ ðɛɹ ˈaɪz ɔnðə bɹˈuːt bᵻlˈoʊ, ænd wˈɑːtʃɪŋ ɪts mˈuːvmənts, ðeɪ ɐtwˈʌns pɚsˈiːvd ðætðə ʃˈɪkɐɹˌiː hæd spˈoʊkən ðə tɹˈuːθ. ðɪ ˈɛlɪfənt wʌz ˈɛvɪdəntli sˈɪŋkɪŋ ɪnðə kwˈɪksænd! ðeɪ hæd nˈoʊɾɪst ðæt wɛn ɪt fˈɜːst ˈɛntɚd ðə bˈɛd ʌvðə stɹˈiːm, ðə wˈɔːɾɚ hæd nˌɑːt ɹˈiːtʃt fˈɑːɹ əbˌʌv ɪts nˈiːz. nˈaʊ ɪt wʌz ˌʌp tʊ ɪts sˈaɪdz, ænd slˈoʊli bˌʌt ɡɹˈædʒuːəli ɹˈaɪzɪŋ hˈaɪɚ.