text_original: These efforts were made with as much sagacity as energy. Not only did the quadruped erect itself to its greatest height  standing, as one might say, upon its toes  but on finding that it was not tall enough, it fell back upon all fours, and then reared up afresh in an endeavour to stretch still higher.
text_transcription: THESE EFFORTS WERE MADE WITH AS MUCH SAGACITY AS ENERGY NOT ONLY DID THE QUADRUPED ERECT ITSELF TO HIS GREATEST HEIGHT STANDING AS ONE MIGHT SAY UPON HIS TOES BUT ON FINDING THAT IT WAS NOT TALL ENOUGH IT FELL BACK UPON ALL FOURS AND THEN REARED UP AFRESH IN AN ENDEAVOR TO STRETCH STILL HIGHER
phonemes: ðiːz ˈɛfɚts wɜː mˌeɪd wɪð æz mˈʌtʃ səɡˈæsᵻɾi æz ˈɛnɚdʒi. nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli dˈɪd ðə kwˈɑːdɹʊpˌɛd ɪɹˈɛkt ɪtsˈɛlf tʊ ɪts ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst hˈaɪt stˈændɪŋ, æz wˈʌn mˌaɪt sˈeɪ, əpˌɑːn ɪts tˈoʊz bˌʌt ˌɔn fˈaɪndɪŋ ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz nˌɑːt tˈɔːl ɪnˈʌf, ɪt fˈɛl bˈæk əpˌɑːn ˈɔːl fˈɔːɹz, ænd ðˈɛn ɹˈɪɹd ˌʌp ɐfɹˈɛʃ ɪn ɐn ɛndˈɛvɚ tə stɹˈɛtʃ stˈɪl hˈaɪɚ.