text_original: At the first glance he pronounced it an ibex; although he had never seen a living ibex before. But the goat like shape of the animal, its shaggy coat, and above all, the immense ringed horns curving regularly backward over its shoulders, were all characteristic points, which Karl was able to identify by a comparison with pictures he had seen in books, and stuffed skins he had examined in a museum.
text_transcription: AT THE FIRST GLANCE HE PRONOUNCED IT AN EYEBEX ALTHOUGH HE HAD NEVER SEEN A LIVING IBEX BEFORE BUT THE GOAT LIKE SHAPED OLD ANIMAL ITS SHAGGY COAT AND ABOVE ALL THE IMMENSE RINGED HORNS CURVING REGULARLY BACKWARD OVER HIS SHOULDERS WERE ALL CHARACTERISTIC POINTS WHICH KARL WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY BY A COMPARISON WITH PICTURES HE HAD SEEN IN BOOKS AND STUFFED SKINS HE HAD EXAMINED IN A MUSEUM
phonemes: æt ðə fˈɜːst ɡlˈæns hiː pɹənˈaʊnst ɪɾ ɐn ˈaɪbɛks; ɔːlðˈoʊ hiː hæd nˈɛvɚ sˈiːn ɐ lˈɪvɪŋ ˈaɪbɛks bᵻfˈɔːɹ. bˌʌt ðə ɡˈoʊt lˈaɪk ʃˈeɪp ʌvðɪ ˈænɪməl, ɪts ʃˈæɡi kˈoʊt, ænd əbˌʌv ˈɔːl, ðɪ ɪmˈɛns ɹˈɪŋɡd hˈɔːɹnz kˈɜːvɪŋ ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚli bˈækwɚd ˌoʊvɚɹ ɪts ʃˈoʊldɚz, wɜːɹ ˈɔːl kˌæɹɪktɚɹˈɪstɪk pˈɔɪnts, wˌɪtʃ kˈɑːɹl wʌz ˈeɪbəl tʊ aɪdˈɛntᵻfˌaɪ baɪ ɐ kəmpˈæɹɪsən wɪð pˈɪktʃɚz hiː hæd sˈiːn ɪn bˈʊks, ænd stˈʌft skˈɪnz hiː hæd ɛɡzˈæmɪnd ɪn ɐ mjuːzˈiəm.