text_original: A second   half a second more  and he would have been too late: for ere he had reached the summit of the pillar, the digit point of the elephant's trunk was inserted under the skirt of his tunic; and had the garment been of tougher material; Ossaroo would have been jerked back to the ground more rapidly than he had ascended.
text_transcription: A SECOND HALF A SECOND MORE AND HE WOULD HAVE BEEN TOO LATE FOR ERE HE HAD REACHED THE SUMMIT OF THE PILLAR THE DIGIT POINT OF THE ELEPHANT'S TRUNK WAS INSERTED UNDER THE SKIRT OF HIS TUNIC AND HAD THE GARMENT BEEN OF TOUGHER MATERIAL OSSAROO WOULD HAVE BEEN JERKED BACK TO THE GROUND MORE RAPIDLY THAN HE HAD ASCENDED
phonemes: ɐ sˈɛkənd hˈæf ɐ sˈɛkənd mˈɔːɹ ænd hiː wʊdhɐv bˌɪn tˈuː lˈeɪt: fɔːɹ ˈɛɹ hiː hæd ɹˈiːtʃt ðə sˈʌmɪt ʌvðə pˈɪlɚ, ðə dˈɪdʒɪt pˈɔɪnt ʌvðɪ ˈɛlɪfənts tɹˈʌŋk wʌz ɪnsˈɜːɾᵻd ˌʌndɚ ðə skˈɜːt ʌv hɪz tˈuːnɪk; ænd hæd ðə ɡˈɑːɹmənt bˌɪn ʌv tˈʌfɚ mətˈɪɹiəl; ˈɑːsɐɹˌuː wʊdhɐv bˌɪn dʒˈɜːkt bˈæk tə ðə ɡɹˈaʊnd mˈɔːɹ ɹˈæpɪdli ðɐn hiː hæd ɐsˈɛndᵻd.