text_original: These would scarce have been sufficient protection against the talons of an eagle; and Fritz would very likely have lost one of his eyes, or perhaps both of them, had it not been for an arrow springing from the bow of the shikaree; which, transfixing the great bird right through the gizzard, brought it down with a "flop" upon the surface of the earth.
text_transcription: THESE WOULD SCARCE HAVE BEEN SUFFICIENT PROTECTION AGAINST THE TALONS OF THE EAGLE AND FRITZ WOULD VERY LIKELY HAVE LOST ONE OF HIS EYES OR PERHAPS BOTH OF THEM HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR AN ARROW SPRINGING FROM THE BOW OF THE CHIKARI WHICH TRANSFIXING THE GREAT BIRD RIGHT THROUGH THE GIZART BROUGHT IT DOWN WITH A FLOP UPON THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH
phonemes: ðiːz wʊd skˈɛɹs hɐvbɪn səfˈɪʃənt pɹətˈɛkʃən ɐɡˈɛnst ðə tˈælɑːnz əvən ˈiːɡəl; ænd fɹˈɪts wʊd vˈɛɹi lˈaɪkli hæv lˈɔst wˈʌn ʌv hɪz ˈaɪz, ɔːɹ pɚhˈæps bˈoʊθ ʌv ðˌɛm, hˌædɪt nˌɑːt bˌɪn fɚɹən ˈæɹoʊ spɹˈɪŋɪŋ fɹʌmðə bˈoʊ ʌvðə ʃˈɪkɐɹˌiː; wˈɪtʃ, tɹænsfˈɪksɪŋ ðə ɡɹˈeɪt bˈɜːd ɹˈaɪt θɹuː ðə ɡˈɪzɚd, bɹˈɔːt ɪt dˌaʊn wɪð ˈeɪ "flˈɑːp" əpˌɑːn ðə sˈɜːfɪs ʌvðɪ ˈɜːθ.