text_original: The cliff upon which he had been standing, was a sort of promontory projecting beyond the general line of the precipice; and towards the mountain slope above his escape had been already cut off by his challenger. On all other sides of him was the beetling cliff. He had no alternative but fight, or be "knocked over." It was less a matter of choice than necessity that determined him upon standing his ground.
text_transcription: THE CLIFF UPON WHICH HE HAD BEEN STANDING WAS A SORT OF PROMONTORY PROJECTING BEYOND THE GENERAL LINE OF THE PRECIPICE AND TOWARDS THE MOUNTAIN SLOPE ABOVE HIS ESCAPE HAD ALREADY BEEN CUT OFF BY HIS CHALLENGER ON ALL OTHER SIDES OF HIM WAS THE BEETLING CLIFF HE HAD NO ALTERNATIVE BUT FIGHT OR BEEN KNOCKED OVER IT WAS LESS A MATTER OF CHOICE THAN NECESSITY THAT DETERMINED HIM UPON STANDING HIS GROUND
phonemes: ðə klˈɪf əpˌɑːn wˌɪtʃ hiː hɐdbɪn stˈændɪŋ, wʌzɐ sˈɔːɹt ʌv pɹˈɑːmɔntɚɹi pɹədʒˈɛktɪŋ bᵻjˌɔnd ðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl lˈaɪn ʌvðə pɹˈɛsᵻpˌɪs; ænd təwˈɔːɹdz ðə mˈaʊntɪn slˈoʊp əbˌʌv hɪz ɛskˈeɪp hɐdbɪn ɔːlɹˌɛdi kˈʌt ˈɔf baɪ hɪz tʃˈælɪndʒɚ. ˌɔn ˈɔːl ˈʌðɚ sˈaɪdz ʌv hˌɪm wʌzðə bˈiːɾəlɪŋ klˈɪf. hiː hæd nˈoʊ ɔːltˈɜːnətˌɪv bˌʌt fˈaɪt, ɔːɹ bˈiː "nˈɑːkt ˈoʊvɚ." ɪt wʌz lˈɛs ɐ mˈæɾɚɹ ʌv tʃˈɔɪs ðɐn nəsˈɛsɪɾi ðæt dɪtˈɜːmɪnd hˌɪm əpˌɑːn stˈændɪŋ hɪz ɡɹˈaʊnd.