text_original: It was the great bamboo of the tropical jungles that Ossaroo sighed for; and which on their way up through the lower ranges of the Himalayas they had seen growing in vast brakes, its tall stems often rising to the height of a hundred feet.
text_transcription: IT WAS THE GREAT BAMBOO OF THE TROPICAL JUNGLES THAT OSERU CITED FOR AND WHICH ON THEIR WAY UP THROUGH THE LOWER RANGES OF THE HIMALAYAS THEY HAD SEEN GROWING IN VAST BRAKES ITS TALL STEMS OFTEN RISING TO THE HEIGHT OF A HUNDRED FEET
phonemes: ɪt wʌzðə ɡɹˈeɪt bæmbˈuː ʌvðə tɹˈɑːpɪkəl dʒˈʌŋɡəlz ðæt ˈɑːsɐɹˌuː sˈaɪd fɔːɹ; ænd wˌɪtʃ ˌɔn ðɛɹ wˈeɪ ˌʌp θɹuː ðə lˈoʊɚ ɹˈeɪndʒᵻz ʌvðə hˌɪməlˈeɪəz ðeɪ hæd sˈiːn ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ ɪn vˈæst bɹˈeɪks, ɪts tˈɔːl stˈɛmz ˈɔfən ɹˈaɪzɪŋ tə ðə hˈaɪt əvə hˈʌndɹɪd fˈiːt.