text_original: There was only a second of time between the commencement of their flight and that of Ossaroo; but short as it was, it decided the preference of the pursuer, and Ossaroo became the sole object of pursuit. The shikaree would fain have made for the tree, to which the others were retreating; but the proboscis of the elephant was already so far advanced in that direction, that there was every probability it might get lapped upon him before he could climb beyond reach.
text_transcription: THERE WAS ONLY A SECOND OF TIME BETWEEN THE COMMENCEMENT OF THEIR FLIGHT AND THAT OF OSOROO BUT SHORT AS IT WAS IT DECIDED THE PREFERENCE OF THE PURSUER UNOSSARU BECAME THE SOLE OBJECT OR PURSUIT THE CHIKARI WOULD FAIN HAVE MADE FOR THE TREE TO WHICH THE OTHERS WERE RETREATING BUT THE PROBAS OF THE ELEPHANT WAS ALREADY SO FAR ADVANCED IN THAT DIRECTION THAT THERE WAS EVERY PROBABILITY IT MIGHT GET LAPPED UPON HIM BEFORE HE COULD CLIMB BEYOND REACH
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌʌz ˈoʊnli ɐ sˈɛkənd ʌv tˈaɪm bᵻtwˌiːn ðə kəmˈɛnsmənt ʌv ðɛɹ flˈaɪt ænd ðæt ʌv ˈɑːsɐɹˌuː; bˌʌt ʃˈɔːɹt æz ɪt wˈʌz, ɪt dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd ðə pɹˈɛfɹəns ʌvðə pɚsˈuːɚ, ænd ˈɑːsɐɹˌuː bɪkˌeɪm ðə sˈoʊl ˈɑːbdʒɛkt ʌv pɚsˈuːt. ðə ʃˈɪkɐɹˌiː wʊd fˈeɪn hæv mˌeɪd fɚðə tɹˈiː, tə wˌɪtʃ ðɪ ˈʌðɚz wɜː ɹᵻtɹˈiːɾɪŋ; bˌʌt ðə pɹəbˈɑːskɪs ʌvðɪ ˈɛlɪfənt wʌz ɔːlɹˌɛdi sˈoʊ fˌɑːɹ ɐdvˈænst ɪn ðæt dᵻɹˈɛkʃən, ðæt ðɛɹwˌʌz ˈɛvɹi pɹˌɑːbəbˈɪlᵻɾi ɪt mˌaɪt ɡɛt lˈæpt əpˌɑːn hˌɪm bᵻfˌɔːɹ hiː kʊd klˈaɪm bᵻjˌɔnd ɹˈiːtʃ.