text_original: It is not easy to comprehend how Colonel Markham's tahir could have fallen eighty yards  that is, 240 feet  to say nothing of the supplementary descent of forty five feet further  without being smashed to "smithereens."
text_transcription: IT IS NOT EASY TO COMPREHEND HOW COLONEL MARCAM'S TI HERE COULD HAVE FALLEN EIGHTY YARDS THAT IS TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY FEET TO SAY NOTHING OF THE SUPPLEMENTARY DESCENT OF FORTY FIVE FEET FARTHER WITHOUT BEING SMASHED TO SYMMATHERINES
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz nˌɑːt ˈiːzi tə kˌɑːmpɹihˈɛnd hˌaʊ kˈɜːnəl mˈɑːɹkæmz tˈæhɪɹ kˌʊdɐv fˈɔːlən ˈeɪɾi jˈɑːɹdz ðæt ˈɪz, tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi fˈiːt tə sˈeɪ nˈʌθɪŋ ʌvðə sˌʌplɪmˈɛntɚɹi dᵻsˈɛnt ʌv fˈɔːɹɾi fˈaɪv fˈiːt fˈɜːðɚ wɪðˌaʊt bˌiːɪŋ smˈæʃt tuː "smˈɪθɚɹˌiːnz."