text_original: The massive creature, though it moved about with apparently a gentle griding step, could go almost as fast as a galloping horse; and should it espy them in time, there would be but slight chance of eluding its prehensile trunk.
text_transcription: THE MASSIVE CREATURE THOUGH IT MOVED ABOUT WITH APPARENTLY A GENTLE GRINDING STEP COULD GO ALMOST AS FAST AS A GALLOPING HORSE AND SHOULD IT SPY THEM IN TIME THERE WOULD BE BUT SLIGHT CHANCE OF ELUDING ITS PREHENSILE TRUNK
phonemes: ðə mˈæsɪv kɹˈiːtʃɚ, ðˌoʊ ɪt mˈuːvd ɐbˌaʊt wɪð ɐpˈæɹəntli ɐ dʒˈɛntəl ɡɹˈaɪdɪŋ stˈɛp, kʊd ɡˌoʊ ˈɔːlmoʊst æz fˈæst æz ɐ ɡˈæləpˌɪŋ hˈɔːɹs; ænd ʃˌʊd ɪɾ ɛspˈaɪ ðˌɛm ɪn tˈaɪm, ðɛɹ wʊd biː bˌʌt slˈaɪt tʃˈæns ʌv ᵻlˈuːdɪŋ ɪts pɹɪhˈɛnsaɪl tɹˈʌŋk.