text_original: Although confident that they were in security, our adventurers were anything but exultant. They saw that they were only safe for the time; and, that although their dreaded adversary might after a while withdraw and leave them free to descend, still there could be no security for the future. They had now less hope of being able to destroy this powerful enemy: as they had only one charge left for their guns, and that might not be sufficient to take away his life.
text_transcription: ALTHOUGH CONFIDENT THAT THEY WERE IN SECURITY OUR ADVENTURERS WERE IN ANYTHING BUT EXULTANT THEY SAW THAT THEY WERE ONLY SAFE FOR THE TIME AND ALTHOUGH THEIR DREADED ADVERSARY MIGHT AFTER A WHILE WITHDRAW AND LEAVE THEM FREE TO DESCEND STILL THERE COULD BE NO SECURITY FOR THE FUTURE THEY HAD NOW LESS HOPE OF BEING ABLE TO DESTROY THIS POWERFUL ENEMY AS THEY HAD ONLY ONE CHARGE LEFT FOR THEIR GUNS AND THAT MIGHT NOT BE SUFFICIENT TO TAKE AWAY HIS LIFE
phonemes: ɔːlðˈoʊ kˈɑːnfɪdənt ðæt ðeɪ wɜːɹ ɪn sᵻkjˈʊɹɹᵻɾi, ˌaʊɚɹ ɐdvˈɛntʃɚɹɚz wɜːɹ ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ bˌʌt ɛɡzˈʌltənt. ðeɪ sˈɔː ðæt ðeɪ wɜːɹ ˈoʊnli sˈeɪf fɚðə tˈaɪm; ænd, ðæt ɔːlðˈoʊ ðɛɹ dɹˈɛdᵻd ˈædvɚsɚɹi mˌaɪt ˈæftɚɹ ɐ wˈaɪl wɪθdɹˈɔː ænd lˈiːv ðˌɛm fɹˈiː tə dᵻsˈɛnd, stˈɪl ðɛɹ kʊd biː nˈoʊ sᵻkjˈʊɹɹᵻɾi fɚðə fjˈuːtʃɚ. ðeɪ hæd nˈaʊ lˈɛs hˈoʊp ʌv bˌiːɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tə dᵻstɹˈɔɪ ðɪs pˈaʊɚfəl ˈɛnəmi: æz ðeɪ hæd ˈoʊnli wˈʌn tʃˈɑːɹdʒ lˈɛft fɔːɹ ðɛɹ ɡˈʌnz, ænd ðæt mˌaɪt nˌɑːt biː səfˈɪʃənt tə tˈeɪk ɐwˈeɪ hɪz lˈaɪf.