text_original: Though only a "mild Hindoo," Ossaroo was possessed of a high degree of courage; and, most of his life having been spent as a shikaree, he had become well inured to the risk of losing it. Had he been a coward, or unused to such perils as at that moment surrounded him, he would in all likelihood have succumbed through fear; and toppled helplessly over upon the shoulders of the merciless monster that was threatening to destroy him.
text_transcription: THOUGH ONLY A MILD HINDOO BOSSAROU WAS POSSESSED OF A HIGHER DEGREE OF COURAGE AND MOST OF HIS LIFE HAVING BEEN SPENT AS A CHIKARY HE HAD BECOME WELL INURED TO THE RISK OF LOSING IT HAD HE BEEN A COWARD OR UNUSED TO SUCH PERILS AS AT THAT MOMENT SURROUNDED HIM HE WOULD IN ALL LIKELIHOOD HAVE SUCCUMBED THROUGH FEAR AND TOPPLED HELPLESSLY OVER UPON THE SHOULDERS OF THE MERCILESS MONSTER THAT WAS THREATENING TO DESTROY HIM
phonemes: ðˌoʊ ˈoʊnli ˈeɪ "mˈaɪld hˈɪnduː," ˈɑːsɐɹˌuː wʌz pəzˈɛst əvə hˈaɪ dᵻɡɹˈiː ʌv kˈɜːɹɪdʒ; ænd, mˈoʊst əv hɪz lˈaɪf hˌævɪŋ bˌɪn spˈɛnt æz ɐ ʃˈɪkɐɹˌiː, hiː hæd bɪkˌʌm wˈɛl ɪnjˈʊɹd tə ðə ɹˈɪsk ʌv lˈuːzɪŋ ɪt. hæd hiː bˌɪn ɐ kˈaʊɚd, ɔːɹ ʌnjˈuːzd tə sˈʌtʃ pˈɛɹəlz æz æt ðæt mˈoʊmənt sɚɹˈaʊndᵻd hˌɪm, hiː wʊd ɪn ˈɔːl lˈaɪklihˌʊd hæv səkˈʌmd θɹuː fˈɪɹ; ænd tˈɑːpəld hˈɛlpləsli ˌoʊvɚɹ əpˌɑːn ðə ʃˈoʊldɚz ʌvðə mˈɜːsiləs mˈɔnstɚ ðæt wʌz θɹˈɛʔn̩ɪŋ tə dᵻstɹˈɔɪ hˌɪm.