text_original: Ossaroo seemed bewildered at the very imminence of the danger. But it was only for a moment  only while he hesitated as to whether he should try to reach the tree. On perceiving that he could not do this with a fair chance of safety, he turned and ran in an opposite direction.
text_transcription: OSSAROU SEEMED BEWILDERED AT THE VERY IMMINENCE OF THE DANGER BUT IT WAS ONLY FOR A MOMENT ONLY WHILE HE HESITATED AS TO WHETHER HE SHOULD TRY TO REACH THE TREE ON PERCEIVING THAT HE COULD NOT DO THIS WITH A FAIR CHANCE OF SAFETY HE TURNED AND RAN IN AN OPPOSITE DIRECTION
phonemes: ˈɑːsɐɹˌuː sˈiːmd bᵻwˈɪldɚd æt ðə vˈɛɹi ˈɪmɪnəns ʌvðə dˈeɪndʒɚ. bˌʌt ɪt wʌz ˈoʊnli fɚɹə mˈoʊmənt ˈoʊnli wˌaɪl hiː hˈɛzᵻtˌeɪɾᵻd æz tə wˈɛðɚ hiː ʃˌʊd tɹˈaɪ tə ɹˈiːtʃ ðə tɹˈiː. ˌɔn pɚsˈiːvɪŋ ðæt hiː kʊd nˌɑːt dˈuː ðɪs wɪð ɐ fˈɛɹ tʃˈæns ʌv sˈeɪfti, hiː tˈɜːnd ænd ɹˈæn ɪn ɐn ˈɑːpəzˌɪt dᵻɹˈɛkʃən.