text_original: CHAPTER NINE. A RECONNOISSANCE INTERRUPTED. Though the three had set out that morning with a wholesome dread of the elephant, and a determination to go about their reconnoissance with caution, their joy at the discovery of the ledges, and the eagerness with which they were scanning them, had for the moment banished from their minds all thoughts of the great quadruped.
text_transcription: CHAPTER NINE AMERICANISSANCE INTERRUPTED THOUGH THE THREE HAD SET OUT THAT MORNING WITH A WHOLESOME DREAD OF THE ELEPHANT AND A DETERMINATION TO GO BUT THEIR RECONNAISSANCE WITH CAUTION THEIR JOY AT THE DISCOVERY OF THE LEDGES AND THE EAGERNESS WITH WHICH THEY WERE SCANNING THEM HAD FOR THE MOMENT BANISHED FROM THEIR MINDS ALL THOUGHTS OF THE GREAT QUADRUPED
phonemes: tʃˈæptɚ nˈaɪn. ɐ ɹˌiːkˈɑːnəsəns ˌɪntɚɹˈʌptᵻd. ðˌoʊ ðə θɹˈiː hæd sˈɛt ˈaʊt ðæt mˈɔːɹnɪŋ wɪð ɐ hˈoʊlsʌm dɹˈɛd ʌvðɪ ˈɛlɪfənt, ænd ɐ dɪtˌɜːmᵻnˈeɪʃən tə ɡˌoʊ ɐbˌaʊt ðɛɹ ɹˌiːkˈɑːnəsəns wɪð kˈɔːʃən, ðɛɹ dʒˈɔɪ æt ðə dɪskˈʌvɚɹi ʌvðə lˈɛdʒᵻz, ænd ðɪ ˈiːɡɚnəs wɪð wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ wɜː skˈænɪŋ ðˌɛm, hæd fɚðə mˈoʊmənt bˈænɪʃt fɹʌm ðɛɹ mˈaɪndz ˈɔːl θˈɔːts ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪt kwˈɑːdɹʊpˌɛd.