text_original: Not content with stripping the tree of its branches, the old tusker seized hold of its trunk  lapping his own _trunk_ as far as he could around it  and commenced tugging at it, as if he had hopes of being able to drag it up by the roots.
text_transcription: NOT CONTENT WITH STRIPPING THE TREE OF HIS BRANCHES THE OLD TUSKER SEIZED HOLD OF ITS TRUNK LAPPING HIS OWN TRUNK AS FAR AS HE COULD ROUND IT AND COMMENCED TUGGING AT IT AS IF HE HAD HOPES OF BEING ABLE TO DRAG IT UP BY THE ROOTS
phonemes: nˌɑːt kˈɑːntɛnt wɪð stɹˈɪpɪŋ ðə tɹˈiː ʌv ɪts bɹˈæntʃᵻz, ðɪ ˈoʊld tˈʌskɚ sˈiːzd hˈoʊld ʌv ɪts tɹˈʌŋk lˈæpɪŋ hɪz ˈoʊn tɹˈʌŋk æz fˈɑːɹ æz hiː kʊd ɚɹˈaʊnd ɪt ænd kəmˈɛnst tˈʌɡɪŋ ˈæɾɪt, æz ɪf hiː hæd hˈoʊps ʌv bˌiːɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tə dɹˈæɡ ɪɾ ˌʌp baɪ ðə ɹˈuːts.