text_original: The first thought of Caspar was to lay hold of his gun with the idea of taking a shot at it; but both the others interposed to prevent this   pointing out the impossibility of hitting at such a distance. Although seemingly much nearer, the ibex was considerably more than a hundred yards from where they were seated: for the point of the precipice upon which it stood was quite four hundred feet above the level.
text_transcription: THE FIRST THOUGHT OF KASPAR WAS TO LAY HOLD OF HIS GUN WITH THE IDEA OF TAKING A SHOT AT IT BUT BOTH THE OTHERS INTERPOSED TO PREVENT THIS POINTING OUT THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF HITTING AT SUCH A DISTANCE ALTHOUGH SEEMINGLY MUCH NEARER THE IBEX WAS CONSIDERABLY MORE THAN A HUNDRED YARDS FROM WHERE THEY WERE SEATED FOR THE POINT OF THE PRECIPICE UPON WHICH IT STOOD WAS QUITE FOUR HUNDRED FEET ABOVE THE LEVEL
phonemes: ðə fˈɜːst θˈɔːt ʌv kˈæspɑːɹ wʌz tə lˈeɪ hˈoʊld ʌv hɪz ɡˈʌn wɪððɪ aɪdˈiə ʌv tˈeɪkɪŋ ɐ ʃˈɑːt ˈæɾɪt; bˌʌt bˈoʊθ ðɪ ˈʌðɚz ˌɪntɚpˈoʊzd tə pɹɪvˈɛnt ðɪs pˈɔɪntɪŋ ˈaʊt ðɪ ɪmpˌɑːsəbˈɪlᵻɾi ʌv hˈɪɾɪŋ æt sˈʌtʃ ɐ dˈɪstəns. ɔːlðˈoʊ sˈiːmɪŋli mˈʌtʃ nˈɪɹɚ, ðɪ ˈaɪbɛks wʌz kənsˈɪdɚɹəbli mˈɔːɹ ðˌænə hˈʌndɹɪd jˈɑːɹdz fɹʌm wˈɛɹ ðeɪ wɜː sˈiːɾᵻd: fɚðə pˈɔɪnt ʌvðə pɹˈɛsᵻpˌɪs əpˌɑːn wˌɪtʃ ɪt stˈʊd wʌz kwˈaɪt fˈɔːɹ hˈʌndɹɪd fˈiːt əbˌʌv ðə lˈɛvəl.