text_original: They had incurred great risk in this chase of the bear: for although they had succeeded in destroying the formidable animal they lost themselves in the great labyrinthine cavern, and were only able to find their way out by making a fire with the stocks of their guns, and rendering the bear's grease available for candles  which fortunately enabled them to extricate themselves.
text_transcription: THEY HAD INCURED GREAT RISK IN THIS CHASE OF THE BEAR FOR ALTHOUGH THEY HAD SUCCEEDED IN DESTROYING THE FORMIDABLE ANIMAL THEY LOST THEMSELVES IN THE GREAT LABYRINTHINE CAVERN AND WERE ONLY ABLE TO FIND THEIR WAY OUT BY MAKING A FIRE WITH THE STUCKS OF THEIR GUNS AND RENDERING THE BEAR'S GREASE AVAILABLE FOR CANDLES WHICH FORTUNATELY ENABLED THEM TO EXTRICATE THEMSELVES
phonemes: ðeɪ hæd ɪŋkˈɜːd ɡɹˈeɪt ɹˈɪsk ɪn ðɪs tʃˈeɪs ʌvðə bˈɛɹ: fɔːɹ ɔːlðˈoʊ ðeɪ hæd səksˈiːdᵻd ɪn dᵻstɹˈɔɪɪŋ ðə fɔːɹmˈɪdəbəl ˈænɪməl ðeɪ lˈɔst ðɛmsˈɛlvz ɪnðə ɡɹˈeɪt lˌæbɚɹˈɪnθiːn kˈævɚn, ænd wɜːɹ ˈoʊnli ˈeɪbəl tə fˈaɪnd ðɛɹ wˈeɪ ˈaʊt baɪ mˌeɪkɪŋ ɐ fˈaɪɚ wɪððə stˈɑːks ʌv ðɛɹ ɡˈʌnz, ænd ɹˈɛndɚɹɪŋ ðə bˈɛɹz ɡɹˈiːs ɐvˈeɪləbəl fɔːɹ kˈændəlz wˌɪtʃ fˈɔːɹtʃənətli ɛnˈeɪbəld ðˌɛm tʊ ˈɛkstɹᵻkˌeɪt ðɛmsˈɛlvz.