text_original: Drawing his long knife, he rushed out into the water; and, with one clean cut, severed the muscular mass from its supporting stem, as a sickle would have levelled some soft succulent weed.
text_transcription: DRAWING HIS LONG KNIFE HE RUSHED OUT INTO THE WATER AND WITH ONE CLEAN CUT SEVERED THE MUSCULAR MASS FROM ITS SUPPORTING STEM AS A SICKLE WOULD HAVE LEVELLED SOME SOFT SUCCULENT WEED
phonemes: dɹˈɔːɪŋ hɪz lˈɔŋ nˈaɪf, hiː ɹˈʌʃt ˈaʊt ˌɪntʊ ðə wˈɔːɾɚ; ænd, wɪð wˈʌn klˈiːn kˈʌt, sˈɛvɚd ðə mˈʌskjʊlɚ mˈæs fɹʌm ɪts səpˈɔːɹɾɪŋ stˈɛm, æz ɐ sˈɪkəl wʊdhɐv lˈɛvəld sˌʌm sˈɔft sˈʌkjʊlənt wˈiːd.