text_original: It was from no desire to shirk the danger that they had appointed Ossaroo to undertake it; but simply because, once outside, the shikaree would be far better able to find his way down the mountains: and in his native language could readily communicate with the villagers, and give a correct account of their situation.
text_transcription: IT WAS FROM NO DESIRE TO SHIRK THE DANGER THAT THEY HAD APPOINTED OSSOROO TO UNDERTAKE IT BUT SIMPLY BECAUSE ONCE OUTSIDE THE CHIKARI WOULD BE FAR BETTER ABLE TO FIND HIS WAY DOWN THE MOUNTAINS AND IN HIS NATIVE LANGUAGE COULD READILY COMMUNICATE WITH THE VILLAGERS AND GIVE A CORRECT ACCOUNT OF THEIR SITUATION
phonemes: ɪt wʌz fɹʌm nˈoʊ dɪzˈaɪɚ tə ʃˈɜːk ðə dˈeɪndʒɚ ðæt ðeɪ hæd ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd ˈɑːsɐɹˌuː tʊ ˌʌndɚtˈeɪk ɪt; bˌʌt sˈɪmpli bɪkˈʌz, wˈʌns aʊtsˈaɪd, ðə ʃˈɪkɐɹˌiː wʊd biː fˈɑːɹ bˈɛɾɚɹ ˈeɪbəl tə fˈaɪnd hɪz wˈeɪ dˌaʊn ðə mˈaʊntɪnz: ænd ɪn hɪz nˈeɪɾɪv lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ kʊd ɹˈɛdili kəmjˈuːnᵻkˌeɪt wɪððə vˈɪlɪdʒɚz, ænd ɡˈɪv ɐ kɚɹˈɛkt ɐkˈaʊnt ʌv ðɛɹ sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən.