text_original: Ossaroo was of the opinion, that they would have no difficulty in effecting this; declaring the birds to be so tame, that he might walk straight up to them, and throw a noose over their necks. This, in all probability, he might have done, had he been provided with a piece of cord proper for the making of such a noose. But there was no cord at hand  not even a bit of string  nothing but the rush baskets filled with the lotus beans.
text_transcription: OSSOROO WAS OF THE OPINION THAT THEY WOULD HAVE NO DIFFICULTY IN EFFECTING THIS DECLARING THE BIRDS TO BE SO TAME THAT HE MIGHT WALK STRAIGHT UP TO THEM AND THROW A NOOSE OVER THEIR NECKS THIS IN ALL PROBABILITY HE MIGHT HAVE DONE HAD HE BEEN PROVIDED WITH A PIECE OF CORD PROPER FOR THE MAKING OF SUCH A NOOSE BUT THERE WAS NO CORD AT HAND NOT EVEN A BIT OF STRING NOTHING BUT THE RUSH BASKETS FILLED WITH THE LOTUS BEANS
phonemes: ˈɑːsɐɹˌuː wʌz ʌvðɪ əpˈɪniən, ðæt ðeɪ wʊdhɐv nˈoʊ dˈɪfɪkˌʌlti ɪn ɪfˈɛktɪŋ ðˈɪs; dᵻklˈɛɹɪŋ ðə bˈɜːdz təbi sˌoʊ tˈeɪm, ðæt hiː mˌaɪt wˈɔːk stɹˈeɪt ˈʌp tə ðˌɛm, ænd θɹˈoʊ ɐ nˈuːs ˌoʊvɚ ðɛɹ nˈɛks. ðˈɪs, ɪn ˈɔːl pɹˌɑːbəbˈɪlᵻɾi, hiː mˌaɪthɐv dˈʌn, hæd hiː bˌɪn pɹəvˈaɪdᵻd wɪð ɐ pˈiːs ʌv kˈɔːɹd pɹˈɑːpɚ fɚðə mˌeɪkɪŋ ʌv sˈʌtʃ ɐ nˈuːs. bˌʌt ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈoʊ kˈɔːɹd æt hˈænd nˌɑːt ˈiːvən ɐ bˈɪt ʌv stɹˈɪŋ nˈʌθɪŋ bˌʌt ðə ɹˈʌʃ bˈæskɪts fˈɪld wɪððə lˈoʊɾəs bˈiːnz.