text_original: Caspar reflected, and very correctly: that it was the extra weight that had hindered the eagle from ascending. It was not so much beyond his strength neither. Perhaps had it been only half as heavy, or even a little more, he might have succeeded in carrying it over the cliff.
text_transcription: KASPAR REFLECTED AND VERY CORRECTLY THAT IT WAS THE EXTRA WEIGHT THAT HAD HINDERED THE EAGLE FROM ASCENDING IT WAS NOT SO MUCH BEYOND HIS STRENGTH NEITHER PERHAPS HAD IT BEEN ONLY HALF AS HEAVY OR EVEN A LITTLE MORE HE MIGHT HAVE SUCCEEDED IN CARRYING IT OVER THE CLIFF
phonemes: kˈæspɑːɹ ɹᵻflˈɛktᵻd, ænd vˈɛɹi kɚɹˈɛktli: ðˌɐɾɪt wʌzðɪ ˈɛkstɹə wˈeɪt ðæt hæd hˈɪndɚd ðɪ ˈiːɡəl fɹʌm ɐsˈɛndɪŋ. ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ bᵻjˌɔnd hɪz stɹˈɛŋθ nˈiːðɚ. pɚhˈæps hˌædɪt bˌɪn ˈoʊnli hˈæf æz hˈɛvi, ɔːɹ ˈiːvən ɐ lˈɪɾəl mˈɔːɹ, hiː mˌaɪthɐv səksˈiːdᵻd ɪn kˈæɹiɪŋ ɪɾ ˌoʊvɚ ðə klˈɪf.