text_original: Enough for him to perceive that they were sleeping; and, gliding forward in a bent attitude, silent as a tiger threading his native jungle, the shikaree succeeded in making approach  until he had got almost within _snaring distance_ of the unconscious adjutants.
text_transcription: ENOUGH FOR HIM TO PERCEIVE THAT THEY WERE SLEEPING AND GLIDING FORWARD IN A BENT ATTITUDE SILENT AS A TIGER THREADING HIS NATIVE JUNGLE THE CHIKA RI SUCCEEDED IN MAKING APPROACH UNTIL HE HAD GOT ALMOST WITHIN SNARING DISTANCE OF THE UNCONSCIOUS ADJITS
phonemes: ɪnˈʌf fɔːɹ hˌɪm tə pɚsˈiːv ðæt ðeɪ wɜː slˈiːpɪŋ; ænd, ɡlˈaɪdɪŋ fˈɔːɹwɚd ɪn ɐ bˈɛnt ˈæɾɪtˌuːd, sˈaɪlənt æz ɐ tˈaɪɡɚ θɹˈɛdɪŋ hɪz nˈeɪɾɪv dʒˈʌŋɡəl, ðə ʃˈɪkɐɹˌiː səksˈiːdᵻd ɪn mˌeɪkɪŋ ɐpɹˈoʊtʃ ʌntˈɪl hiː hæd ɡɑːt ˈɔːlmoʊst wɪðˌɪn snˈɛɹɪŋ dˈɪstəns ʌvðɪ ʌŋkˈɑːnʃəs ˈædʒuːtənts.