text_original: Though scarce serious in his thought  and only entertaining it for an instant  he was nevertheless gratified by the sight of the two storks, for he knew they must have come from his native plains  from the banks of that glorious river in whose waters he longed once more to wet his feet.
text_transcription: THOUGH SCARCE SERIOUS IN HIS THOUGHT AND ONLY ENTERTAINING IT FOR AN INSTANT HE WAS NEVERTHELESS GRATIFIED BY THE SIGHT OF THE TWO STORKS FOR HE KNEW THEY MUST HAVE COME FROM HIS NATIVE PLAINS FROM THE BANKS OF THAT GLORIOUS RIVER IN WHOSE WATERS HE LONGED ONCE MORE TO WET HIS FEET
phonemes: ðˌoʊ skˈɛɹs sˈɪɹiəs ɪn hɪz θˈɔːt ænd ˈoʊnli ˌɛntɚtˈeɪnɪŋ ɪt fɚɹən ˈɪnstənt hiː wʌz nˌɛvɚðəlˈɛs ɡɹˈæɾᵻfˌaɪd baɪ ðə sˈaɪt ʌvðə tˈuː stˈɔːɹks, fɔːɹ hiː nˈuː ðeɪ mˈʌstɐv kˈʌm fɹʌm hɪz nˈeɪɾɪv plˈeɪnz fɹʌmðə bˈæŋks ʌv ðæt ɡlˈɔːɹiəs ɹˈɪvɚɹ ɪn hˌuːz wˈɔːɾɚz hiː lˈɔŋd wˈʌns mˈɔːɹ tə wˈɛt hɪz fˈiːt.