text_original: Promptly on hand at five o'clock that evening, I was rather incautiously approaching under cover of a slight rise of ground and the sage brush, and had gotten within 150 yards, when a dark object that to my startled imagination appeared ten feet high, and proportionately broad, appeared to rise out of the earth.
text_transcription: PROMPTLY ON HAND AT FIVE O'CLOCK THAT EVENING I WAS RATHER INCAUTIOUSLY APPROACHING UNDER COVER OF A SLIGHT RISE OF GROUND IN THE SAGE BUSH AND IT HAD GOTTEN WITHIN A HUNDRED AND FIFTY YARDS WHEN A DARK OBJECT THAT TO MY STARTLED IMAGINATION APPEARED TEN FEET HIGH AND PROPORTIONATELY BROAD APPEARED TO RISE OUT OF THE EARTH
phonemes: pɹˈɑːmptli ˌɔn hˈænd æt fˈaɪv əklˈɑːk ðæt ˈiːvnɪŋ, aɪ wʌz ɹˈæðɚɹ ɪŋkˈɔːʃəsli ɐpɹˈoʊtʃɪŋ ˌʌndɚ kˈʌvɚɹ əvə slˈaɪt ɹˈaɪz ʌv ɡɹˈaʊnd ænd ðə sˈeɪdʒ bɹˈʌʃ, ænd hæd ɡˈɑːʔn̩ wɪðˌɪn wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti jˈɑːɹdz, wˌɛn ɐ dˈɑːɹk ˈɑːbdʒɛkt ðæt tə maɪ stˈɑːɹɾəld ɪmˌædʒᵻnˈeɪʃən ɐpˈɪɹd tˈɛn fˈiːt hˈaɪ, ænd pɹəpˈɔːɹʃənətli bɹˈɔːd, ɐpˈɪɹd tə ɹˈaɪz ˌaʊɾəv ðɪ ˈɜːθ.