text_original: The blacks were stoning it, with the evident object of driving it off, or at least of preventing its approach; and remarkably good marksmen they appeared to be, too, for as I continued to watch I observed four or five direct hits, evoking from the target a most appalling shrieking roar, while its progress through the water perceptibly speeded up.
text_transcription: THE BLACKS WERE STONING IT WITH THE EVIDENT OBJECT OF DRIVING IT OFF OR AT LEAST PREVENTING ITS APPROACH A REMARKABLY GOOD MARKSMAN THEY APPEARED TO BE TOO FOR AS I CONTINUED TO WATCH I OBSERVED FOUR OR FIVEVE DIRECT HITS EVOKING FROM THE TARGET A MOST APPALLING SHRIEKING ROAR WHILE ITS PROGRESS THROUGH THE WATER PERCEPTIBLY SPEEDED UP
phonemes: ðə blˈæks wɜː stˈoʊnɪŋ ɪt, wɪððɪ ˈɛvɪdənt ˈɑːbdʒɛkt ʌv dɹˈaɪvɪŋ ɪɾ ˈɔf, ɔːɹ æt lˈiːst ʌv pɹɪvˈɛntɪŋ ɪts ɐpɹˈoʊtʃ; ænd ɹᵻmˈɑːɹkəbli ɡˈʊd mˈɑːɹksmɛn ðeɪ ɐpˈɪɹd tə bˈiː, tˈuː, fɔːɹ æz aɪ kəntˈɪnjuːd tə wˈɑːtʃ aɪ əbzˈɜːvd fˈɔːɹ ɔːɹ fˈaɪv dᵻɹˈɛkt hˈɪts, ɪvˈoʊkɪŋ fɹʌmðə tˈɑːɹɡɪt ɐ mˈoʊst ɐpˈɔːlɪŋ ʃɹˈiːkɪŋ ɹˈɔːɹ, wˌaɪl ɪts pɹˈɑːɡɹɛs θɹuː ðə wˈɔːɾɚ pɚsˈɛptᵻbli spˈiːdᵻd ˈʌp.