text_original: The "plop" of the bullet upon the creature's hide distinctly reached my ear a second or two after the crack of the rifle; but instead of toppling over, dead, as I fully expected, the beast simply wheeled about and, in a sequence of enormous bounds, quickly vanished in the distance. "By Jove!" I exclaimed, in amazement, "what an extraordinary thing. I'll swear I hit him.
text_transcription: THE POP OF THE BULLET UPON THE CREATURE'S HIDE DISTINCTLY REACHED MY EAR A SECOND OR TWO AFTER THE CRACK OF THE RIFLE BUT INSTEAD OF TOPPLING OVER DEAD AS I FULLY EXPECTED THE BEAST SIMPLY WHEELED ABOUT AND IN A SEQUENCE OF ENORMOUS BOUNDS QUICKLY VANISHED IN THE DISTANCE BY JOVE I EXCLAIMED IN AMAZEMENT WHAT AN EXTRAORDINARY THING I'LL SWEAR I HIT HIM
phonemes: ðə "plˈɑːp" ʌvðə bˈʊlɪt əpˌɑːn ðə kɹˈiːtʃɚz hˈaɪd dɪstˈɪŋktli ɹˈiːtʃt maɪ ˈɪɹ ɐ sˈɛkənd ɔːɹ tˈuː ˈæftɚ ðə kɹˈæk ʌvðə ɹˈaɪfəl; bˌʌt ɪnstˈɛd ʌv tˈɑːplɪŋ ˈoʊvɚ, dˈɛd, æz aɪ fˈʊli ɛkspˈɛktᵻd, ðə bˈiːst sˈɪmpli wˈiːld ɐbˈaʊt ænd, ɪn ɐ sˈiːkwəns ʌv ɪnˈɔːɹməs bˈaʊndz, kwˈɪkli vˈænɪʃt ɪnðə dˈɪstəns. "baɪ dʒˈoʊv!" aɪ ɛksklˈeɪmd, ɪn ɐmˈeɪzmənt, "wˌʌt ɐn ɛkstɹˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi θˈɪŋ. aɪl swˈɛɹ aɪ hˈɪt hˌɪm.