text_original: He placed himself at the head, the giant at his side. HANS OF ICELAND. 401 as in the heat of action, for he began to feel quite familiar with him, and observed that his eyes did not flame quite so brightly as a smithy's forge, and that his pretended claws were by no means as unlike ordinary human finger  nails as was claimed for them.
text_transcription: HE PLACED HIMSELF AT THE HEAD THE GIANT AT HIS SIDE AS IN THE HEAT OF ACTION FOR HE BEGAN TO FEEL QUITE FAMILIAR WITH HIM AND OBSERVED THAT HIS EYES DID NOT FLAME QUITE SO BRIGHTLY AS A SMITHY'S FORGE AND THAT HIS PRETENDED CLAWS WERE BY NO MEANS AS UNLIKE ORDINARY HUMAN FINGER NAILS AS WAS CLAIMED FOR THEM
phonemes: hiː plˈeɪst hɪmsˈɛlf æt ðə hˈɛd, ðə dʒˈaɪənt æt hɪz sˈaɪd. hˈænz ʌv ˈaɪslənd. fˈɔːɹhˈʌndɹɪd wˈʌn æz ɪnðə hˈiːt ʌv ˈækʃən, fɔːɹ hiː bɪɡˈæn tə fˈiːl kwˈaɪt fəmˈɪlɪɹ wɪð hˌɪm, ænd əbzˈɜːvd ðæt hɪz ˈaɪz dɪdnˌɑːt flˈeɪm kwˈaɪt sˌoʊ bɹˈaɪtli æz ɐ smˈɪθiz fˈɔːɹdʒ, ænd ðæt hɪz pɹɪtˈɛndᵻd klˈɔːz wɜː baɪ nˈoʊ mˈiːnz æz ʌnlˈaɪk ˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi hjˈuːmən fˈɪŋɡɚ nˈeɪlz æz wʌz klˈeɪmd fɔːɹ ðˌɛm.