text_original: Our horses bounded and neighed with fear old brutes, which in other respects re  quired an immense deal of persuasion in the way of spurs to make them go along. Our first impulse was to retreat, but we found the narrow way blocked up by natives two and three deep, and we were at once saluted with a shower of spears.
text_transcription: OUR HORSES BOUNDED AND NEIGHED WITH FEAR OLD BRUTES WHICH IN OTHER RESPECTS REQUIRED AN IMMENSE DEAL OF PERSUASION IN THE WAY OF SPURS TO MAKE THEM GO ALONG OUR FIRST IMPULSE WAS TO RETREAT BUT WE FOUND THE NARROW WAY BLOCKED UP BY NATIVES TWO AND THREE DEEP AND WE WERE AT ONCE SALUTED WITH A SHOWER OF SPEARS
phonemes: ˌaʊɚ hˈɔːɹsᵻz bˈaʊndᵻd ænd nˈeɪd wɪð fˈɪɹ ˈoʊld bɹˈuːts, wˌɪtʃ ɪn ˈʌðɚ ɹᵻspˈɛkts ɹˌiː kwˈaɪɚd ɐn ɪmˈɛns dˈiːl ʌv pɚswˈeɪʒən ɪnðə wˈeɪ ʌv spˈɜːz tə mˌeɪk ðˌɛm ɡˌoʊ ɐlˈɔŋ. ˌaʊɚ fˈɜːst ˈɪmpʌls wʌz tə ɹᵻtɹˈiːt, bˌʌt wiː fˈaʊnd ðə nˈæɹoʊ wˈeɪ blˈɑːkt ˌʌp baɪ nˈeɪɾɪvz tˈuː ænd θɹˈiː dˈiːp, ænd wiː wɜːɹ ɐtwˈʌns səlˈuːɾᵻd wɪð ɐ ʃˈaʊɚɹ ʌv spˈɪɹz.