text_original: Then they raised a yell; for as the ball left Mason's foot one of their men sprang at him, and, leaping upwards, caught the ball in the air. It was wonderfully done ! Quick as lightning, before we had recovered from our surprise, he had dropped the ball back into the centre of the field.
text_transcription: THEN THEY RAISED A YELL FOR AS THE BALL LEFT MASON'S FOOT ONE OF THEIR MEN SPRANG AT HIM AND LEAPING UPWARDS CAUGHT THE BALL IN THE AIR IT WAS WONDERFULLY DONE QUICK AS LIGHTNING BEFORE WE HAD RECOVERED FROM OUR SURPRISE HE HAD DROPPED THE BALL BACK INTO THE CENTER OF THE FIELD
phonemes: ðˈɛn ðeɪ ɹˈeɪzd ɐ jˈɛl; fɔːɹ æz ðə bˈɔːl lˈɛft mˈeɪsənz fˈʊt wˈʌn ʌv ðɛɹ mˈɛn spɹˈæŋ æt hˌɪm, ænd, lˈiːpɪŋ ˈʌpwɚdz, kˈɔːt ðə bˈɔːl ɪnðɪ ˈɛɹ. ɪt wʌz wˈʌndɚfəli dˈʌn ! kwˈɪk æz lˈaɪtnɪŋ, bᵻfˌɔːɹ wiː hæd ɹᵻkˈʌvɚd fɹʌm ˌaʊɚ sɚpɹˈaɪz, hiː hæd dɹˈɑːpt ðə bˈɔːl bˈæk ˌɪntʊ ðə sˈɛntɚɹ ʌvðə fˈiːld.