text_original: At grips with him, I was in my own element, and he was out of his. I let him wear himself out, exerting myself as little as possible, confining my efforts to keeping his weapon where he could not use it.
text_transcription: AT GRIPS WITH HIM I WAS IN MY OWN ELEMENT AND HE WAS OUT OF HIS I LET HIM WEAR HIMSELF OUT EXERTING MYSELF AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE CONFINING MY EFFORTS TO KEEPING HIS WEAPON WHERE HE COULD NOT USE IT
phonemes: æt ɡɹˈɪps wɪð hˌɪm, aɪ wʌz ɪn maɪ ˈoʊn ˈɛlɪmənt, ænd hiː wʌz ˌaʊɾəv hˈɪz. aɪ lˈɛt hˌɪm wˈɛɹ hɪmsˈɛlf ˈaʊt, ɛɡzˈɜːɾɪŋ maɪsˈɛlf æz lˈɪɾəl æz pˈɑːsᵻbəl, kənfˈaɪnɪŋ maɪ ˈɛfɚts tə kˈiːpɪŋ hɪz wˈɛpən wˌɛɹ hiː kʊd nˌɑːt jˈuːz ɪt.