text_original: Then I thought of striking the great beast on the head with a hatchet, while he had hold of some domestic animal. The plan seemed feasible, but I kept my own council and my hatchet, and practiced with it until I could 7 98 Half a Centuet. hit a mark, and thought I could bury the sharp blade in Tom's skull.
text_transcription: THEN I THOUGHT OF STRIKING THE GREAT BEAST ON THE HEAD WITH A HATCHET WHILE HE HAD HOLD OF SOME DOMESTIC ANIMAL THE PLAN SEEMED FEASIBLE BUT I KEPT MY OWN COUNSEL AND MY HATCHET AND PRACTISED WITH IT UNTIL I COULD HIT A MARK AND THOUGHT I COULD BURY THE SHARP BLADE INTO TOM'S SKULL
phonemes: ðˈɛn aɪ θˈɔːt ʌv stɹˈaɪkɪŋ ðə ɡɹˈeɪt bˈiːst ɔnðə hˈɛd wɪð ɐ hˈætʃɪt, wˌaɪl hiː hæd hˈoʊld ʌv sˌʌm dəmˈɛstɪk ˈænɪməl. ðə plˈæn sˈiːmd fˈiːzᵻbəl, bˌʌt aɪ kˈɛpt maɪ ˈoʊn kˈaʊnsəl ænd maɪ hˈætʃɪt, ænd pɹˈæktɪst wɪð ɪɾ ʌntˈɪl aɪ kʊd sˈɛvən nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt hˈæf ɐ sˈɛntuːt. hˈɪt ɐ mˈɑːɹk, ænd θˈɔːt aɪ kʊd bˈɛɹi ðə ʃˈɑːɹp blˈeɪd ɪn tˈɑːmz skˈʌl.