text_original: How long the next five years must have seemed to the anxious Wickham, for it was that long before the first rubber tree flowered in the gardens at Heneratgoda, sixteen miles from Colombo, where the trees had finally been planted.
text_transcription: HOW LONG THE NEXT FIVE YEARS MUST HAVE SEEMED TO THE ANXIOUS WICKHAM FOR IT WAS THAT LONG BEFORE THE FIRST RUBBER TREE FLOWERED IN THE GARDENS OF HENEORATKADA SIXTEEN MILES FROM COLUMBO WHERE THE TREES HAD FINALLY BEEN PLANTED
phonemes: hˌaʊ lˈɔŋ ðə nˈɛkst fˈaɪv jˈɪɹz mˈʌstɐv sˈiːmd tə ðɪ ˈæŋʃəs wˈɪkæm, fɔːɹ ɪt wʌz ðæt lˈɔŋ bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə fˈɜːst ɹˈʌbɚ tɹˈiː flˈaʊɚd ɪnðə ɡˈɑːɹdənz æt hˌɛnɚɹɐtɡˈoʊdə, sˈɪkstiːn mˈaɪlz fɹʌm kəlˈɑːmboʊ, wˌɛɹ ðə tɹˈiːz hæd fˈaɪnəli bˌɪn plˈæntᵻd.