text_original: In tapping, a narrow strip of bark is cut away with a knife, the cut extending diagonally one quarter of the way around the tree. At each succeeding day's tapping the tapper widens the cut by stripping off a sliver of bark one twentieth of an inch in width.
text_transcription: IN TAPPING A NARROW STRIP OF BARK IS CUT AWAY WITH A KNIFE THE CUT EXTENDING DIAGONALLY ONE QUARTER OF THE WAY AROUND THE TREE AT EACH SUCCEEDING DAY'S TAPPING THE TAPPER WIDENS THE CUT BY STRIPPING OFF A SLIVER OF BARK ONE TWENTIETH OF AN INCH IN WIDTH
phonemes: ɪn tˈæpɪŋ, ɐ nˈæɹoʊ stɹˈɪp ʌv bˈɑːɹk ɪz kˈʌt ɐwˈeɪ wɪð ɐ nˈaɪf, ðə kˈʌt ɛkstˈɛndɪŋ daɪˈæɡənəli wˈʌn kwˈɔːɹɾɚɹ ʌvðə wˈeɪ ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə tɹˈiː. æɾ ˈiːtʃ səksˈiːdɪŋ dˈeɪz tˈæpɪŋ ðə tˈæpɚ wˈaɪdənz ðə kˈʌt baɪ stɹˈɪpɪŋ ˈɔf ɐ slˈɪvɚɹ ʌv bˈɑːɹk wˈʌn twˈɛntiəθ əvən ˈɪntʃ ɪn wˈɪtθ.