text_original: Reuben Cowder had gone East and brought it back. It looked easy enough to Ralph, but Cowder himself had put in two as hard and anxious weeks as he had ever known, landing the contract. The "big ones" were after all there was and they got most of it.
text_transcription: REUBEN POWDER HAD GONE EAST AND BROUGHT IT BACK IT LOOKED EASY ENOUGH TO RALPH BUT POWDER HIMSELF HAD PUT IN TWO AS HARD AND ANXIOUS WEEKS AS HE HAD EVER KNOWN LANDING THE CONTRACT THE BIG ONES WERE AFTER ALL THERE WAS AND THEY GOT MOST OF IT
phonemes: ɹˈuːbən kˈaʊdɚ hæd ɡɔn ˈiːst ænd bɹˈɔːt ɪt bˈæk. ɪt lˈʊkt ˈiːzi ɪnˈʌf tə ɹˈælf, bˌʌt kˈaʊdɚ hɪmsˈɛlf hæd pˌʊt ɪn tˈuː æz hˈɑːɹd ænd ˈæŋʃəs wˈiːks æz hiː hæd ˈɛvɚ nˈoʊn, lˈændɪŋ ðə kˈɑːntɹækt. ðə "bˈɪɡ wˌʌnz" wɜːɹ ˈæftɚɹ ˈɔːl ðɛɹwˌʌz ænd ðeɪ ɡɑːt mˈoʊst əv ɪt.