text_original: Great Rock, as the town was called from a conspicuous bluff on the river, was planned for a big city; but the railroad failed it, and it remained a quiet town, where a few men and women ripened into happy, dignified old age, but from which youth invariably fled.
text_transcription: GREAT ROCK AS THE TOWN WAS CALLED FROM A CONSPICUOUS BLUFF ON THE RIVER WAS PLANNED FOR A BIG CITY BUT THE RAILROAD FAILED IT AND IT REMAINED A QUIET TOWN WHERE A FEW MEN AND WOMEN RIPENED INTO HAPPY DIGNIFIED OLD AGE AND FROM WHICH YOUTH INVARIABLY FLED
phonemes: ɡɹˈeɪt ɹˈɑːk, æz ðə tˈaʊn wʌz kˈɔːld fɹʌm ɐ kənspˈɪkjuːəs blˈʌf ɔnðə ɹˈɪvɚ, wʌz plˈænd fɚɹə bˈɪɡ sˈɪɾi; bˌʌt ðə ɹˈeɪlɹoʊd fˈeɪld ɪt, ænd ɪt ɹᵻmˈeɪnd ɐ kwˈaɪət tˈaʊn, wˌɛɹ ɐ fjˈuː mˈɛn ænd wˈɪmɪn ɹˈaɪpənd ˌɪntʊ hˈæpi, dˈɪɡnᵻfˌaɪd ˈoʊld ˈeɪdʒ, bˌʌt fɹʌm wˈɪtʃ jˈuːθ ɪnvˈɛɹɪəbli flˈɛd.