text_original: The big houses became smaller as the slope descended, giving way for what Dick guessed was a red brick business section. "It was once a port," he said to himself. "The Ohio boats came up here, I wager."
text_transcription: THE BIG HOUSES BECAME SMALLER AS THE SLOPE DESCENDED GIVING WAY FOR WHAT DICK GUESSED WAS A RED BRICK BUSINESS SECTION IT WAS ONCE A PORT HE SAID TO HIMSELF THE OHIO BOATS CAME UP HERE I WAGER
phonemes: ðə bˈɪɡ hˈaʊzᵻz bɪkˌeɪm smˈɔːlɚɹ æz ðə slˈoʊp dᵻsˈɛndᵻd, ɡˈɪvɪŋ wˈeɪ fɔːɹ wʌt dˈɪk ɡˈɛst wʌzɐ ɹˈɛd bɹˈɪk bˈɪznəs sˈɛkʃən. "ɪt wʌz wˈʌns ɐ pˈɔːɹt," hiː sˈɛd tə hɪmsˈɛlf. "ðɪ oʊhˈaɪoʊ bˈoʊts kˈeɪm ˌʌp hˈɪɹ, aɪ wˈeɪdʒɚ."