text_original: And many days we spent in the wood, playing at hunting game  a poor enough amusement for me, and one that Nick soon tired of. They were thick, wet woods, unlike our woods of the mountains; and more than once we had excitement enough with the snakes that lay there.
text_transcription: AND MANY DAYS WE SPENT IN THE WOOD PLAYING AT HUNTING GAME A POOR ENOUGH AMUSEMENT FOR ME AND ONE THAT NICK SOON TIRED OF THEY WERE THICK WET WOODS UNLIKE OUR WOODS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND MORE THAN ONCE WE HAD EXCITEMENT ENOUGH WITH THE SNAKES THAT LAY THERE
phonemes: ænd mˈɛni dˈeɪz wiː spˈɛnt ɪnðə wˈʊd, plˈeɪɪŋ æt hˈʌntɪŋ ɡˈeɪm ɐ pˈʊɹ ɪnˈʌf ɐmjˈuːzmənt fɔːɹ mˌiː, ænd wˈʌn ðæt nˈɪk sˈuːn tˈaɪɚd ʌv. ðeɪ wɜː θˈɪk, wˈɛt wˈʊdz, ʌnlˈaɪk ˌaʊɚ wˈʊdz ʌvðə mˈaʊntɪnz; ænd mˈɔːɹ ðɐn wˈʌns wiː hæd ɛksˈaɪtmənt ɪnˈʌf wɪððə snˈeɪks ðæt lˈeɪ ðˈɛɹ.