text_original: It was at length the beseeching in Polly Ann's eyes that he answered. "A war party  tracks three days old. They took poplar." To take poplar was our backwoods expression for embarking in a canoe, the dugouts being fashioned from the great poplar trees.
text_transcription: IT WAS AT LENGTH THE BESEECHING IN POLLYAN'S EYES THAT HE ANSWERED A WAR PARTY TRACKS THREE DAYS OLD THEY TOOK POPLAR TO TAKE POPLAR WAS OUR BACKWOODS EXPRESSION FOR EMBARKING IN A CANOE THE DUGOUTS BEING FASHIONED FROM THE GREAT POPLAR TREES
phonemes: ɪt wʌz æt lˈɛŋθ ðə bᵻsˈiːtʃɪŋ ɪn pˈɑːli ˈænz ˈaɪz ðæt hiː ˈænsɚd. "ɐ wˈɔːɹ pˈɑːɹɾi tɹˈæks θɹˈiː dˈeɪz ˈoʊld. ðeɪ tˈʊk pˈɑːplɚ." tə tˈeɪk pˈɑːplɚ wʌz ˌaʊɚ bˈækwʊdz ɛkspɹˈɛʃən fɔːɹ ɛmbˈɑːɹkɪŋ ɪn ɐ kənˈuː, ðə dˈʌɡaʊts bˌiːɪŋ fˈæʃənd fɹʌmðə ɡɹˈeɪt pˈɑːplɚ tɹˈiːz.