text_original: The next day we crossed a ferry on the Ashley River, and rode down the sand of Charlestown neck. And my most vivid remembrance is of the great trunks towering half a hundred feet in the air, with a tassel of leaves at the top, which my father said were palmettos.
text_transcription: THE NEXT DAY WE CROSSED A FERRY ON THE ASHLEY RIVER AND RODE DOWN THE SAND OF CHARLESTOWN NECK AND MY MOST VIVID REMEMBRANCE IS OF THE GREAT TRUNKS TOWERING HALF A HUNDRED FEET IN THE AIR WITH A TASSEL OF LEAVES AT THE TOP WHICH MY FATHER SAID WERE PALMETTOS
phonemes: ðə nˈɛkst dˈeɪ wiː kɹˈɔst ɐ fˈɛɹi ɔnðɪ ˈæʃli ɹˈɪvɚ, ænd ɹˈoʊd dˌaʊn ðə sˈænd ʌv tʃˈɑːɹlztaʊn nˈɛk. ænd maɪ mˈoʊst vˈɪvɪd ɹᵻmˈɛmbɹəns ɪz ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪt tɹˈʌŋks tˈaʊɚɹɪŋ hˈæf ɐ hˈʌndɹɪd fˈiːt ɪnðɪ ˈɛɹ, wɪð ɐ tˈæsəl ʌv lˈiːvz æt ðə tˈɑːp, wˌɪtʃ maɪ fˈɑːðɚ sˈɛd wɜː pɑːmˈɛɾoʊz.