text_original: Lost in thought, Clark stood on the parapet, watching the water gliding by until the darkness hid it,  nay, until the stars came and made golden dimples upon its surface. But as we went back to the camp again he told me how the French had tried once to conquer this vast country and failed, leaving to the Spaniards the endless stretch beyond the Mississippi called Louisiana, and this part to the English.
text_transcription: LOST IN THOUGHT CLARK STOOD ON THE PARAPET WATCHING THE WATER GLIDING BY UNTIL THE DARKNESS HID IT NAY UNTIL THE STARS CAME AND MADE GOLDEN DIMPLES UPON ITS SURFACE BUT AS WE WENT BACK TO THE CAMP AGAIN HE TOLD ME HOW THE FRENCH HAD TRIED ONCE TO CONQUER THIS VAST COUNTRY AND FAILED LEAVING TO THE SPANIARDS THE ENDLESS STRETCH BEYOND THE MISSISSIPPI CALLED LOUISIANA IN THIS PART TO THE ENGLISH
phonemes: lˈɔst ɪn θˈɔːt, klˈɑːɹk stˈʊd ɔnðə pˈæɹəpɪt, wˈɑːtʃɪŋ ðə wˈɔːɾɚ ɡlˈaɪdɪŋ baɪ ʌntˈɪl ðə dˈɑːɹknəs hˈɪd ɪt,  nˈeɪ, ʌntˈɪl ðə stˈɑːɹz kˈeɪm ænd mˌeɪd ɡˈoʊldən dˈɪmpəlz əpˌɑːn ɪts sˈɜːfɪs. bˌʌt æz wiː wɛnt bˈæk tə ðə kˈæmp ɐɡˈɛn hiː tˈoʊld mˌiː hˌaʊ ðə fɹˈɛntʃ hæd tɹˈaɪd wˈʌns tə kˈɑːŋkɚ ðɪs vˈæst kˈʌntɹi ænd fˈeɪld, lˈiːvɪŋ tə ðə spˈænɪɚdz ðɪ ˈɛndləs stɹˈɛtʃ bᵻjˌɔnd ðə mˌɪsɪsˈɪpi kˈɔːld luːˌiːzɪˈænə, ænd ðɪs pˈɑːɹt tə ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ.