text_original: And so the first day the gates were opened we went into the fields a little way; and the next day a little farther. They had once seemed to me an unexplored and forbidden country as I searched them with my eyes from the sentry boxes.
text_transcription: AND SO THE FIRST DAY THE GATES WERE OPENED WE WENT INTO THE FIELDS A LITTLE WAY AND THE NEXT DAY A LITTLE FARTHER THEY HAD ONCE SEEMED TO ME AN UNEXPLORED AND FORBIDDEN COUNTRY AS I SEARCHED THEM WITH MY EYES FROM THE SENTRY BOXES
phonemes: ænd sˌoʊ ðə fˈɜːst dˈeɪ ðə ɡˈeɪts wɜːɹ ˈoʊpənd wiː wɛnt ˌɪntʊ ðə fˈiːldz ɐ lˈɪɾəl wˈeɪ; ænd ðə nˈɛkst dˈeɪ ɐ lˈɪɾəl fˈɑːɹðɚ. ðeɪ hæd wˈʌns sˈiːmd tə mˌiː ɐn ˌʌnɛksplˈɔːɹd ænd fɚbˈɪdən kˈʌntɹi æz aɪ sˈɜːtʃt ðˌɛm wɪð maɪ ˈaɪz fɹʌmðə sˈɛntɹi bˈɑːksᵻz.