text_original: While the corn ripened and the melons swelled and the flax flowered, our axes rang by the river's side; and sometimes, as we worked, Cowan and Terrell and McCann and other Long Hunters would come and jeer good naturedly because we were turning civilized.
text_transcription: WHILE THE CORN RIPENED AND THE MELLOWS SWELLED AND THE FLAX FLOWERED OUR AXES RANG BY THE RIVER'S SIDE AND SOMETIMES AS WE WORKED COW AND TARREL AND MC CAN AND OTHER LONG HUNTERS WOULD COME AND JEER GOOD NATUREDLY BECAUSE WE WERE TURNING CIVILIZED
phonemes: wˌaɪl ðə kˈɔːɹn ɹˈaɪpənd ænd ðə mˈɛlənz swˈɛld ænd ðə flˈæks flˈaʊɚd, ˌaʊɚɹ ˈæksᵻz ɹˈæŋ baɪ ðə ɹˈɪvɚz sˈaɪd; ænd sˈʌmtaɪmz, æz wiː wˈɜːkt, kˈaʊən ænd tˈɛɹəl ænd mə kˈæn ænd ˈʌðɚ lˈɔŋ hˈʌntɚz wʊd kˈʌm ænd dʒˈɪɹ ɡˈʊd nˈeɪtʃɚdli bɪkˈʌz wiː wɜː tˈɜːnɪŋ sˈɪvəlˌaɪzd.