text_original: Travelling by easy stages, on the afternoon of the second day after leaving Kaskaskia we picked our way down the high bluff that rises above the American bottom, and saw below us that yellow monster among the rivers, the Mississippi.
text_transcription: TRAVELLING BY EASY STAGES ON THE AFTERNOON OF THE SECOND DAY AFTER LEAVING CASCASSIA WE PICKED OUR WAY DOWN THE HIGH BLUFF THAT RISES ABOVE THE AMERICAN BOTTOM AND SAW BELOW US THAT YELLOW MONSTER AMONG THE RIVERS THE MISSISSIPPI
phonemes: tɹˈævəlɪŋ baɪ ˈiːzi stˈeɪdʒᵻz, ɔnðɪ ˌæftɚnˈuːn ʌvðə sˈɛkənd dˈeɪ ˈæftɚ lˈiːvɪŋ kæskˈæskiə wiː pˈɪkt ˌaʊɚ wˈeɪ dˌaʊn ðə hˈaɪ blˈʌf ðæt ɹˈaɪzᵻz əbˌʌv ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən bˈɑːɾəm, ænd sˈɔː bᵻlˌoʊ ˌʌs ðæt jˈɛloʊ mˈɔnstɚɹ ɐmˌʌŋ ðə ɹˈɪvɚz, ðə mˌɪsɪsˈɪpi.