text_original: There were some dozen of the unflinching who needed not to be amused. Choosing a great poplar, these he set to hollowing out a pirogue, and himself came among the others and played leap frog and the Indian game of ball until night fell.
text_transcription: THERE WERE SOME DOZEN OF THE UNFLINCHING WHO NEEDED NOT TO BE AMUSED CHOOSING A GREAT POPLAR THESE HE SET TO HOLLOWING OUT A PIROGUE AND HIMSELF CAME AMONG THE OTHERS AND PLAYED LEAP FOG AND THE INDIAN GAME OF BALL UNTIL NIGHT FELL
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌɜː sˌʌm dˈʌzən ʌvðɪ ʌnflˈɪntʃɪŋ hˌuː nˈiːdᵻd nˌɑːt təbi ɐmjˈuːzd. tʃˈuːzɪŋ ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt pˈɑːplɚ, ðiːz hiː sˈɛt tə hˈɑːloʊɪŋ ˈaʊt ɐ pˈɪɹoʊɡ, ænd hɪmsˈɛlf kˈeɪm ɐmˌʌŋ ðɪ ˈʌðɚz ænd plˈeɪd lˈiːp fɹˈɑːɡ ænd ðɪ ˈɪndiən ɡˈeɪm ʌv bˈɔːl ʌntˈɪl nˈaɪt fˈɛl.