text_original: Undaunted woodsmen as they were, they were lukewarm, at first, at the idea of this march through the floods. Who can blame them? They had, indeed, sacrificed much. But in ten minutes they had caught his enthusiasm (which is one of the mysteries of genius).
text_transcription: UNDAUNTED WOODSMEN AS THEY WERE THEY WERE LUKEWARM AT FIRST AT THE IDEA OF THIS MARCH THROUGH THE FLOODS WHO CAN BLAME THEM THEY HAD INDEED SACRIFICED MUCH BUT IN TEN MINUTES THEY HAD CAUGHT HIS ENTHUSIASM WHICH IS ONE OF THE MYSTERIES OF GENIUS
phonemes: ʌndˈɔːntᵻd wˈʊdzmɛn æz ðeɪ wɜː, ðeɪ wɜː lˈuːkwɔːɹm, æt fˈɜːst, æt ðɪ aɪdˈiə ʌv ðɪs mˈɑːɹtʃ θɹuː ðə flˈʌdz. hˌuː kæn blˈeɪm ðˌɛm? ðeɪ hˌæd, ˌɪndˈiːd, sˈækɹᵻfˌaɪst mˈʌtʃ. bˌʌt ɪn tˈɛn mˈɪnɪts ðeɪ hæd kˈɔːt hɪz ɛnθˈuːziˌæzəm (wˌɪtʃ ɪz wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈɪstɚɹiz ʌv dʒˈiːnɪəs).