text_original: For a month I had had the scheme in my mind, where the dam was to be put, the race, and the wondrous wheel rimmed with cow horns to dip the water. And fixed on the wheel there was to be a crank that worked the pounder in the mortar.
text_transcription: FOR A MONTH I HAD HAD THE SCHEME IN MY MIND WHERE THE DAM WAS TO BE PUT THE RACE AND THE WONDROUS WHEEL RIMMED WITH CORN HORNS TO DIP THE WATER AND FIXED ON THE WHEEL THERE WAS TO BE A CRANK THAT WORKED THE POUNDER IN THE MORTAR
phonemes: fɚɹə mˈʌnθ aɪ hæd hæd ðə skˈiːm ɪn maɪ mˈaɪnd, wˌɛɹ ðə dˈæm wʌz təbi pˈʊt, ðə ɹˈeɪs, ænd ðə wˈʌndɹəs wˈiːl ɹˈɪmd wɪð kˈaʊ hˈɔːɹnz tə dˈɪp ðə wˈɔːɾɚ. ænd fˈɪkst ɔnðə wˈiːl ðɛɹwˌʌz təbi ɐ kɹˈæŋk ðæt wˈɜːkt ðə pˈaʊndɚɹ ɪnðə mˈɔːɹɾɚ.