text_original: It was a dirty, gray dawn, and we waited until it had done its best. From where we lay hid behind log house and palings we strained our eyes towards the prairie to see if Lamothe would take the bait, until our view was ended at the fuzzy top of a hillock.
text_transcription: IT WAS A DIRTY GRAY DAWN AND WE WAITED UNTIL IT HAD DONE ITS BEST FROM WHERE WE LAY HID BEHIND LOG HOUSE AND PALINGS WE STRAINED OUR EYES TOWARDS THE PRAIRIE TO SEE IF LA MOTH WOULD TAKE THE BAIT UNTIL OUR VIEW WAS ENDED AT THE FUZZY TOP OF A HILLOCK
phonemes: ɪt wʌzɐ dˈɜːɾi, ɡɹˈeɪ dˈɔːn, ænd wiː wˈeɪɾᵻd ʌntˈɪl ɪt hæd dˈʌn ɪts bˈɛst. fɹʌm wˈɛɹ wiː lˈeɪ hˈɪd bᵻhˌaɪnd lˈɔɡ hˈaʊs ænd pˈeɪlɪŋz wiː stɹˈeɪnd ˌaʊɚɹ ˈaɪz təwˈɔːɹdz ðə pɹˈɛɹi tə sˈiː ɪf lˈæmɑːð wʊd tˈeɪk ðə bˈeɪt, ʌntˈɪl ˌaʊɚ vjˈuː wʌz ˈɛndᵻd æt ðə fˈʌzi tˈɑːp əvə hˈɪlək.