text_original: The foundation had been laid in 1377; and at length, in the year of grace 1472, the crown of the apse had been closed in, and matters were so forward that Master Gottfried's stall work was already in requisition for the choir. "Three cubits more," he reckoned. "Child, hast thou found me fruits enough for the completing of this border?"
text_transcription: THE FOUNDATION HAD BEEN LAID IN THIRTEEN SEVENTY SEVEN AND AT LENGTH IN THE YEAR OF GRACE FOURTEEN SEVENTY TWO THE CROWN OF THE APS HAD BEEN CLOSED IN AND MATTERS WERE SO FORWARD THAT MASTER GODFREY'S STALWARK WAS ALREADY IN REQUISITION FOR THE CHOIR THREE CUBITS MORE HE RECKONED CHILD HAST THOU FOUND ME FRUITS ENOUGH FOR THE COMPLETING OF THIS BORDER
phonemes: ðə faʊndˈeɪʃən hɐdbɪn lˈeɪd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən; ænd æt lˈɛŋθ, ɪnðə jˈɪɹ ʌv ɡɹˈeɪs wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈɔːɹhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː, ðə kɹˈaʊn ʌvðɪ ˈæps hɐdbɪn klˈoʊzd ˈɪn, ænd mˈæɾɚz wɜː sˌoʊ fˈɔːɹwɚd ðæt mˈæstɚ ɡˈɑːtfɹidz stˈɔːl wˈɜːk wʌz ɔːlɹˌɛdi ɪn ɹˌɛkwɪsˈɪʃən fɚðə kwˈaɪɚ. "θɹˈiː kjˈuːbɪts mˈɔːɹ," hiː ɹˈɛkənd. "tʃˈaɪld, hˈeɪst ðˈaʊ fˈaʊnd mˌiː fɹˈuːts ɪnˈʌf fɚðə kəmplˈiːɾɪŋ ʌv ðɪs bˈɔːɹdɚ?"