text_original: His motive in working there, he imagined, was to lay a few rails, drive a few spikes along the last miles of the road that he had surveyed. He meant to work this way only a little while, till the rails from east met those from west.
text_transcription: HIS MOTIVE IN WORKING THERE HE IMAGINED WAS TO LAY A FEW RAILS DRIVE A FEW SPIKES ALONG THE LAST MILES OF THE ROAD HE HAD SURVEYED HE MEANT TO WORK THIS WAY ONLY A LITTLE WHILE TILL THE RAILS FROM EAST MET THOSE FROM WEST
phonemes: hɪz mˈoʊɾɪv ɪn wˈɜːkɪŋ ðˈɛɹ, hiː ɪmˈædʒɪnd, wʌz tə lˈeɪ ɐ fjˈuː ɹˈeɪlz, dɹˈaɪv ɐ fjˈuː spˈaɪks ɐlˈɔŋ ðə lˈæst mˈaɪlz ʌvðə ɹˈoʊd ðæt hiː hæd sɚvˈeɪd. hiː mˈɛnt tə wˈɜːk ðɪs wˈeɪ ˈoʊnli ɐ lˈɪɾəl wˈaɪl, tˈɪl ðə ɹˈeɪlz fɹʌm ˈiːst mˈɛt ðoʊz fɹʌm wˈɛst.