text_original: One day he drove spikes for hours, with the gangs in uninterrupted labor around him, while back a mile along the road the troopers fought the Sioux; and all this time, when any moment he might be ordered to drop his sledge for a rifle, he listened to the voice in his memory and saw the face.
text_transcription: ONE DAY HE DROVE SPIKES FOR HOURS WITH THE GANGS IN UNINTERRUPTED LABOR AROUND HIM WHILE BACK A MILE ALONG THE ROAD THE TROOPERS FOUGHT THE SIOUX AND ALL THIS TIME WHEN ANY MOMENT HE MIGHT BE ORDERED TO DROP HIS SLEDGE FOR A RIFLE HE LISTENED TO THE VOICE OF HIS MEMORY AND SAW THE FACE
phonemes: wˈʌn dˈeɪ hiː dɹˈoʊv spˈaɪks fɔːɹ ˈaʊɚz, wɪððə ɡˈæŋz ɪn ˌʌnˌɪntɚɹˈʌptᵻd lˈeɪbɚɹ ɚɹˈaʊnd hˌɪm, wˌaɪl bˈæk ɐ mˈaɪl ɐlˈɔŋ ðə ɹˈoʊd ðə tɹˈuːpɚz fˈɔːt ðə sˈuː; ænd ˈɔːl ðɪs tˈaɪm, wˌɛn ˌɛni mˈoʊmənt hiː mˌaɪt biː ˈɔːɹdɚd tə dɹˈɑːp hɪz slˈɛdʒ fɚɹɚ ɹˈaɪfəl, hiː lˈɪsənd tə ðə vˈɔɪs ɪn hɪz mˈɛmɚɹi ænd sˈɔː ðə fˈeɪs.