text_original: He loved to swing that sledge, to hear the spang of the steel ring out. He had a sheer physical delight in the power of his body, long since thinned out, hardened, tough as the wood into which he drove the spikes.
text_transcription: HE LOVED TO SWING THAT SLEDGE TO HEAR THE SPANG OF THE STEEL RING OUT HE HAD A SHEER PHYSICAL DELIGHT IN THE POWER OF HIS BODY LONG SINCE THINNED OUT HARDENED TOUGH AS THE WOOD INTO WHICH HE DROVE THE SPIKES
phonemes: hiː lˈʌvd tə swˈɪŋ ðæt slˈɛdʒ, tə hˈɪɹ ðə spˈæŋ ʌvðə stˈiːl ɹˈɪŋ ˈaʊt. hiː hæd ɐ ʃˈɪɹ fˈɪzɪkəl dᵻlˈaɪt ɪnðə pˈaʊɚɹ ʌv hɪz bˈɑːdi, lˈɔŋ sˈɪns θˈɪnd ˈaʊt, hˈɑːɹdənd, tˈʌf æz ðə wˈʊd ˌɪntʊ wˌɪtʃ hiː dɹˈoʊv ðə spˈaɪks.