text_original: Neale heard the low murmur of voices of the crowd, and the slow puffing of the two engines, head on, only a few yards apart, so strikingly different in shape. Then followed the pounding of hoofs and tread of many feet, the clang of iron as the last rail went down.
text_transcription: NEIL HEARD THE LOW MURMUR OF VOICES OF THE CROWD AND THE SLOW PUFFING OF THE TWO ENGINES HEAD ON ONLY A FEW YARDS APART SO STRIKINGLY DIFFERENT IN SHAPE THEN FOLLOWED THE POUNDING OF HOOFS AND TREAD OF MANY FEET THE CLANG OF IRON AS THE LAST RAIL WENT DOWN
phonemes: nˈiːl hˈɜːd ðə lˈoʊ mˈɜːmɚɹ ʌv vˈɔɪsᵻz ʌvðə kɹˈaʊd, ænd ðə slˈoʊ pˈʌfɪŋ ʌvðə tˈuː ˈɛndʒɪnz, hˈɛd ˈɔn, ˈoʊnli ɐ fjˈuː jˈɑːɹdz ɐpˈɑːɹt, sˌoʊ stɹˈaɪkɪŋli dˈɪfɹənt ɪn ʃˈeɪp. ðˈɛn fˈɑːloʊd ðə pˈaʊndɪŋ ʌv hˈuːfs ænd tɹˈɛd ʌv mˈɛni fˈiːt, ðə klˈæŋ ʌv ˈaɪɚn æz ðə lˈæst ɹˈeɪl wɛnt dˈaʊn.