text_original: Men there set it straight and tamped the gravel around it. Neale and his partner went back for another, passing a dozen couples carrying ties forward. Behind these staggered the rows of men burdened with the heavy iron rails. So the day's toil began.
text_transcription: MEN THERE SET IT STRAIGHT AND TAPPED THE GRAVEL AROUND IT NEIL AND HIS PARTNER WENT BACK FOR ANOTHER PASSING A DOZEN COUPLES CARRYING TIES FORWARD BEHIND THESE STAGGERED THE ROWS OF MEN BURDENED WITH THE HEAVY IRON RIELS SO THE DAY'S TOIL BEGAN
phonemes: mˈɛn ðɛɹ sˈɛt ɪt stɹˈeɪt ænd tˈæmpt ðə ɡɹˈævəl ɚɹˈaʊnd ɪt. nˈiːl ænd hɪz pˈɑːɹtnɚ wɛnt bˈæk fɔːɹ ɐnˈʌðɚ, pˈæsɪŋ ɐ dˈʌzən kˈʌpəlz kˈæɹiɪŋ tˈaɪz fˈɔːɹwɚd. bᵻhˌaɪnd ðiːz stˈæɡɚd ðə ɹˈoʊz ʌv mˈɛn bˈɜːdənd wɪððə hˈɛvi ˈaɪɚn ɹˈeɪlz. sˌoʊ ðə dˈeɪz tˈɔɪl bɪɡˈæn.