text_original: From lip to lip then went the word that the grading gangs from east and west had passed each other in plain sight, working on, grading on for a hundred miles farther than necessary. They had met and had passed on, side by side, doubling the expense of construction.
text_transcription: FROM LIP TO LIP THEN WENT THE WORD THAT THE GRATING GANGS FROM EAST AND WEST HAD PASSED EACH OTHER IN PLAIN SIGHT WORKING ON GRADING ON FOR A HUNDRED MILES FARTHER THAN NECESSARY THEY HAD MET AND HAD PASSED ON SIDE BY SIDE DOUBLING THE EXPENSE OF CONSTRUCTION
phonemes: fɹʌm lˈɪp tə lˈɪp ðˈɛn wɛnt ðə wˈɜːd ðætðə ɡɹˈeɪdɪŋ ɡˈæŋz fɹʌm ˈiːst ænd wˈɛst hæd pˈæst ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚɹ ɪn plˈeɪn sˈaɪt, wˈɜːkɪŋ ˈɔn, ɡɹˈeɪdɪŋ ˌɔn fɚɹə hˈʌndɹɪd mˈaɪlz fˈɑːɹðɚ ðɐn nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi. ðeɪ hæd mˈɛt ænd hæd pˈæst ˈɔn, sˈaɪd baɪ sˈaɪd, dˈʌblɪŋ ðɪ ɛkspˈɛns ʌv kənstɹˈʌkʃən.