text_original: It was four o'clock upon a burning August afternoon in the year 1853. The steamer was fast approaching the harbour. Several mous  tachioed gentlemen, of various ages, costumes, and manners, were busy getting together carpet  bags, railway rugs, camp stools, newspapers, and VOL.
text_transcription: IT WAS FOUR O'CLOCK UPON A BURNING AUGUST AFTERNOON IN THE YEAR EIGHTEEN FIFTY THREE THE STEAMER WAS FAST APPROACHING THE HARBOR SEVERAL MUSTACHIO GENTLEMEN OF VARIOUS AGES COSTUMES AND MANNERS WERE BUSY GETTING TOGETHER CARPET BAGS RAILWAY RUGS CAMP STOOLS NEWSPAPERS AND
phonemes: ɪt wʌz fˈɔːɹ əklˈɑːk əpˌɑːn ɐ bˈɜːnɪŋ ˈɔːɡəst ˌæftɚnˈuːn ɪnðə jˈɪɹ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː. ðə stˈiːmɚ wʌz fˈæst ɐpɹˈoʊtʃɪŋ ðə hˈɑːɹbɚ. sˈɛvɹəl mˈuːz tˈækɪˌoʊd dʒˈɛntəlmən, ʌv vˈɛɹiəs ˈeɪdʒᵻz, kˈɔstuːmz, ænd mˈænɚz, wɜː bˈɪzi ɡˌɛɾɪŋ təɡˌɛðɚ kˈɑːɹpɪt bˈæɡz, ɹˈeɪlweɪ ɹˈʌɡz, kˈæmp stˈuːlz, nˈuːzpeɪpɚz, ænd vˈɑːl.