text_original: It is, no doubt, a clumsy substitute for algebra; but young folks who have not learnt algebra, will find it a very entertaining method of making out all such sums as the following old puzzler, over which Aunt Judy was now poring: "There is a certain fish, whose head is 9 inches in length, his tail as long as his head and half of his back, and his back as long as both head and tail together. Query, the length of the fish?" But Aunt Judy was not left long in peace with her fish.
text_transcription: IT IS NO DOUBT A CLUMSY SUBSTITUTE FOR ALGEBRA BUT YOUNG FOLKS WHO HAVE NOT LEARNT ALGEBRA WILL FIND IT A VERY ENTERTAINING METHOD OF MAKING OUT ALL SUCH SUMS AS THE FALLING OLD PUZZLER OVER WHICH AUNT JUDY WAS NOW POURING THERE IS A CERTAIN FISH WHOSE HEAD IS NINE INCHES IN LENGTH HIS TAIL AS LONG AS HIS HEAD AND HALF OF HIS BACK AND HIS BACK AS LONG AS BOTH HEAD AND TAIL TOGETHER QUARRY THE LENGTH OF THE FISH BUT AUNT JUDY WAS NOT LEFT LONG IN PEACE WITH HER FISH
phonemes: ɪɾ ˈɪz, nˈoʊ dˈaʊt, ɐ klˈʌmzi sˈʌbstɪtˌuːt fɔːɹ ˈældʒᵻbɹə; bˌʌt jˈʌŋ fˈoʊks hˌuː hɐvnˌɑːt lˈɜːnt ˈældʒᵻbɹə, wɪl fˈaɪnd ɪɾ ɐ vˈɛɹi ˌɛntɚtˈeɪnɪŋ mˈɛθəd ʌv mˌeɪkɪŋ ˈaʊt ˈɔːl sˈʌtʃ sˈʌmz æz ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ˈoʊld pˈʌzlɚ, ˌoʊvɚ wˌɪtʃ ˈænt dʒˈuːdi wʌz nˈaʊ pˈɔːɹɪŋ: "ðɛɹ ɪz ɐ sˈɜːʔn̩ fˈɪʃ, hˌuːz hˈɛd ɪz nˈaɪn ˈɪntʃᵻz ɪn lˈɛŋθ, hɪz tˈeɪl æz lˈɔŋ æz hɪz hˈɛd ænd hˈæf ʌv hɪz bˈæk, ænd hɪz bˈæk æz lˈɔŋ æz bˈoʊθ hˈɛd ænd tˈeɪl təɡˈɛðɚ. kwˈiəɹi, ðə lˈɛŋθ ʌvðə fˈɪʃ?" bˌʌt ˈænt dʒˈuːdi wʌz nˌɑːt lˈɛft lˈɔŋ ɪn pˈiːs wɪð hɜː fˈɪʃ.