text_original: But the class of stories in which a mortal marries a water maiden is large, and while the local details smack of the soil, the general idea is so like in lands far remote from each other as to indicate a common origin in pre historic times.
text_transcription: BUT THE CLASS OF STORIES IN WHICH A MORTAL MARRIES A WATER MAIDEN IS LARGE AND WHILE THE LOCAL DETAILS SMACK OF THE SOIL THE GENERAL IDEA IS SO LIKE IN LANDS FAR REMOTE FROM EACH OTHER AS TO INDICATE A COMMON ORIGIN IN PREHISTORIC TIMES
phonemes: bˌʌt ðə klˈæs ʌv stˈɔːɹiz ɪnwˌɪtʃ ɐ mˈɔːɹɾəl mˈæɹiz ɐ wˈɔːɾɚ mˈeɪdən ɪz lˈɑːɹdʒ, ænd wˌaɪl ðə lˈoʊkəl diːtˈeɪlz smˈæk ʌvðə sˈɔɪl, ðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl aɪdˈiə ɪz sˌoʊ lˈaɪk ɪn lˈændz fˈɑːɹ ɹᵻmˈoʊt fɹʌm ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚɹ æz tʊ ˈɪndᵻkˌeɪt ɐ kˈɑːmən ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪn ɪn pɹˈiː hɪstˈɔːɹɪk tˈaɪmz.