text_original: Various machines, each intent on its own job, rushed to and fro, and in the distance, * 9 '2" Howitzer. 287 288 MEN, WOMEN AND GUNS like a speck in the sky, a German monoplane was travelling rapidly back over its own lines, having fin  ished its reconnaissance. Behind it, like the wake of a steamer, little dabs of white plastered the blue sky.
text_transcription: RAY'S MACHINES EACH INTENT ON HIS OWN JOB RUSHED TO AND FRO AND IN THE DISTANCE LIKE A SPECK IN THE SKY A GERMAN MONOPLANE WAS TRAVELLING RAPIDLY BACK OVER ITS OWN LINES HAVING FINISHED HIS RECONNAISSANCE BEHIND IT LIKE THE WAKE OF A STEAMER LITTLE DABS OF WHITE PLASTERED THE BLUE SKY
phonemes: vˈɛɹiəs məʃˈiːnz, ˈiːtʃ ɪntˈɛnt ˌɔn ɪts ˈoʊn dʒˈɑːb, ɹˈʌʃt tˌuːəndfɹˈoʊ, ænd ɪnðə dˈɪstəns, ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk nˈaɪn tˈuː" hˈaʊɪtsɚ. tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt mˈɛn, wˈɪmɪn ænd ɡˈʌnz lˈaɪk ɐ spˈɛk ɪnðə skˈaɪ, ɐ dʒˈɜːmən mˈɑːnoʊplˌeɪn wʌz tɹˈævəlɪŋ ɹˈæpɪdli bˈæk ˌoʊvɚɹ ɪts ˈoʊn lˈaɪnz, hˌævɪŋ fˈɪn ˈɪʃt ɪts ɹᵻkˈɑːnɪsəns. bᵻhˈaɪnd ɪt, lˈaɪk ðə wˈeɪk əvə stˈiːmɚ, lˈɪɾəl dˈæbz ʌv wˈaɪt plˈæstɚd ðə blˈuː skˈaɪ.