text_original: These were, before the advent of the whites, covered with dressed buffalo skins, but more recently with a coarse cotton tent cloth, which is preferable on account of its being much lighter to transport from place to place, as they are almost constantly on the move, the tents being carried by the squaws.
text_transcription: THESE WERE BEFORE THE ADVENT OF THE WHITES COVERED WITH DRESSED BUFFALO SKINS BUT MORE RECENTLY WITH A COARSE COTTON TENT CLOTH WHICH IS PREFERABLE ON ACCOUNT OF ITS BEING MUCH LIGHTER TO TRANSPORT FROM PLACE TO PLACE AS THEY ARE ALMOST CONSTANTLY ON THE MOVE THE TENTS BEING CARRIED BY THE SQUAWS
phonemes: ðˈiːz wɜː, bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðɪ ˈædvɛnt ʌvðə wˈaɪts, kˈʌvɚd wɪð dɹˈɛst bˈʌfəlˌoʊ skˈɪnz, bˌʌt mˈɔːɹ ɹˈiːsəntli wɪð ɐ kˈɔːɹs kˈɑːʔn̩ tˈɛnt klˈɔθ, wˌɪtʃ ɪz pɹɪfˈɜːɹəbəl ˌɔn ɐkˈaʊnt ʌv ɪts bˌiːɪŋ mˈʌtʃ lˈaɪɾɚ tə tɹænspˈɔːɹt fɹʌm plˈeɪs tə plˈeɪs, æz ðeɪ ɑːɹ ˈɔːlmoʊst kˈɑːnstəntli ɔnðə mˈuːv, ðə tˈɛnts bˌiːɪŋ kˈæɹid baɪ ðə skwˈɔːz.