text_original: Also there was a wide cornland and some men were reaping with sharp hooks the stalks which bended with the weight of the cars—as if they were reaping Demeter's grain: others were binding the sheaves with bands and were spreading the threshing floor.
text_transcription: ALSO THERE WAS A WIDE CORN LAND AND SOME MEN WERE REAPING WITH SHARP HOOKS THE STALKS WHICH BENDED WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE EARS AS IF THEY WERE REAPING DEMETER'S GRAIN OTHERS WERE BINDING THE SHEAVES WITH BANDS AND WERE SPREADING THE THRESHING FLOOR
phonemes: ˈɔːlsoʊ ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ wˈaɪd kˈɔːɹnlənd ænd sˌʌm mˈɛn wɜː ɹˈiːpɪŋ wɪð ʃˈɑːɹp hˈʊks ðə stˈɔːks wˌɪtʃ bˈɛndᵻd wɪððə wˈeɪt ʌvðə kˈɑːɹz—æz ɪf ðeɪ wɜː ɹˈiːpɪŋ dˈɛmiːɾɚz ɡɹˈeɪn: ˈʌðɚz wɜː bˈaɪndɪŋ ðə ʃˈiːvz wɪð bˈændz ænd wɜː spɹˈɛdɪŋ ðə θɹˈɛʃɪŋ flˈɔːɹ.