text_original: On the surface of the snow they saw traces of what might have been the tracks of animals, but, as there was no breath of wind in the attenuated atmosphere, it was quite possible that these might have been frozen into permanent shape hundreds or thousands of years before.
text_transcription: ON THE SURFACE OF THE SNOW THEY SAW TRACES OF WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE TRACKS OF ANIMALS BUT AS THERE WAS NO BREATH OF WIND IN THE ATTENUATED ATMOSPHERE IT WAS QUITE POSSIBLE THAT THESE MIGHT HAVE BEEN FROZEN INTO PERMANENT SHAPE HUNDREDS OR THOUSANDS OF YEARS BEFORE
phonemes: ɔnðə sˈɜːfɪs ʌvðə snˈoʊ ðeɪ sˈɔː tɹˈeɪsᵻz ʌv wʌt mˌaɪthɐv bˌɪn ðə tɹˈæks ʌv ˈænɪməlz, bˌʌt, æz ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈoʊ bɹˈɛθ ʌv wˈɪnd ɪnðɪ ɐtˈɛnjuːˌeɪɾᵻd ˈætməsfˌɪɹ, ɪt wʌz kwˈaɪt pˈɑːsᵻbəl ðæt ðiːz mˌaɪthɐv bˌɪn fɹˈoʊzən ˌɪntʊ pˈɜːmənənt ʃˈeɪp hˈʌndɹɪdz ɔːɹ θˈaʊzəndz ʌv jˈɪɹz bᵻfˈɔːɹ.