text_original: The cross  beams of the signal towers were furnished with lights, so that messages could be sent by night as well as by day. An operator could spell out a hun  dred words an hour. A S}'stem of signaling like that invented by the Chappe brothers was introduced into Russia and England also.
text_transcription: THE CROSS BEAMS OF THE SIGNAL TOWERS WERE FURNISHED WITH LIGHTS SO THAT MESSAGES COULD BE SENT BY NIGHT AS WELL AS BY DAY AN OPERATOR COULD SPELL OUT A HUNDRED WORDS AN HOUR A SYSTEM OF SIGNALING LIKE THAT INVENTED BY THE CHAP BROTHERS WAS INTRODUCED INTO RUSSIA AND ENGLAND ALSO
phonemes: ðə kɹˈɔs bˈiːmz ʌvðə sˈɪɡnəl tˈaʊɚz wɜː fˈɜːnɪʃt wɪð lˈaɪts, sˌoʊ ðæt mˈɛsɪdʒᵻz kʊd biː sˈɛnt baɪ nˈaɪt æz wˈɛl æz baɪ dˈeɪ. ɐn ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾɚ kʊd spˈɛl ˈaʊt ɐ hˈʌn dɹˈɛd wˈɜːdz ɐn ˈaʊɚ. ɐ ˈɛs}stˈɛm ʌv sˈɪɡnəlɪŋ lˈaɪk ðæt ɪnvˈɛntᵻd baɪ ðə tʃˈæp bɹˈʌðɚz wʌz ˌɪntɹədˈuːst ˌɪntʊ ɹˈʌʃə ænd ˈɪŋɡlənd ˈɔːlsoʊ.