text_original: Loadstones are pieces of hard, black rock found in Asia Minor, China, and Japan. They were thought to confer peculiar powers upon the persons possessing them.
text_transcription: LOADSTONES ARE PIECES OF HARD BLACK ROCK FOUND IN ASIA MINOR CHINA AND JAPAN THEY WERE THOUGHT TO CONFER PECULIAR POWERS UPON THE PERSONS POSSESSING THEM
phonemes: lˈoʊdstoʊnz ɑːɹ pˈiːsᵻz ʌv hˈɑːɹd, blˈæk ɹˈɑːk fˈaʊnd ɪn ˈeɪʒə mˈaɪnɚ, tʃˈaɪnə, ænd dʒəpˈæn. ðeɪ wɜː θˈɔːt tə kənfˈɜː pɪkjˈuːlɪɹ pˈaʊɚz əpˌɑːn ðə pˈɜːsənz pəzˈɛsɪŋ ðˌɛm.