text_original: "There are," replied the plant hunter, "though they are not very numerous  perhaps in all there may be about a dozen. As yet there are not so many known to zoologists  that is, not a dozen that have been identified and described as distinct species; but no doubt when the central countries, both of Asia and Africa  with their grand chains of mountains  have been explored by scientific naturalists, at least that number will be found to exist.
text_transcription: THERE ARE REPLIED THE PLANT HUNTER THOUGH THEY ARE NOT VERY NUMEROUS PERHAPS IN ALL THERE MAY BE ABOUT A DOZEN AS YET THERE ARE NOT SO MANY KNOWN TO ZOOLOGISTS THERE IS NOT A DOZEN THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AND DESCRIBED AS DISTINCT SPECIES BUT NO DOUBT WHEN THE CENTRAL COUNTRIES BOTH OF ASIA AND AFRICA WITH THEIR GRAND CHAINS OR MOUNTAINS HAVE BEEN EXPLORED BY SCIENTIFIC NATURALISTS AT LEAST THAT NUMBER WILL BE FOUND TO EXIST
phonemes: "ðɛɹˈɑːɹ," ɹᵻplˈaɪd ðə plˈænt hˈʌntɚ, "ðˌoʊ ðeɪ ɑːɹ nˌɑːt vˈɛɹi nˈuːmɚɹəs pɚhˈæps ɪn ˈɔːl ðɛɹ mˈeɪ biː ɐbˌaʊt ɐ dˈʌzən. æz jˈɛt ðɛɹˌɑːɹ nˌɑːt sˌoʊ mˈɛni nˈoʊn tə zuːˈɑːlədʒˌɪsts ðæt ˈɪz, nˌɑːɾə dˈʌzən ðæt hɐvbɪn aɪdˈɛntᵻfˌaɪd ænd dᵻskɹˈaɪbd æz dɪstˈɪŋkt spˈiːsiːz; bˌʌt nˈoʊ dˈaʊt wɛn ðə sˈɛntɹəl kˈʌntɹiz, bˈoʊθ ʌv ˈeɪʒə ænd ˈæfɹɪkə wɪð ðɛɹ ɡɹˈænd tʃˈeɪnz ʌv mˈaʊntɪnz hɐvbɪn ɛksplˈɔːɹd baɪ saɪəntˈɪfɪk nˈætʃɚɹəlˌɪsts, æt lˈiːst ðæt nˈʌmbɚ wɪl biː fˈaʊnd tʊ ɛɡzˈɪst.