text_original: The sun beat down in fury upon his head, the hot wind sang in his ears with a strange sound of buzzing insects and humming wheels. He stepped down into the stairway, the better to grasp the stone for another mighty effort.
text_transcription: THE SUN BEAT DOWN IN FURY UPON HIS HEAD THE HOT WIND SANG IN HIS EARS WITH A STRANGE SOUND OF BUZZING INSECTS AND HUMMING WHEELS HE STEPPED DOWN INTO THE STAIRWAY THE BETTER TO GRASP THE STONE FOR ANOTHER MIGHTY EFFORT
phonemes: ðə sˈʌn bˈiːt dˌaʊn ɪn fjˈʊɹɹi əpˌɑːn hɪz hˈɛd, ðə hˈɑːt wˈɪnd sˈæŋ ɪn hɪz ˈɪɹz wɪð ɐ stɹˈeɪndʒ sˈaʊnd ʌv bˈʌzɪŋ ˈɪnsɛkts ænd hˈʌmɪŋ wˈiːlz. hiː stˈɛpt dˌaʊn ˌɪntʊ ðə stˈɛɹweɪ, ðə bˈɛɾɚ tə ɡɹˈæsp ðə stˈoʊn fɔːɹ ɐnˈʌðɚ mˈaɪɾi ˈɛfɚt.