text_original: The land is rich in memories of heroes, sung in ballads; and it has been glorified in the pages of one of the great  est of novelists, Sir Walter Scott. But its history is hard to read. This is mainly for lack of central interest.
text_transcription: THE LAND IS RICH IN MEMORIES OF HEROES SUNG IN BALLADS AND IT HAS BEEN GLORIFIED IN THE PAGES OF THE ONE OF THE GREATEST OF NOVELISTS SIR WALTER SCOTT BUT ITS HISTORY IS HARD TO READ THIS IS MAINLY FOR LACK OF CENTRAL INTEREST
phonemes: ðə lˈænd ɪz ɹˈɪtʃ ɪn mˈɛmɚɹiz ʌv hˈiəɹoʊz, sˈʌŋ ɪn bˈælədz; ænd ɪt hˈæzbiːn ɡlˈɔːɹᵻfˌaɪd ɪnðə pˈeɪdʒᵻz ʌv wˈʌn ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪt ˌiːˌɛstˈiː ʌv nˈɑːvɪlˌɪsts, sˌɜː wˈɔltɚ skˈɑːt. bˌʌt ɪts hˈɪstɚɹi ɪz hˈɑːɹd tə ɹˈiːd. ðɪs ɪz mˈeɪnli fɔːɹ lˈæk ʌv sˈɛntɹəl ˈɪntɹɛst.