text_original: They knew that it would take them a long time to make the ladders  more than a dozen long ladders  each of which must be light as a reed and straight as an arrow.
text_transcription: THEY KNEW THAT IT WOULD TAKE THEM A LONG TIME TO MAKE THE LETTERS MORE THAN A DOZEN LONG LETTERS EACH OF WHICH MUST BE LIGHT AS A REED AND STRAIGHT AS AN ARROW
phonemes: ðeɪ nˈuː ðˌɐɾɪt wʊd tˈeɪk ðˌɛm ɐ lˈɔŋ tˈaɪm tə mˌeɪk ðə lˈædɚz mˈɔːɹ ðˌænə dˈʌzən lˈɔŋ lˈædɚz ˈiːtʃ əv wˌɪtʃ mˈʌst biː lˈaɪt æz ɐ ɹˈiːd ænd stɹˈeɪt æz ɐn ˈæɹoʊ.