text_original: To have cut down the trunks of heavy trees to the proper thickness for light ladders  with such imperfect implements as they were possessed of  would have been an interminable work for our inexperienced carpenters.
text_transcription: TO HAVE CUT DOWN THE TRUNKS OF HEAVY TREES TO THE PROPER THICKNESS FOR LIGHT LETTERS WITH SUCH IMPERFECT IMPLEMENTS AS THEY WERE POSSESSED OF WOULD HAVE BEEN AN INTERMINABLE WORK FOR OUR INEXPERIENCED CARPENTERS
phonemes: tə hæv kˈʌt dˌaʊn ðə tɹˈʌŋks ʌv hˈɛvi tɹˈiːz tə ðə pɹˈɑːpɚ θˈɪknəs fɔːɹ lˈaɪt lˈædɚz wɪð sˈʌtʃ ɪmpˈɜːfɛkt ˈɪmplɪmənts æz ðeɪ wɜː pəzˈɛst ʌv wʊdhɐv bˌɪn ɐn ɪntˈɜːmɪnəbəl wˈɜːk fɔːɹ ˌaʊɚɹ ˌɪnɛkspˈiəɹɪənst kˈɑːɹpəntɚz.