text_original: All things were made ready at an early hour. The huge bag was set up between the supporting stakes the _car_ was attached to it, as also several ropes to keep the balloon from being carried away; and these were fastened at their other ends to stout pegs, driven firmly into the ground; while a little furnace of stones was built underneath to hold the fire, whose ascending caloric was to expand the balloon, and raise it into the air.
text_transcription: ALL THINGS WERE MADE READY AT AN EARLY HOUR THE HUGE BAG WAS SET UP BETWEEN THE SUPPORTING STAKES THE CAR WAS ATTACHED TO IT AS ALSO SEVERAL ROPES TO KEEP THE BALLOON FROM BEING CARRIED AWAY AND THESE WERE FASTENED AT THEIR OTHER ENDS TO STOUT PEGS DRIVING FIRMLY INTO THE GROUND WHILE A LITTLE FURNACE OF STONES WAS BUILT UNDERNEATH TO HOLD THE FIRE WHOSE ASCENDING CALORIC WAS TO EXPAND THE BALLOON AND RAISE IT INTO THE AIR
phonemes: ˈɔːl θˈɪŋz wɜː mˌeɪd ɹˈɛdi æɾ ɐn ˈɜːli ˈaʊɚ. ðə hjˈuːdʒ bˈæɡ wʌz sˈɛt ˌʌp bᵻtwˌiːn ðə səpˈɔːɹɾɪŋ stˈeɪks ðə kˈɑːɹ wʌz ɐtˈætʃt tʊ ɪt, æz ˈɔːlsoʊ sˈɛvɹəl ɹˈoʊps tə kˈiːp ðə bəlˈuːn fɹʌm bˌiːɪŋ kˈæɹid ɐwˈeɪ; ænd ðiːz wɜː fˈæsənd æt ðɛɹ ˈʌðɚɹ ˈɛndz tə stˈaʊt pˈɛɡz, dɹˈɪvən fˈɜːmli ˌɪntʊ ðə ɡɹˈaʊnd; wˌaɪl ɐ lˈɪɾəl fˈɜːnɪs ʌv stˈoʊnz wʌz bˈɪlt ˌʌndɚnˈiːθ tə hˈoʊld ðə fˈaɪɚ, hˌuːz ɐsˈɛndɪŋ kælˈɔːɹɪk wʌz tʊ ɛkspˈænd ðə bəlˈuːn, ænd ɹˈeɪz ɪɾ ˌɪntʊ ðɪ ˈɛɹ.