text_original: * * * * * Once the world was startled by the "extree ee  " announcing that the English group had broken into an extinct volcano, whose upper end had apparently been sealed ages before, for it contained not water but air  curiously close and choking perhaps, but at least it was not the watery deluge of death. And then came the great discovery.
text_transcription: ONCE THE WORLD WAS STARTLED BY THE EXTREI ANNOUNCING THAT THE ENGLISH GROUP HAD BROKEN INTO AN EXTINCT VOLCANO WHOSE UPPER END HAD APPARENTLY BEEN SEALED AGES BEFORE FOR IT CONTAINED NOT WATER BUT AIR CURIOUSLY CLOSE AND CHOKING PERHAPS BUT AT LEAST IT WAS NOT THE WATERY DELUGE OF DEATH AND THEN CAME THE GREAT DISCOVERY
phonemes: ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk wˈʌns ðə wˈɜːld wʌz stˈɑːɹɾəld baɪ ðə "ɛkstɹˈiː ˈiː  " ɐnˈaʊnsɪŋ ðætðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ɡɹˈuːp hæd bɹˈoʊkən ˌɪntʊ ɐn ɛkstˈɪŋkt vɑːlkˈeɪnoʊ, hˌuːz ˌʌpɚɹ ˈɛnd hæd ɐpˈæɹəntli bˌɪn sˈiːld ˈeɪdʒᵻz bᵻfˈɔːɹ, fɔːɹ ɪt kəntˈeɪnd nˌɑːt wˈɔːɾɚ bˌʌt ˈɛɹ kjˈʊɹɹiəsli klˈoʊs ænd tʃˈoʊkɪŋ pɚhˈæps, bˌʌt æt lˈiːst ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt ðə wˈɔːɾɚɹi dˈɛljuːdʒ ʌv dˈɛθ. ænd ðˈɛn kˈeɪm ðə ɡɹˈeɪt dɪskˈʌvɚɹi.