text_original: In the present case, the "bottom of the bag" is quite a figure of speech  _lucus a non lucendo_. Strictly speaking, it had no bottom; but, where this should have been, there was a round aperture, formed by a stout hoop of ringall bamboo, to which the skin covering was lashed, and to which, also, the cords intended to sustain the afore mentioned basket, as also the stay ropes, were to be attached.
text_transcription: IN THE PRESENT CASE THE BOTTOM OF THE BACK IS QUITE A FIGURE OF SPEECH LUCAS AND ON LUSCENDO STRICTLY SPEAKING IT HAD NO BOTTOM BUT WHERE THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE WAS A ROUND APERTURE FORMED BY A STOUT HOOP OF WRINKLED BAMBOO TO WHICH THE SKIN COVERING WAS LASHED AND TO WHICH ALSO THE CORDS INTENDED TO SUSTAIN THE FORMATIONED BASKET AS ALSO THE STAY ROPES WERE TO BE ATTACHED
phonemes: ɪnðə pɹˈɛzənt kˈeɪs, ðə "bˈɑːɾəm ʌvðə bˈæɡ" ɪz kwˈaɪt ɐ fˈɪɡjɚɹ ʌv spˈiːtʃ lˈuːkəs ɐ nˈɑːn luːsˈɛndoʊ. stɹˈɪktli spˈiːkɪŋ, ɪt hæd nˈoʊ bˈɑːɾəm; bˌʌt, wˈɛɹ ðɪs ʃˌʊdəv bˌɪn, ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ ɹˈaʊnd ˈæpɚtʃɚ, fˈɔːɹmd baɪ ɐ stˈaʊt hˈuːp ʌv ɹˈɪŋɡɔːl bæmbˈuː, tə wˌɪtʃ ðə skˈɪn kˈʌvɚɹɪŋ wʌz lˈæʃt, ænd tə wˈɪtʃ, ˈɔːlsoʊ, ðə kˈɔːɹdz ɪntˈɛndᵻd tə səstˈeɪn ðɪ ɐfˈɔːɹ mˈɛnʃənd bˈæskɪt, æz ˈɔːlsoʊ ðə stˈeɪ ɹˈoʊps, wɜː təbi ɐtˈætʃt.