text_original: They had been given those Americana roots, not primarily to dwarf them, but to insure them against damage from the cold winters. The tops had not been cut back, and the whole treatment was just such as would have been applied to standards.
text_transcription: THEY HAD BEEN GIVEN THOSE AMERICAN ROOTS NOT PRIMARILY TO DWARF THEM BUT TO ENSURE THEM AGAINST DAMAGE FROM THE COLD WINTERS THE TOPS HAD NOT BEEN CUT BACK AND THE WHOLE TREATMENT WAS JUST SUCH AS WOULD HAVE BEEN APPLIED TO STANDARDS
phonemes: ðeɪ hɐdbɪn ɡˈɪvən ðoʊz ɐmˌɛɹɪkˈɑːnɚ ɹˈuːts, nˌɑːt pɹaɪmˈɛɹᵻli tə dwˈɔːɹf ðˌɛm, bˌʌt tʊ ɪnʃˈʊɹ ðˌɛm ɐɡˈɛnst dˈæmɪdʒ fɹʌmðə kˈoʊld wˈɪntɚz. ðə tˈɑːps hæd nˌɑːt bˌɪn kˈʌt bˈæk, ænd ðə hˈoʊl tɹˈiːtmənt wʌz dʒˈʌst sˈʌtʃ ɐz wʊdhɐv bˌɪn ɐplˈaɪd tə stˈændɚdz.