text_original: He descends to the water's edge, and embarks in a ferry boat, which tosses like an egg shell on the heaving and convulsed water; and in a minute or two he finds himself in the face of the vast line of the Falls, and sees with surprise that he has expended his fullest admiration and astonishment upon a mere thread of Niagara—the thousandth part of its wondrous volume and grandeur.
text_transcription: HE DESCENDS TO THE WATER'S EDGE AND EMBARKS IN A FERRY BOAT WHICH TOSSES LIKE AN EGG SHELL ON THE HEAVING AND CONVULSED WATER AND IN A MINUTE OR TWO HE FINDS HIMSELF IN THE FACE OF THE VAST LINE OF THE FALLS AND SEES WITH SURPRISE THAT HE HAS EXPENDED HIS FULLEST ADMIRATION AND ASTONISHMENT UPON A MERE THREAD OF NIAGARA THE THOUSANDTH PART OF ITS WONDROUS VOLUME AND GRANDEUR
phonemes: hiː dᵻsˈɛndz tə ðə wˈɔːɾɚz ˈɛdʒ, ænd ɛmbˈɑːɹks ɪn ɐ fˈɛɹi bˈoʊt, wˌɪtʃ tˈɔsᵻz lˈaɪk ɐn ˈɛɡ ʃˈɛl ɔnðə hˈiːvɪŋ ænd kənvˈʌlst wˈɔːɾɚ; ænd ɪn ɐ mˈɪnɪt ɔːɹ tˈuː hiː fˈaɪndz hɪmsˈɛlf ɪnðə fˈeɪs ʌvðə vˈæst lˈaɪn ʌvðə fˈɔːlz, ænd sˈiːz wɪð sɚpɹˈaɪz ðæt hiː hɐz ɛkspˈɛndᵻd hɪz fˈʊlɪst ˌædmɚɹˈeɪʃən ænd ɐstˈɑːnɪʃmənt əpˌɑːn ɐ mˈɪɹ θɹˈɛd ʌv naɪˈæɡɹə—ðə θˈaʊzəndθ pˈɑːɹt ʌv ɪts wˈʌndɹəs vˈɑːljuːm ænd ɡɹændˈʊɹ.