text_original: It may be asked why they had not entertained the thought, and endeavoured to carry it into practical effect: since a balloon would have been far more likely to have delivered them out of their "mountain prison" than a paper kite?
text_transcription: IT MAY BE ASKED WHY THEY HAD NOT ENTERTAINED THE THOUGHT AND ENDEAVORED TO CARRY IT INTO PRACTICAL EFFECT SINCE A BALLOON WOULD HAVE BEEN FAR MORE LIKELY TO HAVE DELIVERED THEM OUT OF THEIR MOUNTAIN PRISON THAN A PAPER KITE
phonemes: ɪt mˈeɪ biː ˈæskt wˌaɪ ðeɪ hæd nˌɑːt ˌɛntɚtˈeɪnd ðə θˈɔːt, ænd ɛndˈɛvɚd tə kˈæɹi ɪɾ ˌɪntʊ pɹˈæktɪkəl ɪfˈɛkt: sˈɪns ɐ bəlˈuːn wʊdhɐv bˌɪn fˈɑːɹmˌɔːɹ lˈaɪkli tə hæv dᵻlˈɪvɚd ðˌɛm ˌaʊɾəv ðɛɹ "mˈaʊntɪn pɹˈɪzən" ðˌænə pˈeɪpɚ kˈaɪt?