text_original: Twenty yards of the rope already in hand was set against stones  whose weight they had already determined by reduplicating a number of bullets  and its quantity ascertained in pounds and ounces. Eight times that gave one hundred and sixty yards   the probable amount of cord they should require.
text_transcription: TWENTY YARDS OF THE ROPE ALREADY IN HAND WAS SET AGAINST STONES WHOSE WEIGHT THEY HAD ALREADY DETERMINED BY REDUPLICATING A NUMBER OF BULLETS AND ITS QUANTITY THIRTEEN IN POUNDS AND OUNCES EIGHT TIMES THAT GAVE ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY YARDS THE PROBABLE AMOUNT OF CORD THEY SHOULD REQUIRE
phonemes: twˈɛnti jˈɑːɹdz ʌvðə ɹˈoʊp ɔːlɹˌɛdi ɪn hˈænd wʌz sˈɛt ɐɡˈɛnst stˈoʊnz hˌuːz wˈeɪt ðeɪ hæd ɔːlɹˌɛdi dɪtˈɜːmɪnd baɪ ɹᵻdˈuːplᵻkˌeɪɾɪŋ ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv bˈʊlɪts ænd ɪts kwˈɔntᵻɾi ˌæsɚtˈeɪnd ɪn pˈaʊndz ænd ˈaʊnsᵻz. ˈeɪt tˈaɪmz ðæt ɡˈeɪv wˈʌn hˈʌndɹɪd ænd sˈɪksti jˈɑːɹdz ðə pɹˈɑːbəbəl ɐmˈaʊnt ʌv kˈɔːɹd ðeɪ ʃˌʊd ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚ.