text_original: This particular specimen had a straight, clean trunk of about thirty inches, after the absurd style of heading dwarf apples practised in most American nurseries. But the crown was full and symmetrical, and the fruit was incomparable. That particular tree has always been a sort of ideal and inspiration to me.
text_transcription: THIS PARTICULAR SPECIMEN HAD A STRAIGHT CLEAN TRUNK OF ABOUT THIRTY INCHES AFTER THE ABSURD STYLE OF HEADING DWARF APPLES PRACTISED IN MOST AMERICAN NURSERIES BUT THE CROWN WAS FULL AND SYMMETRICAL AND THE FRUIT WAS INCOMPARABLE THAT PARTICULAR TREE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A SORT OF IDEAL AND INSPIRATION TO ME
phonemes: ðɪs pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚ spˈɛsɪmən hæd ɐ stɹˈeɪt, klˈiːn tɹˈʌŋk ʌv ɐbˌaʊt θˈɜːɾi ˈɪntʃᵻz, ˈæftɚ ðɪ ɐbsˈɜːd stˈaɪl ʌv hˈɛdɪŋ dwˈɔːɹf ˈæpəlz pɹˈæktɪst ɪn mˈoʊst ɐmˈɛɹɪkən nˈɜːsɚɹiz. bˌʌt ðə kɹˈaʊn wʌz fˈʊl ænd sɪmˈɛtɹɪkəl, ænd ðə fɹˈuːt wʌz ɪŋkˈɑːmpɚɹəbəl. ðæt pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚ tɹˈiː hɐz ˈɔːlweɪz bˌɪn ɐ sˈɔːɹt ʌv aɪdˈiəl ænd ˌɪnspɚɹˈeɪʃən tə mˌiː.