text_original: The boards are to be laid on the book with their backs in the groove and level with the head; they must then be marked either with a lead pencil or the point of a bodkin exactly in a line with the slips, about half an inch down the board.
text_transcription: THE BOARDS ARE TO BE LAID OUT ON THE BOOK WITH THEIR BACKS IN THE GROOVE AND LEVEL WITH THE HEAD THEY MUST THEN BE MARKED EITHER WITH A LEAD PENCIL OR THE POINT OF A BODKIN EXACTLY IN LINE WITH THE SLIPS ABOUT HALF AN INCH DOWN THE BOARD
phonemes: ðə bˈɔːɹdz ɑːɹ təbi lˈeɪd ɔnðə bˈʊk wɪð ðɛɹ bˈæks ɪnðə ɡɹˈuːv ænd lˈɛvəl wɪððə hˈɛd; ðeɪ mˈʌst ðˈɛn biː mˈɑːɹkt ˈiːðɚ wɪð ɐ lˈiːd pˈɛnsəl ɔːɹ ðə pˈɔɪnt əvə bˈɑːdkɪn ɛɡzˈæktli ɪn ɐ lˈaɪn wɪððə slˈɪps, ɐbˌaʊt hˈæf ɐn ˈɪntʃ dˌaʊn ðə bˈɔːɹd.