text_original: Buffalo roamed the great plains in vast numbers. In 1872 I saw buffalo in the North Park, but they long since left that ideal grazing ground. The Upper Missouri and Yellowstone valleys were the homes of magnificent herds; now they have disappeared forever.
text_transcription: BUFFALO ROAMED THE GREAT PLAINS IN VAST NUMBERS IN EIGHTEEN SEVENTY TWO I SAW A BUFFALO IN THE NORTH PARK BUT THEY LONG SINCE HAVE LEFT THAT IDEAL GRAZING GROUND THE UPPER MISSOURI AND YELLOWSTONE VALLEYS WERE THE HOMES OF MAGNIFICENT HERDS NOW THEY HAVE DISAPPEARED FOREVER
phonemes: bˈʌfəlˌoʊ ɹˈoʊmd ðə ɡɹˈeɪt plˈeɪnz ɪn vˈæst nˈʌmbɚz. ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː aɪ sˈɔː bˈʌfəlˌoʊ ɪnðə nˈɔːɹθ pˈɑːɹk, bˌʌt ðeɪ lˈɔŋ sˈɪns lˈɛft ðæt aɪdˈiəl ɡɹˈeɪzɪŋ ɡɹˈaʊnd. ðɪ ˌʌpɚ mɪzˈʊɹɹi ænd jˈɛloʊstˌoʊn vˈælɪz wɜː ðə hˈoʊmz ʌv mæɡnˈɪfɪsənt hˈɜːdz; nˈaʊ ðeɪ hæv dˌɪsɐpˈɪɹd fɚɹˈɛvɚ.