text_original: Toward evening we descended into the sullen valley of the Columbia, which rushes along, sunk below the level of the desert we had crossed. High sterile hills flank its course, and with the sweeping, unfriendly speed of the stream, its bleak shores seemed a chilly place for home seekers.
text_transcription: TOWARD EVENING WE DESCENDED INTO A SULLEN VALLEY OF THE COLUMBIA WHICH RUSHES ALONG SUNK BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE DESERT WE HAD CROSSED HIGH STERILE HILLS FLANK ITS COURSE AND WITH THE SWEEPING UNFRIENDLY SPEED OF THE STREAM ITS BLEAK SHORES SEEMED A CHILLY PLACE FOR HOME SEEKERS
phonemes: təwˈɔːɹd ˈiːvnɪŋ wiː dᵻsˈɛndᵻd ˌɪntʊ ðə sˈʌlən vˈæli ʌvðə kəlˈʌmbiə, wˌɪtʃ ɹˈʌʃᵻz ɐlˈɔŋ, sˈʌŋk bᵻlˌoʊ ðə lˈɛvəl ʌvðə dˈɛzɚt wiː hæd kɹˈɔst. hˈaɪ stˈɛɹəl hˈɪlz flˈæŋk ɪts kˈɔːɹs, ænd wɪððə swˈiːpɪŋ, ʌnfɹˈɛndli spˈiːd ʌvðə stɹˈiːm, ɪts blˈiːk ʃˈɔːɹz sˈiːmd ɐ tʃˈɪli plˈeɪs fɔːɹ hˈoʊm sˈiːkɚz.