text_original: We might have wasted much time in arguing with her had not Eileen reminded us that the ladder—like everything else we needed—was up the garden safely snowed up under the laurel hedge. So that project fell through.
text_transcription: WE MIGHT HAVE WASTED MUCH TIME IN ARGUING WITH HER HAD NOT AILEEN REMINDED US THAT THE LADDER LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE WE NEEDED WAS UP THE GARDEN SAFELY SNOWED UP UNDER THE LAUREL HEDGE SO THAT PROJECT FELL THROUGH
phonemes: wiː mˌaɪthɐv wˈeɪstᵻd mˈʌtʃ tˈaɪm ɪn ˈɑːɹɡjuːɪŋ wɪð hɜː hæd nˌɑːt ˈaɪliːn ɹᵻmˈaɪndᵻd ˌʌs ðætðə lˈædɚ—lˈaɪk ˈɛvɹɪθˌɪŋ ˈɛls wiː nˈiːdᵻd—wʌz ˌʌp ðə ɡˈɑːɹdən sˈeɪfli snˈoʊd ˌʌp ˌʌndɚ ðə lˈɔːɹəl hˈɛdʒ. sˌoʊ ðæt pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt fˈɛl θɹˈuː.