text_original: I could not do much to help the lesser plants; they were mostly buried beneath the snow, and I hoped they were the warmer in consequence. The poor wallflowers, that had been so sprightly with opening yellow buds when we arrived, now showed only shrivelled branches above the snow.
text_transcription: I COULD NOT DO MUCH TO HELP THE LESSER PLANTS THEY WERE MOSTLY BURIED BENEATH THE SNOW AND I HOPED THEY WERE THE WARMER IN CONSEQUENCE THE POOR WALLFLOWERS THAT HAD BEEN SO SPRIGHTLY WITH OPENING YELLOW BUDS WHEN WE ARRIVED NOW SHOWED ONLY SHRIVELLED BRANCHES ABOVE THE SNOW
phonemes: aɪ kʊd nˌɑːt dˈuː mˈʌtʃ tə hˈɛlp ðə lˈɛsɚ plˈænts; ðeɪ wɜː mˈoʊstli bˈɛɹid bᵻnˌiːθ ðə snˈoʊ, ænd aɪ hˈoʊpt ðeɪ wɜː ðə wˈɔːɹmɚɹ ɪn kˈɑːnsɪkwəns. ðə pˈʊɹ wˈɔːlflaʊɚz, ðæt hɐdbɪn sˌoʊ spɹˈaɪtli wɪð ˈoʊpənɪŋ jˈɛloʊ bˈʌdz wɛn wiː ɚɹˈaɪvd, nˈaʊ ʃˈoʊd ˈoʊnli ʃɹˈɪvəld bɹˈæntʃᵻz əbˌʌv ðə snˈoʊ.