text_original: I could no more plod through a history, or a volume of " Voyages in Timbuctoo," or " Sir Somebody's Memoirs at the Court of Queen Joan of Naples," or " A Waiting woman's Recollections of Peter the Great," than I could fly.
text_transcription: I COULD NO MORE PLOD THROUGH A HISTORY OR A VOLUME OF VOYAGES IN TIMBUCTOO OR SO SOMEBODY'S MEMOIRS AT THE COURT OF QUEEN JOAN OF NAPLES OR A WAITING WOMAN'S RECOLLECTIONS OF PETER THE GREAT THEN I COULD FLY
phonemes: aɪ kʊd nˈoʊmˌɔːɹ plˈɑːd θɹuː ɐ hˈɪstɚɹi, ɔːɹ ɐ vˈɑːljuːm ʌv " vˈɔɪɪdʒᵻz ɪn tˈɪmbəktˌuː," ɔːɹ " sˌɜː sˈʌmbɑːdiz mˈɛmwɑːɹz æt ðə kˈɔːɹt ʌv kwˈiːn dʒˈoʊn ʌv nˈeɪpəlz," ɔːɹ " ɐ wˈeɪɾɪŋ wˈʊmənz ɹˌɛkəlˈɛkʃənz ʌv pˈiːɾɚ ðə ɡɹˈeɪt," ðɐn aɪ kʊd flˈaɪ.