text_original: They chose it with much circumspection—Martha with an eye to the easy building facilities offered by strands of tough woodbine, and sturdy ivy cables, combined with stout plum branches; Augustus with his main eye focussed on the bird board, and the other on the accessibility of the bird bath (originally a sheep trough hollowed out of a block of rough stone, over which moss and small ivy are now trailing).
text_transcription: THEY CHOSE IT WITH MUCH CIRCUMSPECTION MARTHA WITH AN EYE TO THE EASY BUILDING FACILITIES OFFERED BY STRANDS OF TOUGH WOODBINE AND STURDY IVY CABLES COMBINED WITH STOUT PLUM BRANCHES AUGUSTUS WITH HIS MAIN EYE FOCUSED ON THE BIRD BOARD AND THE OTHER ON THE ACCESSIBILITY OF THE BIRD BATH ORIGINALLY A SHEEP TROUGH HOLLOWED OUT OF A BLOCK OF ROUGH STONE OVER WHICH MOSS AND SMALL IVY ARE NOW TRAILING
phonemes: ðeɪ tʃˈoʊz ɪt wɪð mˈʌtʃ sˌɜːkəmspˈɛkʃən—mˈɑːɹθə wɪð ɐn ˈaɪ tə ðɪ ˈiːzi bˈɪldɪŋ fəsˈɪlᵻɾiz ˈɔfɚd baɪ stɹˈændz ʌv tˈʌf wˈʊdbaɪn, ænd stˈɜːdi ˈaɪvi kˈeɪbəlz, kəmbˈaɪnd wɪð stˈaʊt plˈʌm bɹˈæntʃᵻz; ˈɔːɡʌstəs wɪð hɪz mˈeɪn ˈaɪ fˈoʊkəsst ɔnðə bˈɜːd bˈɔːɹd, ænd ðɪ ˈʌðɚɹ ɔnðɪ æksˌɛsəbˈɪlᵻɾi ʌvðə bˈɜːd bˈæθ (ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli ɐ ʃˈiːp tɹˈɔf hˈɑːloʊd ˌaʊɾəv ɐ blˈɑːk ʌv ɹˈʌf stˈoʊn, ˌoʊvɚ wˌɪtʃ mˈɔs ænd smˈɔːl ˈaɪvi ɑːɹ nˈaʊ tɹˈeɪlɪŋ).