text_original: But here Augustus's perspicacity stood him in good stead; it was a very short flight from the plum tree down to the bird board, and the pair must have nearly worn the air out, judging by the number of times they made the trip!
text_transcription: BUT HERE AUGUSTUS'S PERSPICACITY STOOD HIM IN GOOD STEAD IT WAS A VERY SHORT FLIGHT FROM THE PLUM TREE DOWN TO THE BIRD BOARD AND THE PAIR MUST HAVE NEARLY WORN THE AIR OUT JUDGING BY THE NUMBER OF TIMES THEY MADE THE TRIP
phonemes: bˌʌt hˈɪɹ ˈɔːɡəstəsᵻz pɚspɪkˈæsᵻɾi stˈʊd hˌɪm ɪn ɡˈʊd stˈɛd; ɪt wʌzɐ vˈɛɹi ʃˈɔːɹt flˈaɪt fɹʌmðə plˈʌm tɹˈiː dˌaʊn tə ðə bˈɜːd bˈɔːɹd, ænd ðə pˈɛɹ mˈʌstɐv nˌɪɹli wˈɔːɹn ðɪ ˈɛɹ ˈaʊt, dʒˈʌdʒɪŋ baɪ ðə nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv tˈaɪmz ðeɪ mˌeɪd ðə tɹˈɪp!