text_original: These branches of apple wood, only gnarled old things, twisted and crooked and all out of shape some people would say; yet you know that they would not have been nearly so lovely had they been straight as a dart.
text_transcription: THESE BRANCHES OF APPLE WOOD ONLY GNARLED OLD THINGS TWISTED AND CROOKED AND ALL OUT OF SHAPE SOME PEOPLE WOULD SAY YET YOU KNOW THAT THEY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN NEARLY SO LOVELY HAD THEY BEEN STRAIGHT AS A DART
phonemes: ðiːz bɹˈæntʃᵻz ʌv ˈæpəl wˈʊd, ˈoʊnli nˈɑːɹld ˈoʊld θˈɪŋz, twˈɪstᵻd ænd kɹˈʊkɪd ænd ˈɔːl ˌaʊɾəv ʃˈeɪp sˌʌm pˈiːpəl wʊd sˈeɪ; jˈɛt juː nˈoʊ ðæt ðeɪ wʊd nˌɑːɾɐv bˌɪn nˌɪɹli sˌoʊ lˈʌvli hæd ðeɪ bˌɪn stɹˈeɪt æz ɐ dˈɑːɹt.