text_original: Next they dug what looked like a network of trenches for giants. They piled up the edging tiles from the beds, and the gravel from the paths, on the front door step; they banked up turf and more gravel under the windows; they uprooted laurels and privet, and the usual array of evergreens that are the only things that will keep alive in a London front garden, and laid them one on top of the other, effectually barricading the tradesmen's entrance.
text_transcription: NEXT THEY DUG WHAT LOOKED LIKE A NETWORK OF TRENCHES FOR GIANTS THEY PILED UP THE EDGING TILES FROM THE BEDS AND THE GRAVEL FROM THE PATHS ON THE FRONT DOORSTEP THEY BANKED UP TURF AND MORE GRAVEL UNDER THE WINDOWS THEIR UPROOTED LAURELS AND PRIVET AND THE USUAL ARRAY OF EVERGREENS THAT ARE THE ONLY THINGS THAT WILL KEEP ALIVE IN A LONDON FRONT GARDEN AND LAID THEM ONE ON TOP OF THE OTHER EFFECTUALLY BARRICADING THE TRADESMEN'S ENTRANCE
phonemes: nˈɛkst ðeɪ dˈʌɡ wʌt lˈʊkt lˈaɪk ɐ nˈɛtwɜːk ʌv tɹˈɛntʃᵻz fɔːɹ dʒˈaɪənts. ðeɪ pˈaɪld ˌʌp ðɪ ˈɛdʒɪŋ tˈaɪlz fɹʌmðə bˈɛdz, ænd ðə ɡɹˈævəl fɹʌmðə pˈæθs, ɔnðə fɹˈʌnt dˈɔːɹ stˈɛp; ðeɪ bˈæŋkt ˌʌp tˈɜːf ænd mˈɔːɹ ɡɹˈævəl ˌʌndɚ ðə wˈɪndoʊz; ðeɪ ʌpɹˈuːɾᵻd lˈɔːɹəlz ænd pɹˈɪvɪt, ænd ðə jˈuːʒuːəl ɚɹˈeɪ ʌv ˈɛvɚɡɹˌiːnz ðæt ɑːɹ ðɪ ˈoʊnli θˈɪŋz ðæt wɪl kˈiːp ɐlˈaɪv ɪn ɐ lˈʌndən fɹˈʌnt ɡˈɑːɹdən, ænd lˈeɪd ðˌɛm wˈʌn ˌɔn tˈɑːp ʌvðɪ ˈʌðɚ, ɪfˈɛktʃuːəli bˈæɹɪkˌeɪdɪŋ ðə tɹˈeɪdzmɛnz ˈɛntɹəns.