text_original: Never had the river been in better condition ; there was plenty of water, but there had been no heavy rains since April, and the river had not overflowed its natural limits ; the stream ran smoothly between its green and willowy banks, just such a lenient tide as Horace loved to sing.
text_transcription: NEVER HAD THE RIVER BEEN IN BETTER CONDITION THERE WAS PLENTY OF WATER BUT THERE HAD BEEN NO HEAVY RAINS SINCE APRIL AND THE RIVER HAD NOT OVERFLOWED ITS NATURAL LIMITS THE STREAM RAN SMOOTHLY BETWEEN ITS GREEN AND WILLOWY BANKS JUST SUCH A LENIENT TIDE AS HORACE LOVED TO SING
phonemes: nˈɛvɚ hæd ðə ɹˈɪvɚ bˌɪn ɪn bˈɛɾɚ kəndˈɪʃən ; ðɛɹwˌʌz plˈɛnti ʌv wˈɔːɾɚ, bˌʌt ðɛɹ hɐdbɪn nˈoʊ hˈɛvi ɹˈeɪnz sˈɪns ˈeɪpɹəl, ænd ðə ɹˈɪvɚ hæd nˌɑːt ˌoʊvɚflˈoʊd ɪts nˈætʃɚɹəl lˈɪmɪts ; ðə stɹˈiːm ɹˈæn smˈuːðli bᵻtwˌiːn ɪts ɡɹˈiːn ænd wˈɪloʊi bˈæŋks, dʒˈʌst sˈʌtʃ ɐ lˈiːnɪənt tˈaɪd æz hˈɔːɹəs lˈʌvd tə sˈɪŋ.