text_original: The water lay in thick congealed masses around the conduits and wells, and the buckets were frozen on their stands. The thoroughfares were sheeted with ice, and dangerous to horsemen and vehicles; but the footways were firm and pleasant to the tread.
text_transcription: THE WATER LAY IN THICK CONGEALED MASSES AROUND THE CONDUITS AND WELLS AND THE BUCKETS WERE FROZEN ON THEIR STANDS THE THOROUGHFARES WERE SHEETED WITH ICE AND DANGEROUS TO HORSEMEN AND VEHICLES BUT THE FOOTWAYS WERE FIRM AND PLEASANT TO THE TREAD
phonemes: ðə wˈɔːɾɚ lˈeɪ ɪn θˈɪk kəndʒˈiːld mˈæsᵻz ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə kˈɑːnduːˌɪts ænd wˈɛlz, ænd ðə bˈʌkɪts wɜː fɹˈoʊzən ˌɔn ðɛɹ stˈændz. ðə θˈʌɹoʊfˌɛɹz wɜː ʃˈiːɾᵻd wɪð ˈaɪs, ænd dˈeɪndʒɚɹəs tə hˈɔːɹsmɛn ænd vˈiəkəlz; bˌʌt ðə fˈʊtweɪz wɜː fˈɜːm ænd plˈɛzənt tə ðə tɹˈɛd.