text_original: The Venetian engineer, Martinigo, did his best to discover the Turkish mines, using for the purpose the stretched head of a drum, which he placed upon the ground as a sounding board — just as the old copper worker used the brazen shield.
text_transcription: THE VENETIAN ENGINEER MARTINO DID HIS BEST TO DISCOVER THE TURKISH MINES USING FOR THE PURPOSE THE STRETCHED HEAD OF A DRUM WHICH HE PLACED UPON THE GROUND AS A SOUNDING BOARD JUST AS THE OLD COPPER WORKER USED THE BRAZEN SHIELD
phonemes: ðə vᵻnˈiːʃən ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹ, mˈɑːɹtɪnˌɪɡoʊ, dˈɪd hɪz bˈɛst tə dɪskˈʌvɚ ðə tˈɜːkɪʃ mˈaɪnz, jˈuːzɪŋ fɚðə pˈɜːpəs ðə stɹˈɛtʃt hˈɛd əvə dɹˈʌm, wˌɪtʃ hiː plˈeɪst əpˌɑːn ðə ɡɹˈaʊnd æz ɐ sˈaʊndɪŋ bˈɔːɹd — dʒˈʌst æz ðɪ ˈoʊld kˈɑːpɚ wˈɜːkɚ jˈuːzd ðə bɹˈeɪzən ʃˈiːld.