text_original: Ben was so eager for birds, that he would lie on a ledge till Sailor froze his ears and tail. There were a great many minks on the island, whose furs were valuable: these Sailor would track to their holes, when Ben would smoke them out.
text_transcription: BEN WAS SO EAGER FOR BIRDS THAT HE WOULD LIE ON A LEDGE TILL SAILOR FROZE HIS EARS AND TAIL THERE WERE A GREAT MANY MINKS ON THE ISLAND WHOSE FURS WERE VALUABLE THESE SAILOR WOULD TRACK TO THEIR HOLES WHEN BEN WOULD SMOKE THEM OUT
phonemes: bˈɛn wʌz sˌoʊ ˈiːɡɚ fɔːɹ bˈɜːdz, ðæt hiː wʊd lˈaɪ ˌɔn ɐ lˈɛdʒ tˈɪl sˈeɪlɚ fɹˈoʊz hɪz ˈɪɹz ænd tˈeɪl. ðɛɹwˌɜːɹ ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt mˈɛni mˈɪŋks ɔnðɪ ˈaɪlənd, hˌuːz fˈɜːz wɜː vˈæljuːəbəl: ðiːz sˈeɪlɚ wʊd tɹˈæk tə ðɛɹ hˈoʊlz, wˌɛn bˈɛn wʊd smˈoʊk ðˌɛm ˈaʊt.