text_original: The seventeenth century was not seventeen years old, but the girl who walked slowly down to the river bank was three years its senior.
text_transcription: THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY WAS NOT SEVENTEEN YEARS OLD BUT THE GIRL WHO WALKED SLOWLY DOWN TO THE RIVER BANK WAS THREE YEARS ITS SENIOR
phonemes: ðə sˈɛvəntˌiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi wʌz nˌɑːt sˈɛvəntˌiːn jˈɪɹz ˈoʊld, bˌʌt ðə ɡˈɜːl hˌuː wˈɔːkt slˈoʊli dˌaʊn tə ðə ɹˈɪvɚ bˈæŋk wʌz θɹˈiː jˈɪɹz ɪts sˈiːnjɚ.