text_original: It was, though I scarcely knew it then, the summing up and crowning period of whole weeks of heat and drought, and indeed of the hottest summer known for at least a generation.
text_transcription: IT WAS THOUGH I SCARCELY KNEW IT THEN THE SUMMING UP AND CROWNING PERIOD OF WHOLE WEEKS OF HEAT AND DROUGHT AND INDEED OF THE HOTTEST SUMMER KNOWN FOR AT LEAST A GENERATION
phonemes: ɪt wˈʌz, ðˌoʊ aɪ skˈɛɹsli nˈuː ɪt ðˈɛn, ðə sˈʌmɪŋ ˌʌp ænd kɹˈaʊnɪŋ pˈiəɹɪəd ʌv hˈoʊl wˈiːks ʌv hˈiːt ænd dɹˈaʊt, ænd ˌɪndˈiːd ʌvðə hˈɑːɾɪst sˈʌmɚ nˈoʊn fɔːɹ æt lˈiːst ɐ dʒˌɛnɚɹˈeɪʃən.