text_original: But he could not harden the iron into steel, though he pondered over it for a long time. He made a lye from birch ashes and water to harden the iron in, but it was all in vain.
text_transcription: BUT HE COULD NOT HARDEN THE IRON INTO STEEL THOUGH HE PONDERED OVER IT FOR A LONG TIME HE MADE A LIFE FROM BIRCH ASHES AND WATER TO HARDEN THE IRON IN BUT IT WAS ALL IN VAIN
phonemes: bˌʌt hiː kʊd nˌɑːt hˈɑːɹdən ðɪ ˈaɪɚn ˌɪntʊ stˈiːl, ðˌoʊ hiː pˈɑːndɚd ˌoʊvɚɹ ɪt fɚɹə lˈɔŋ tˈaɪm. hiː mˌeɪd ɐ lˈaɪ fɹʌm bˈɜːtʃ ˈæʃᵻz ænd wˈɔːɾɚ tə hˈɑːɹdən ðɪ ˈaɪɚn ˈɪn, bˌʌt ɪt wʌz ˈɔːl ɪn vˈeɪn.