text_original: The cat was the great Midgard serpent which lies stretched round the whole earth, and when you raised it so high then did its length barely suffice to enclose the earth between its head and tail.
text_transcription: THE CAT WAS THE GREAT MID GUARD SERPENT WHICH LIES STRETCHED ROUND THE WHOLE EARTH AND WHEN YOU RAISED IT SO HIGH THEN DID ITS LENGTH BARELY SUFFICE TO ENCLOSE THE EARTH BETWEEN ITS HEAD AND TAIL
phonemes: ðə kˈæt wʌzðə ɡɹˈeɪt mˈɪdɡɑːɹd sˈɜːpənt wˌɪtʃ lˈaɪz stɹˈɛtʃt ɹˈaʊnd ðə hˈoʊl ˈɜːθ, ænd wɛn juː ɹˈeɪzd ɪt sˌoʊ hˈaɪ ðˈɛn dˈɪd ɪts lˈɛŋθ bˈɛɹli səfˈaɪs tʊ ɛŋklˈoʊz ðɪ ˈɜːθ bᵻtwˌiːn ɪts hˈɛd ænd tˈeɪl.