text_original: These were the days when cows and people all lived under one long roof. The children learned to tell the time of day, whether it was morning, noon or night by looking into the cats' eyes. These seemed to open and shut, very much as if they had doors.
text_transcription: THESE WERE THE DAYS WHEN COWS AND PEOPLE ALL LIVED UNDER ONE LONG ROOF THE CHILDREN LEARNED TO TELL THE TIME OF DAY WHETHER IT WAS MORNING NOON OR NIGHT BY LOOKING INTO THE CAT'S EYES THESE SEEMED TO OPEN AND SHUT VERY MUCH AS IF THEY HAD DOORS
phonemes: ðiːz wɜː ðə dˈeɪz wɛn kˈaʊz ænd pˈiːpəl ˈɔːl lˈɪvd ˌʌndɚ wˈʌn lˈɔŋ ɹˈuːf. ðə tʃˈɪldɹən lˈɜːnd tə tˈɛl ðə tˈaɪm ʌv dˈeɪ, wˈɛðɚɹ ɪt wʌz mˈɔːɹnɪŋ, nˈuːn ɔːɹ nˈaɪt baɪ lˈʊkɪŋ ˌɪntʊ ðə kˈæts ˈaɪz. ðiːz sˈiːmd tʊ ˈoʊpən ænd ʃˈʌt, vˈɛɹi mˈʌtʃ æz ɪf ðeɪ hæd dˈɔːɹz.