text_original: The snow lay long upon the ground. It was so lengthened a winter, that spring seemed to come suddenly. There was a burst of primroses on the borders of the fields. They lit up shady places with their pale yellow stars, and spread themselves out in sheets.
text_transcription: THE SNOW LAY LONG UPON THE GROUND IT WAS SO LENGTHENED A WINTER THAT SPRING SEEMED TO COME SUDDENLY THERE WAS A BURST OF PRIMROSES ON THE BORDERS OF THE FIELDS THEY LIT UP SHADY PLACES WITH THEIR PALE YELLOW STARS AND SPREAD THEMSELVES OUT IN SHEETS
phonemes: ðə snˈoʊ lˈeɪ lˈɔŋ əpˌɑːn ðə ɡɹˈaʊnd. ɪt wʌz sˌoʊ lˈɛŋθənd ɐ wˈɪntɚ, ðæt spɹˈɪŋ sˈiːmd tə kˈʌm sˈʌdənli. ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ bˈɜːst ʌv pɹˈɪmɹoʊzᵻz ɔnðə bˈɔːɹdɚz ʌvðə fˈiːldz. ðeɪ lˈɪt ˌʌp ʃˈeɪdi plˈeɪsᵻz wɪð ðɛɹ pˈeɪl jˈɛloʊ stˈɑːɹz, ænd spɹˈɛd ðɛmsˈɛlvz ˈaʊt ɪn ʃˈiːts.