text_original: Reaching the foot of the round rock, the young man climbed the rude winding steps which lead to the foot of one of the towers of the enclosure, having a postern below, which served as the entrance to the keep. Here he blew a loud blast on a copper horn handed to him by the warder of the great portcullis.
text_transcription: REACHING THE FOOT OF THE ROUND ROCK THE YOUNG MAN CLIMBED THE RUDE WINDING STEPS WHICH LEAD TO THE FOOT OF ONE OF THE TOWERS OF THE ENCLOSURE HAVING A POST ON BELOW WHICH SERVED AS THE ENTRANCE TO THE KEEP HERE HE BLEW A LOUD BLAST ON A COPPER HORN HANDED TO HIM BY THE WARDER OF THE GREAT PORTCULLIS
phonemes: ɹˈiːtʃɪŋ ðə fˈʊt ʌvðə ɹˈaʊnd ɹˈɑːk, ðə jˈʌŋ mˈæn klˈaɪmd ðə ɹˈuːd wˈaɪndɪŋ stˈɛps wˌɪtʃ lˈiːd tə ðə fˈʊt ʌv wˈʌn ʌvðə tˈaʊɚz ʌvðɪ ɛŋklˈoʊʒɚ, hˌævɪŋ ɐ pˈoʊstɚn bᵻlˈoʊ, wˌɪtʃ sˈɜːvd æz ðɪ ˈɛntɹəns tə ðə kˈiːp. hˈɪɹ hiː blˈuː ɐ lˈaʊd blˈæst ˌɔn ɐ kˈɑːpɚ hˈɔːɹn hˈændᵻd tə hˌɪm baɪ ðə wˈɔːɹdɚɹ ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪt pˈɔːɹtkʌliz.