text_original: Grass gave place to moss ; wild brier roses, broom, and holly were substituted for oaks and beeches, — a scantier growth, which in moun  tainous regions always shows that the summit is near, as it indicates the gradual diminution of the stratum of earth covering what may be termed the skeleton of the mountain.
text_transcription: GRASS GAVE PLACE TO MOSS WILD BRIAR ROSES BROOM AND HOLLY WERE SUBSTITUTED FOR OAKS AND BEECHES A SCANTIER GROWTH WHICH IN MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS ALWAYS SHOWS THAT THE SUMMIT IS NEAR AS IT INDICATES THE GRADUAL DIMINUTION OF THE STRATUM OF EARTH COVERING WHAT MAY BE TERMED THE SKELETON OF THE MOUNTAIN
phonemes: ɡɹˈæs ɡˈeɪv plˈeɪs tə mˈɔs ; wˈaɪld bɹˈaɪɚ ɹˈoʊzᵻz, bɹˈuːm, ænd hˈɑːli wɜː sˈʌbstɪtˌuːɾᵻd fɔːɹ ˈoʊks ænd bˈiːtʃᵻz, — ɐ skˈæntiɚ ɡɹˈoʊθ, wˌɪtʃ ɪn mˈaʊn tˈeɪnəs ɹˈiːdʒənz ˈɔːlweɪz ʃˈoʊz ðætðə sˈʌmɪt ɪz nˈɪɹ, æz ɪɾ ˈɪndᵻkˌeɪts ðə ɡɹˈædʒuːəl dᵻmɪnˈuːʃən ʌvðə stɹˈɑːɾəm ʌv ˈɜːθ kˈʌvɚɹɪŋ wʌt mˈeɪ biː tˈɜːmd ðə skˈɛlᵻtən ʌvðə mˈaʊntɪn.