text_original: Xow and again he met a peasant mounted on a little gray pony, its head down, and scarcely more untamed than its master ; or a dealer in furs and skins, seated in his sledge, drawn by reindeer, a long rope fastened behind, the end covered with knots, meant to frighten away wolves, as it rebounded from the pebbles in the road.
text_transcription: NOW AND AGAIN HE MET A PEASANT MOUNTED ON A LITTLE GRAY PONY ITS HEAD DOWN AND SCARCELY MORE UNTAMED THAN ITS MASTER OR A DEALER IN FURS AND SKINS SEATED IN HIS SLEDGE DRAWN BY REINDEER A LONG ROPE FASTENED BEHIND THE END COVERED WITH KNOTS MEANT TO FRIGHTEN AWAY WOLVES AS IT REBOUNDED FROM THE PEBBLES IN THE ROAD
phonemes: zˈoʊ ænd ɐɡˈɛn hiː mˈɛt ɐ pˈɛzənt mˈaʊntᵻd ˌɔn ɐ lˈɪɾəl ɡɹˈeɪ pˈoʊni, ɪts hˈɛd dˈaʊn, ænd skˈɛɹsli mˈɔːɹ ʌntˈeɪmd ðɐn ɪts mˈæstɚ ; ɔːɹ ɐ dˈiːlɚɹ ɪn fˈɜːz ænd skˈɪnz, sˈiːɾᵻd ɪn hɪz slˈɛdʒ, dɹˈɔːn baɪ ɹˈeɪndɪɹ, ɐ lˈɔŋ ɹˈoʊp fˈæsənd bᵻhˈaɪnd, ðɪ ˈɛnd kˈʌvɚd wɪð nˈɑːts, mˈɛnt tə fɹˈaɪʔn̩ ɐwˈeɪ wˈʊlvz, æz ɪt ɹᵻbˈaʊndᵻd fɹʌmðə pˈɛbəlz ɪnðə ɹˈoʊd.