text_original: Four days had passed since they left Throndhjein, but they had made little progress, owing to the bad state of the roads after the storm, and the multiplicity of cross  cuts and roundabout routes which the runaway keeper thought it prudent to take in order to avoid too thickly settled regions.
text_transcription: FOUR DAYS HAD PASSED SINCE THEY LEFT TON TIME BUT THEY HAD MADE LITTLE PROGRESS OWING TO THE BAD STATE OF THE ROADS AFTER THE STORM AND THE MULTIPLICITY OF CROSS CUTS AND ROUNDABOUT ROUTES WHICH THE RUNAWAY KEEPER THOUGHT IT PRUDENT TO TAKE IN ORDER TO AVOID TWO THICKLY SETTLED REGIONS
phonemes: fˈɔːɹ dˈeɪz hæd pˈæst sˈɪns ðeɪ lˈɛft θɹˈɑːnddʒiːn, bˌʌt ðeɪ hæd mˌeɪd lˈɪɾəl pɹˈɑːɡɹɛs, ˈoʊɪŋ tə ðə bˈæd stˈeɪt ʌvðə ɹˈoʊdz ˈæftɚ ðə stˈɔːɹm, ænd ðə mˌʌltɪplˈɪsᵻɾi ʌv kɹˈɔs kˈʌts ænd ɹˈaʊndɐbˌaʊt ɹˈaʊts wˌɪtʃ ðə ɹˈʌnəwˌeɪ kˈiːpɚ θˈɔːt ɪt pɹˈuːdənt tə tˈeɪk ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tʊ ɐvˈɔɪd tˈuː θˈɪkli sˈɛɾəld ɹˈiːdʒənz.