text_original: It stood alone, and, as has already been said, no one knew to what sort of struc  ture it had belonged. Above it, however, upon a plateau inaccessible even to the boldest hunter, was a mass of masonry which might be taken, being so remote, either for a rounded rock or for the remains of a colossal arch.
text_transcription: IT STOOD ALONE AND AS HAS ALREADY BEEN SAID NO ONE KNEW TO WHAT SORT OF STRUCTURE IT HAD BELONGED ABOVE IT HOWEVER UPON A PLATEAU INACCESSIBLE EVEN TO THE BOLDEST HUNTER WAS A MASS OF MASONRY WHICH MIGHT BE TAKEN BEING SO REMOTE EITHER FOR A ROUNDED ROCK OR FOR THE REMAINS OF A COLOSSAL ARCH
phonemes: ɪt stˈʊd ɐlˈoʊn, ænd, æz hɐz ɔːlɹˌɛdi bˌɪn sˈɛd, nˈoʊwˈʌn nˈuː tə wʌt sˈɔːɹt ʌv stɹˈʌk tjˈʊɹ ɪt hæd bᵻlˈɔŋd. əbˈʌv ɪt, haʊˈɛvɚ, əpˌɑːn ɐ plætˈoʊ ɪnæksˈɛsəbəl ˈiːvən tə ðə bˈoʊldɪst hˈʌntɚ, wʌzɐ mˈæs ʌv mˈeɪsənɹi wˌɪtʃ mˌaɪt biː tˈeɪkən, bˌiːɪŋ sˌoʊ ɹᵻmˈoʊt, ˈiːðɚ fɚɹɚ ɹˈaʊndᵻd ɹˈɑːk ɔːɹ fɚðə ɹᵻmˈeɪnz əvə kəlˈɔsəl ˈɑːɹtʃ.