text_original: It was no easy matter to travel in such a region. Some  times he was forced to follow the stony bed of a dry HANS OF ICELAND. 303 stream, sometimes to cross, by an unsteady bridge made of a tree trunk, over a road which torrents born but the day before had chosen for their bed.
text_transcription: IT WAS NO EASY MATTER TO TRAVEL IN SUCH A REGION SOMETIMES HE WAS FORCED TO FOLLOW THE STONY BED OF A DRY STREAM SOMETIMES TO CROSS BY AN UNSTEADY BRIDGE MADE OF A TREE TRUNK OVER A ROAD WHICH TORRENT SPAWN BUT THE DAY BEFORE HAD CHOSEN FOR THEIR BED
phonemes: ɪt wʌz nˈoʊ ˈiːzi mˈæɾɚ tə tɹˈævəl ɪn sˈʌtʃ ɐ ɹˈiːdʒən. sˌʌm tˈaɪmz hiː wʌz fˈɔːɹst tə fˈɑːloʊ ðə stˈoʊni bˈɛd əvə dɹˈaɪ hˈænz ʌv ˈaɪslənd. θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd θɹˈiː stɹˈiːm, sˈʌmtaɪmz tə kɹˈɔs, baɪ ɐn ʌnstˈɛdi bɹˈɪdʒ mˌeɪd əvə tɹˈiː tɹˈʌŋk, ˌoʊvɚɹ ɐ ɹˈoʊd wˌɪtʃ tˈɔɹənts bˈɔːɹn bˌʌt ðə dˈeɪ bᵻfˌɔːɹ hæd tʃˈoʊzən fɔːɹ ðɛɹ bˈɛd.