text_original: However, the children remembered what the water cat had told them. They threw the comb behind them, and at once it spread and grew into a wall of spikes, tremendously stiff and high. It took the water sprite a long time to climb over this wall, and the children were well on their way before they heard her behind them again.
text_transcription: HOWEVER THE CHILDREN REMEMBERED WHAT THE WATER CAT HAD TOLD THEM THEY THREW THE COOMB BEHIND THEM AND AT ONCE IT SPREAD AND GREW INTO A WALL OF SPIKES TREMENDOUSLY STIFF AND HIGH IT TOOK THE WATER SPREAD A LONG TIME TO CLIMB OVER THIS WALL AND THE CHILDREN WERE WELL ON THEIR WAY BEFORE THEY HEARD HER BEHIND THEM AGAIN
phonemes: haʊˈɛvɚ, ðə tʃˈɪldɹən ɹᵻmˈɛmbɚd wʌt ðə wˈɔːɾɚ kˈæt hæd tˈoʊld ðˌɛm. ðeɪ θɹˈuː ðə kˈoʊm bᵻhˈaɪnd ðˌɛm, ænd ɐtwˈʌns ɪt spɹˈɛd ænd ɡɹˈuː ˌɪntʊ ɐ wˈɔːl ʌv spˈaɪks, tɹəmˈɛndəsli stˈɪf ænd hˈaɪ. ɪt tˈʊk ðə wˈɔːɾɚ spɹˈaɪt ɐ lˈɔŋ tˈaɪm tə klˈaɪm ˌoʊvɚ ðɪs wˈɔːl, ænd ðə tʃˈɪldɹən wɜː wˈɛl ˌɔn ðɛɹ wˈeɪ bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðeɪ hˈɜːd hɜː bᵻhˌaɪnd ðˌɛm ɐɡˈɛn.