text_original: The canals were not mere ditches, but magnificent examples of both engineering and artis  tic skill — nothing was left unfinished to offend the critical eye of the dandy.
text_transcription: THE CANALS WERE NOT MERE DITCHES BUT MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLES OF BOTH ENGINEERING AND ARTISTIC SKILL NOTHING WAS LEFT UNFINISHED TO OFFEND THE CRITICAL EYE OF THE DANDI
phonemes: ðə kənˈælz wɜː nˌɑːt mˈɪɹ dˈɪtʃᵻz, bˌʌt mæɡnˈɪfɪsənt ɛɡzˈæmpəlz ʌv bˈoʊθ ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ ænd ˈɑːɹɾiz tˈɪk skˈɪl — nˈʌθɪŋ wʌz lˈɛft ʌnfˈɪnɪʃt tʊ əfˈɛnd ðə kɹˈɪɾɪkəl ˈaɪ ʌvðə dˈændi.