text_original: All who passed through the desert had to stop and gaze at it, for it was much larger than other palms; and they used to say of it, that some day it would certainly be taller than the obelisks and pyramids.
text_transcription: ALL WHO PASSED THROUGH THE DESERT HAD TO STOP AND GAZE AT IT FOR IT WAS MUCH LARGER THAN OTHER PALMS AND THEY USED TO SAY OF IT THAT SOME DAY IT WOULD CERTAINLY BE TALLER THAN THE OBELISKS AND PYRAMIDS
phonemes: ˈɔːl hˌuː pˈæst θɹuː ðə dˈɛzɚt hædtə stˈɑːp ænd ɡˈeɪz ˈæɾɪt, fɔːɹ ɪt wʌz mˈʌtʃ lˈɑːɹdʒɚ ðɐn ˈʌðɚ pˈɑːmz; ænd ðeɪ jˈuːzd tə sˈeɪ ʌv ɪt, ðæt sˌʌm dˈeɪ ɪt wʊd sˈɜːʔn̩li biː tˈɔːlɚ ðɐn ðɪ ˈɑːbəlɪsks ænd pˈɪɹɐmˌɪdz.