text_original: The instrument in early times terminated in a fine point, and the marks made by it when it was gently pressed upon the clay were slender and of uniform thickness; in later times, the extremity of the stylus was cut with a bevel, and the impression then took the shape of a metal nail or a wedge.
text_transcription: THE INSTRUMENT IN EARLY TIMES TERMINATED IN A FINE POINT AND THE MARKS MADE BY IT WHEN IT WAS GENTLY PRESSED UPON THE CLAY WERE SLENDER AND OF UNIFORM THICKNESS IN LATER TIMES THE EXTREMITY OF THE STYLUS WAS CUT WITH A BEVEL AND THE IMPRESSION THEN TOOK THE SHAPE OF A METAL NAIL OR WEDGE
phonemes: ðɪ ˈɪnstɹəmənt ɪn ˈɜːli tˈaɪmz tˈɜːmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd ɪn ɐ fˈaɪn pˈɔɪnt, ænd ðə mˈɑːɹks mˌeɪd baɪ ɪt wɛn ɪt wʌz dʒˈɛntli pɹˈɛst əpˌɑːn ðə klˈeɪ wɜː slˈɛndɚ ænd ʌv jˈuːnɪfˌɔːɹm θˈɪknəs; ɪn lˈeɪɾɚ tˈaɪmz, ðɪ ɛkstɹˈɛmᵻɾi ʌvðə stˈaɪləs wʌz kˈʌt wɪð ɐ bˈɛvəl, ænd ðɪ ɪmpɹˈɛʃən ðˈɛn tˈʊk ðə ʃˈeɪp əvə mˈɛɾəl nˈeɪl ɔːɹ ɐ wˈɛdʒ.