text_original: Among the great national works of the seventh cen  tury were several extensive canals for the convenience of inland commerce, with locks of a peculiar construc  tion, or slides placed in embankments, over which their flat bottomed vessels, without being unloaded, were hauled by ropes attached to large capstans.
text_transcription: AMONG THE GREAT NATIONAL WORKS OF THE SEVENTH CENTURY WERE SEVERAL EXTENSIVE CANALS FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF INLAND COMMERCE WITH LOCKS OF A PECULIAR CONSTRUCTION OR SLIDES PLACED IN EMBANKMENTS OVER WHICH THEIR FLAT BOTTOMED VESSELS WITHOUT BEING UNLOADED WERE HAULED BY ROPES ATTACHED TO LARGE CAPSTANS
phonemes: ɐmˌʌŋ ðə ɡɹˈeɪt nˈæʃənəl wˈɜːks ʌvðə sˈɛvənθ sˈɛn tˈʌɹi wɜː sˈɛvɹəl ɛkstˈɛnsɪv kənˈælz fɚðə kənvˈiːnɪəns ʌv ˈɪnlənd kˈɑːmɜːs, wɪð lˈɑːks əvə pɪkjˈuːlɪɹ kənstɹˈʌk tɪˈɑːn, ɔːɹ slˈaɪdz plˈeɪst ɪn ɛmbˈæŋkmənts, ˌoʊvɚ wˌɪtʃ ðɛɹ flˈæt bˈɑːɾəmd vˈɛsəlz, wɪðˌaʊt bˌiːɪŋ ʌnlˈoʊdᵻd, wɜː hˈɔːld baɪ ɹˈoʊps ɐtˈætʃt tə lˈɑːɹdʒ kˈæpstənz.