text_original: It was a great thing in those days to have put a girdle round the earth ; and it was such a painful and laborious thing, so full of discomforts and anxieties, that there Avere few who cared to attempt the feat a second time.
text_transcription: IT WAS A GREAT THING IN THOSE DAYS TO HAVE PUT A GIRDLE ROUND THE EARTH AND IT WAS SUCH A PAINFUL AND LABORIOUS THING SO FULL OF DISCOMFORTS AND ANXIETIES THAT THERE WERE FEW WHO CARED TO ATTEMPT THE FEAT A SECOND TIME
phonemes: ɪt wʌzɐ ɡɹˈeɪt θˈɪŋ ɪn ðoʊz dˈeɪz tə hæv pˌʊt ɐ ɡˈɜːdəl ɹˈaʊnd ðɪ ˈɜːθ ; ænd ɪt wʌz sˈʌtʃ ɐ pˈeɪnfəl ænd lɐbˈɔːɹiəs θˈɪŋ, sˌoʊ fˈʊl ʌv dɪskˈʌmfɚts ænd æŋzˈaɪəɾiz, ðæt ðɛɹ ˈævɚ fjˈuː hˌuː kˈɛɹd tʊ ɐtˈɛmpt ðə fˈiːt ɐ sˈɛkənd tˈaɪm.