text_original: The work of construction ought to have begun in 1873. As a matter of fact various delays interposed, and it was not until 1880 that the great enterprise was actually initiated.
text_transcription: THE WORK OF CONSTRUCTION OUGHT TO HAVE BEGUN IN EIGHTEEN SEVENTY THREE AS A MATTER OF FACT VARIOUS DELAYS INTERPOSED AND IT WAS NOT UNTIL EIGHTEEN EIGHTY THAT THE GREAT ENTERPRISE WAS ACTUALLY INITIATED
phonemes: ðə wˈɜːk ʌv kənstɹˈʌkʃən ˈɔːt tə hæv bɪɡˈʌn ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː. æz ɐ mˈæɾɚɹ ʌv fˈækt vˈɛɹiəs dᵻlˈeɪz ˌɪntɚpˈoʊzd, ænd ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt ʌntˈɪl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ðætðə ɡɹˈeɪt ˈɛntɚpɹˌaɪz wʌz ˈæktʃuːəli ɪnˈɪʃɪˌeɪɾᵻd.