text_original: The snow was three feet deep; it had been raining steadily for twelve hours, and when the men got out to pry out the runners, they went down, down, far over their knees. The driver and express agent were booted for such occasions, but the two Germans were not.
text_transcription: THE SNOW WAS THREE FEET DEEP IT HAD BEEN RAINING STEADILY FOR TWELVE HOURS AND WHEN THE MEN GOT OUT TO PRY OUT THE RUNNERS THEY WENT DOWN FAR OVER THEIR KNEES THE DRIVER AND EXPRESS AGENT WERE BOOTED FOR SUCH OCCASIONS BUT THE TWO GERMANS WERE NOT
phonemes: ðə snˈoʊ wʌz θɹˈiː fˈiːt dˈiːp; ɪt hɐdbɪn ɹˈeɪnɪŋ stˈɛdili fɔːɹ twˈɛlv ˈaʊɚz, ænd wɛn ðə mˈɛn ɡɑːt ˈaʊt tə pɹˈaɪ ˈaʊt ðə ɹˈʌnɚz, ðeɪ wɛnt dˈaʊn, dˈaʊn, fˈɑːɹ ˌoʊvɚ ðɛɹ nˈiːz. ðə dɹˈaɪvɚ ænd ɛkspɹˈɛs ˈeɪdʒənt wɜː bˈuːɾᵻd fɔːɹ sˈʌtʃ əkˈeɪʒənz, bˌʌt ðə tˈuː dʒˈɜːmənz wɜː nˈɑːt.