text_original: There was an aspiring little place which fancied itself a rival, a little boat landing, without natural ad  vantages, called Cincinnati, where thej killed liogs; but it was quite absurd to think of her competing with the great metropolis at the head of the canal.
text_transcription: THERE WAS AN ASPIRING LITTLE PLACE WHICH FANCIED ITSELF A RIVAL A LITTLE BOAT LANDING WITHOUT NATURAL ADVANTAGES CALLED CINCINNATI WHERE THEY KILLED HOGS BUT IT WAS QUITE ABSURD TO THINK OF HER COMPETING WITH THE GREAT METROPOLIS AT THE HEAD OF THE CANAL
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐn ɐspˈaɪɚɹɪŋ lˈɪɾəl plˈeɪs wˌɪtʃ fˈænsid ɪtsˈɛlf ɐ ɹˈaɪvəl, ɐ lˈɪɾəl bˈoʊt lˈændɪŋ, wɪðˌaʊt nˈætʃɚɹəl ˈæd vˈæntɪdʒᵻz, kˈɔːld sˌɪnsɪnˈæɾi, wˌɛɹ θˈɛdʒ kˈɪld lɪˈɑːɡz; bˌʌt ɪt wʌz kwˈaɪt ɐbsˈɜːd tə θˈɪŋk ʌv hɜː kəmpˈiːɾɪŋ wɪððə ɡɹˈeɪt mətɹˈɑːpəlˌɪs æt ðə hˈɛd ʌvðə kənˈæl.