text_original: The walls are im ^ mensely solid, and the stone of which it is built so hard, that it yet retained 109 the mark of chisels. The boatmen said, that this tower was once three times higher than it is now.
text_transcription: THE WALLS WERE IMMENSELY SOLID AND THE STONE OF WHICH IT IS BUILT SO HARD THAT IT YET RETAINED THE MARK OF CHISELS THE BOATMEN SAID THAT THIS TOWER WAS ONCE THREE TIMES HIGHER THAN IT IS NOW
phonemes: ðə wˈɔːlz ɑːɹ ˈɪm mˈɛnsli sˈɑːlɪd, ænd ðə stˈoʊn ʌvwˈɪtʃ ɪɾ ɪz bˈɪlt sˌoʊ hˈɑːɹd, ðˌɐɾɪt jˈɛt ɹᵻtˈeɪnd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪn ðə mˈɑːɹk ʌv tʃˈɪzəlz. ðə bˈoʊtmɛn sˈɛd, ðæt ðɪs tˈaʊɚ wʌz wˈʌns θɹˈiː tˈaɪmz hˈaɪɚ ðɐn ɪɾ ɪz nˈaʊ.