text_original: Down the centre dashed a precipitous mountain tor  rent so fiercely that the stern frost of that terrible time could not stay its course. The snow lay in masses on the ground; the rocks and stones that raised their heads above the snow in the way of the unfortunate travellers were slippery with frost.
text_transcription: DOWN THE CENTER DASHED A PRECIPITOUS MOUNTAIN TORRENT SO FIERCELY THAT THE STERN FROST OF THAT TERRIBLE TIME COULD NOT STAY ITS COURSE THE SNOW LAY IN MASSES ON THE GROUND THE ROCKS AND STONES THAT RAISED THEIR HEADS ABOVE THE SNOW IN THE WAY OF THE UNFORTUNATE TRAVELLERS WERE SLIPPERY WITH FROST
phonemes: dˌaʊn ðə sˈɛntɚ dˈæʃt ɐ pɹɪsˈɪpɪɾəs mˈaʊntɪn tˈɔːɹ ɹˈɛnt sˌoʊ fˈɪɹsli ðætðə stˈɜːn fɹˈɔst ʌv ðæt tˈɛɹᵻbəl tˈaɪm kʊd nˌɑːt stˈeɪ ɪts kˈɔːɹs. ðə snˈoʊ lˈeɪ ɪn mˈæsᵻz ɔnðə ɡɹˈaʊnd; ðə ɹˈɑːks ænd stˈoʊnz ðæt ɹˈeɪzd ðɛɹ hˈɛdz əbˌʌv ðə snˈoʊ ɪnðə wˈeɪ ʌvðɪ ʌnfˈɔːɹtʃənət tɹˈævɛlɚz wɜː slˈɪpɚɹi wɪð fɹˈɔst.