text_original: Nature was too strong for them. The marshy quality of the soil, made worse by autumnal rains, thwarted the operations of the diggers, and however much they dug out by day, by night the heaps had all sunk back into the swampy level.
text_transcription: NATURE WAS TOO STRONG FOR THEM THE MARSHY QUALITY OF THE SOIL MADE WORSE BY AUTUMNAL RAINS THWARTED THE OPERATIONS OF THE DIGGERS AND HOWEVER MUCH THEY DUG BY DAY BY NIGHT THE HEAPS HAD ALL SUNK BACK INTO THE SWAMPY LEVEL
phonemes: nˈeɪtʃɚ wʌz tˈuː stɹˈɔŋ fɔːɹ ðˌɛm. ðə mˈɑːɹʃi kwˈɔlᵻɾi ʌvðə sˈɔɪl, mˌeɪd wˈɜːs baɪ ˈɔːɾʌmnəl ɹˈeɪnz, θwˈɔːɹɾᵻd ðɪ ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənz ʌvðə dˈɪɡɚz, ænd haʊˈɛvɚ mˈʌtʃ ðeɪ dˈʌɡ ˈaʊt baɪ dˈeɪ, baɪ nˈaɪt ðə hˈiːps hæd ˈɔːl sˈʌŋk bˈæk ˌɪntʊ ðə swˈɑːmpi lˈɛvəl.