text_original: _] It is said that the Prior of that place kept pressing Leonardo, in a most importunate manner, to finish the work; for it seemed strange to him to see Leonardo sometimes stand half a day at a time, lost in contemplation, and he would have liked him to go on like the labourers hoeing in his garden, without ever stopping his brush.
text_transcription: IT IS SAID THAT THE PRIOR OF THAT PLACE KEPT PRESSING LEONARDO IN A MOST IMPORTUNATE MANNER TO FINISH THE WORK FOR IT SEEMED STRANGE TO HIM TO SEE LEONARDO SOMETIMES STAND HALF A DAY AT A TIME LOST IN CONTEMPLATION AND HE WOULD HAVE LIKED HIM TO GO ON LIKE THE LABOURERS HOEING IN HIS GARDEN WITHOUT EVER STOPPING HIS BRUSH
phonemes: ] ɪɾ ɪz sˈɛd ðætðə pɹˈaɪɚɹ ʌv ðæt plˈeɪs kˈɛpt pɹˈɛsɪŋ liənˈɑːɹdoʊ, ɪn ɐ mˈoʊst ˌɪmpɔːɹtˈuːneɪt mˈænɚ, tə fˈɪnɪʃ ðə wˈɜːk; fɔːɹ ɪt sˈiːmd stɹˈeɪndʒ tə hˌɪm tə sˈiː liənˈɑːɹdoʊ sˈʌmtaɪmz stˈænd hˈæf ɐ dˈeɪ æɾə tˈaɪm, lˈɔst ɪn kˌɑːntəmplˈeɪʃən, ænd hiː wʊdhɐv lˈaɪkt hˌɪm tə ɡˌoʊ ˌɔn lˈaɪk ðə lˈeɪbɚɹɚz hˈoʊɪŋ ɪn hɪz ɡˈɑːɹdən, wɪðˌaʊt ˈɛvɚ stˈɑːpɪŋ hɪz bɹˈʌʃ.