text_original: It could hardly have been called a silent highway even then, and al  though there were no noises sent out by the machinery of steam boats, it was probably a noisier thoroughfare than it is at present.
text_transcription: IT COULD HARDLY HAVE BEEN CALLED A SILENT HIGHWAY EVEN THEN AND ALTHOUGH THERE WERE NO NOISES SENT OUT BY THE MACHINERY OF STEAMBOATS IT WAS PROBABLY A NOISIER THOROUGHFARE THAN IT IS AT PRESENT
phonemes: ɪt kʊd hˈɑːɹdli hɐvbɪn kˈɔːld ɐ sˈaɪlənt hˈaɪweɪ ˈiːvən ðˈɛn, ænd ˈæl ðˌoʊ ðɛɹwˌɜː nˈoʊ nˈɔɪzᵻz sˈɛnt ˈaʊt baɪ ðə məʃˈiːnɚɹi ʌv stˈiːm bˈoʊts, ɪt wʌz pɹˈɑːbəbli ɐ nˈɔɪziɚ θˈʌɹoʊfˌɛɹ ðɐn ɪɾ ɪz æt pɹˈɛzənt.