text_original: It was soon broken into pieces, some children. whicli were sold as old metal to be melted down for bells, but happily they caught the eyes of men who had scholarship enough to read the Latin words engraved on them.
text_transcription: IT WAS SOON BROKEN INTO PIECES SOME OF WHICH WERE SOLD AS OLD METAL TO BE MELTED DOWN FOR BELLS BUT HAPPILY THEY CAUGHT THE EYES OF MEN WHO HAD SCHOLARSHIP ENOUGH TO READ THE LATIN WORDS ENGRAVED ON THEM
phonemes: ɪt wʌz sˈuːn bɹˈoʊkən ˌɪntʊ pˈiːsᵻz, sˌʌm tʃˈɪldɹən. wˈɪkli wɜː sˈoʊld æz ˈoʊld mˈɛɾəl təbi mˈɛltᵻd dˌaʊn fɔːɹ bˈɛlz, bˌʌt hˈæpɪli ðeɪ kˈɔːt ðɪ ˈaɪz ʌv mˈɛn hˌuː hæd skˈɑːlɚʃˌɪp ɪnˈʌf tə ɹˈiːd ðə lˈætɪn wˈɜːdz ɛŋɡɹˈeɪvd ˈɔn ðˌɛm.