ðə hˈɔːɹs wʊd stˈɑːp ɪn pˈeɪn wɛn ðə plˈaʊ hˈɪt ɐ ɹˈɑːk, wˌɪtʃ mˌeɪd ɹˈɑːks lˈɛs lˈaɪkli tə dˈæmɪdʒ ðə plˈaʊ.
The horse would stop in pain when the plough hit a rock, which made rocks less likely to damage the plough.