text_original: It had the varied collection of problems common to a prosperous Middle West town, settled at the end of the eighteenth century, and later made rich by coal mines and iron mills. Ralph saw in Sabinsport a perfect model of the dragon he was after, a typical union of Business and Politics, a typical disunion of labor and capital. It was to be his laboratory.
text_transcription: IT HAD THE VARIED COLLECTION OF PROBLEMS COMMON TO A PROSPEROUS MIDDLE WEST TOWN SETTLED AT THE END OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY AND LATER MADE RICH BY COAL MINES AND IRON MILLS RALPH SAW IN SEBENSPORT A PERFECT MODEL OF THE DRAGON HE WAS AFTER A TYPICAL UNION OF BUSINESS AND POLITICS A TYPICAL DISUNION OF LABOR AND CAPITAL IT WAS TO BE HIS LABORATORY
phonemes: ɪt hæd ðə vˈɛɹid kəlˈɛkʃən ʌv pɹˈɑːbləmz kˈɑːmən tʊ ɐ pɹˈɑːspɚɹəs mˈɪdəl wˈɛst tˈaʊn, sˈɛɾəld æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðɪ ˈeɪtiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi, ænd lˈeɪɾɚ mˌeɪd ɹˈɪtʃ baɪ kˈoʊl mˈaɪnz ænd ˈaɪɚn mˈɪlz. ɹˈælf sˈɔː ɪn sˈæbɪnspˌɔːɹt ɐ pˈɜːfɛkt mˈɑːdəl ʌvðə dɹˈæɡən hiː wʌz ˈæftɚ, ɐ tˈɪpɪkəl jˈuːniən ʌv bˈɪznəs ænd pˈɑːlətˌɪks, ɐ tˈɪpɪkəl dɪsjˈuːniən ʌv lˈeɪbɚ ænd kˈæpɪɾəl. ɪt wʌz təbi hɪz lˈæbɹətˌɔːɹi.