text_original: As the days went on it grew in importance, engulfed more and more people, began to threaten ominously the very existence of the town itself. Ralph struggled hopelessly against the flood, refusing to accept the collected opinion, the popular conclusions.
text_transcription: AS THE DAYS WENT ON IT GREW AN IMPORTANCE AND GULF MORE AND MORE PEOPLE BEGAN TO THREATEN OMINOUSLY THE VERY EXISTENCE OF THE TOWN ITSELF RALPH STRUGGLED HOPELESSLY AGAINST THE FLOOD REFUSING TO ACCEPT THE COLLECTED OPINION THE POPULAR CONCLUSIONS
phonemes: æz ðə dˈeɪz wɛnt ˌɔn ɪt ɡɹˈuː ɪn ɪmpˈɔːɹtəns, ɛŋɡˈʌlft mˈɔːɹ ænd mˈɔːɹ pˈiːpəl, bɪɡˈæn tə θɹˈɛʔn̩ ˈɑːmɪnəsli ðə vˈɛɹi ɛɡzˈɪstəns ʌvðə tˈaʊn ɪtsˈɛlf. ɹˈælf stɹˈʌɡəld hˈoʊpləsli ɐɡˈɛnst ðə flˈʌd, ɹᵻfjˈuːzɪŋ tʊ ɐksˈɛpt ðə kəlˈɛktᵻd əpˈɪniən, ðə pˈɑːpjʊlɚ kəŋklˈuːʒənz.