text_original: The town interested him profoundly. It was his first close contact with an old American town which had undergone industrial treatment. He felt its cosmopolitan character, something of which the inhabitants themselves were quite unconscious.
text_transcription: THE TOWN INTERESTED HIM PROFOUNDLY IT WAS HIS FIRST CLOSE CONTACT WITH AN OLD AMERICAN TOWN WHICH HAD UNDERGONE INDUSTRIAL TREATMENT HE FELT ITS COSMOPOLITAN CHARACTER SOMETHING OF WHICH THE INHABITANTS THEMSELVES WERE QUITE UNCONSCIOUS
phonemes: ðə tˈaʊn ˈɪntɹɛstᵻd hˌɪm pɹəfˈaʊndli. ɪt wʌz hɪz fˈɜːst klˈoʊs kˈɑːntækt wɪð ɐn ˈoʊld ɐmˈɛɹɪkən tˈaʊn wˌɪtʃ hæd ˌʌndɚɡˈɑːn ɪndˈʌstɹɪəl tɹˈiːtmənt. hiː fˈɛlt ɪts kˌɑːzməpˈɑːlɪtən kˈæɹɪktɚ, sˈʌmθɪŋ ʌvwˈɪtʃ ðɪ ɪnhˈæbɪtənts ðɛmsˈɛlvz wɜː kwˈaɪt ʌŋkˈɑːnʃəs.