text_original: It was only because of an injury he had sustained in the mine at the time of the great disaster that he had not gone out in 1912. He had followed with Dick every step of the war, chafing bitterly that it was impossible for him to be in the fight.
text_transcription: IT WAS ONLY BECAUSE OF AN INJURY HE HAD SUSTAINED IN THE MIND AT THE TIME OF THE GREAT DISASTER THAT HE HAD NOT GONE OUT IN NINETEEN TWELVE HE HAD FOLLOWED WITH DICK EVERY STEP OF THE WAR CHAFING BITTERLY THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM TO BE IN THE FIGHT
phonemes: ɪt wʌz ˈoʊnli bɪkˈʌz əvən ˈɪndʒɚɹi hiː hæd səstˈeɪnd ɪnðə mˈaɪn æt ðə tˈaɪm ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪt dɪzˈæstɚ ðæt hiː hæd nˌɑːt ɡɔn ˈaʊt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv. hiː hæd fˈɑːloʊd wɪð dˈɪk ˈɛvɹi stˈɛp ʌvðə wˈɔːɹ, tʃˈeɪfɪŋ bˈɪɾɚli ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl fɔːɹ hˌɪm təbi ɪnðə fˈaɪt.