text_original: People were not living for the present in Germany as at home; they were not accepting their place in the world as something fixed; they seemed always to have before them the future, and that future on which their eyes were fixed was something of magnificent if dim proportions.
text_transcription: PEOPLE WERE NOT LIVING FOR THE PRESENT IN GERMANY AS AT HOME THEY WERE NOT ACCEPTING THEIR PLACE IN THE WORLD AS SOMETHING FIXED THEY SEEMED ALWAYS TO HAVE BEFORE THEM THE FUTURE AND THAT FUTURE ON WHICH THEIR EYES WERE FIXED WAS SOMETHING OF MAGNIFICENT IF DIM PROPORTIONS
phonemes: pˈiːpəl wɜː nˌɑːt lˈɪvɪŋ fɚðə pɹˈɛzənt ɪn dʒˈɜːməni æz æt hˈoʊm; ðeɪ wɜː nˌɑːt ɐksˈɛptɪŋ ðɛɹ plˈeɪs ɪnðə wˈɜːld æz sˈʌmθɪŋ fˈɪkst; ðeɪ sˈiːmd ˈɔːlweɪz tə hæv bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðˌɛm ðə fjˈuːtʃɚ, ænd ðæt fjˈuːtʃɚɹ ˌɔn wˌɪtʃ ðɛɹ ˈaɪz wɜː fˈɪkst wʌz sˈʌmθɪŋ ʌv mæɡnˈɪfɪsənt ɪf dˈɪm pɹəpˈɔːɹʃənz.