text_original: They had learned by the epidemic what bad water meant. They argued that towns subject to typhoid would finally be shunned, and they put through the waterworks with nine tenths of the respectable men and women against them. Afraid of taxes!
text_transcription: THEY HAD LEARNED BY THE EPIDEMIC WHAT BAD WATER MEANT THEY ARGUED THAT TOWN SUBJECT TO TYPHOID WOULD FINALLY BE SHUNNED AND THEY PUT THROUGH THE WATERWORKS WITH NINE TENTHS OF THE RESPECTABLE MEN AND WOMEN AGAINST THEM AFRAID OF TAXES
phonemes: ðeɪ hæd lˈɜːnd baɪ ðɪ ˌɛpɪdˈɛmɪk wʌt bˈæd wˈɔːɾɚ mˈɛnt. ðeɪ ˈɑːɹɡjuːd ðæt tˈaʊnz sˈʌbdʒɛkt tə tˈaɪfɔɪd wʊd fˈaɪnəli biː ʃˈʌnd, ænd ðeɪ pˌʊt θɹuː ðə wˈɔːɾɚwˌɜːks wɪð nˈaɪn tˈɛnθs ʌvðə ɹᵻspˈɛktəbəl mˈɛn ænd wˈɪmɪn ɐɡˈɛnst ðˌɛm. ɐfɹˈeɪd ʌv tˈæksᵻz!