text_original: Held by the unwillingness of Mr. Laurence to allow his wife to travel until she was stronger and by his inability to believe that the invasion of Belgium could be the monstrous thing it proved and by his complacent faith that nothing anyway could harm an American business man, it was not until the 19th he obeyed the imperative order of the embassy to go while he could.
text_transcription: HELD BY THE UNWILLINGNESS OF MISTER LAURENCE TO ALLOW HIS WIFE TO TRAVEL UNTIL SHE WAS STRONGER AND BY HIS INABILITY TO BELIEVE THAT THE INVASION OF BELGIUM COULD BE THE MONSTROUS THING IT PROVED AND BY HIS COMPLACENT FAITH THAT NOTHING ANY WAY COULD HARM AN AMERICAN BUSINESS MAN IT WAS NOT UNTIL THE NINETEENTH HE OBEYED THE IMPERATIVE ORDER OF THE EMBASSY TO GO WHILE HE COULD
phonemes: hˈɛld baɪ ðɪ ʌnwˈɪlɪŋnəs ʌv mˈɪstɚ. lˈɔːɹəns tʊ ɐlˈaʊ hɪz wˈaɪf tə tɹˈævəl ʌntˈɪl ʃiː wʌz stɹˈɔŋɡɚ ænd baɪ hɪz ɪnɐbˈɪləɾi tə bᵻlˈiːv ðætðɪ ɪnvˈeɪʒən ʌv bˈɛldʒəm kʊd biː ðə mˈɔnstɹəs θˈɪŋ ɪt pɹˈuːvd ænd baɪ hɪz kəmplˈeɪsənt fˈeɪθ ðæt nˈʌθɪŋ ˈɛnɪwˌeɪ kʊd hˈɑːɹm ɐn ɐmˈɛɹɪkən bˈɪznəs mˈæn, ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt ʌntˈɪl ðə nˈaɪntiːnθ hiː oʊbˈeɪd ðɪ ɪmpˈɛɹətˌɪv ˈɔːɹdɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈɛmbəsi tə ɡˌoʊ wˌaɪl hiː kˈʊd.