text_original: But the fact that Austria had declared war on Serbia certainly slowed up our wheels. It looked on Wednesday as if we wouldn't be able to leave Verdun. Henry's friend  he always knows a man everywhere  wasn't there  he'd been suddenly called, transferred. Nobody knew us and everybody suspected us, but Mr. Laurence was determined to get into Belgium at once. We'd be free there, he said, and could play around until things settled down.
text_transcription: BUT THE FACT THAT AUSTRIA HAD DECLARED WAR ON SERPLIS CERTAINLY SLOWED UP OUR WHEELERS IT LOOKED ON WEDNESDAY AS IF WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO LEAVE BURDE HENRY'S FRIEND HE ALWAYS KNOWS A MAN EVERYWHERE WASN'T THERE HE HAD BEEN SUDDENLY CALLED TRANSFERRED NOBODY KNEW US AND EVERYBODY SUSPECTED US BUT MISTER LAURENCE WAS DETERMINED TO GET INTO BELGIUM AT ONCE WE'D BE FREE THERE HE SAID AND COULD PLAY AROUND UNTIL THINGS SETTLED DOWN
phonemes: bˌʌt ðə fˈækt ðæt ˈɔːstɹiə hæd dᵻklˈɛɹd wˈɔːɹ ˌɔn sˈɜːbiə sˈɜːʔn̩li slˈoʊd ˌʌp ˌaʊɚ wˈiːlz. ɪt lˈʊkt ˌɔn wˈɛnzdeɪ æz ɪf wiː wˈʊdənt biː ˈeɪbəl tə lˈiːv vˈɜːdʌn. hˈɛnɹiz fɹˈɛnd hiː ˈɔːlweɪz nˈoʊz ɐ mˈæn ˈɛvɹɪwˌɛɹ wˈʌzn̩t ðɛɹ hiːd bˌɪn sˈʌdənli kˈɔːld, tɹænsfˈɜːd. nˈoʊbɑːdi nˈuː ˌʌs ænd ˈɛvɹɪbˌɑːdi səspˈɛktᵻd ˌʌs, bˌʌt mˈɪstɚ. lˈɔːɹəns wʌz dɪtˈɜːmɪnd tə ɡɛt ˌɪntʊ bˈɛldʒəm ɐtwˈʌns. wiːd biː fɹˈiː ðˈɛɹ, hiː sˈɛd, ænd kʊd plˈeɪ ɚɹˈaʊnd ʌntˈɪl θˈɪŋz sˈɛɾəld dˈaʊn.