text_original: They had not before appreciated how much zest he had given to life. Ralph had been giving nights and days to the hardest studying and thinking he had ever done. He had been saturating himself with the history of Europe, the philosophies of the contending nations, their ambitions and their procedures.
text_transcription: THEY HAD NOT BEFORE APPRECIATED HOW MUCH ZEST HE HAD GIVEN TO LIFE RALPH HAD BEEN GIVING NIGHTS AND DAYS TO THE HARDEST STUDY AND THINKING HE HAD EVER DONE HE HAD BEEN SATURATING HIMSELF WITH THE HISTORY OF EUROPE THE PHILOSOPHIES OF THE CONTENDING NATIONS THEIR AMBITIONS AND THEIR PROCEDURES
phonemes: ðeɪ hæd nˌɑːt bᵻfˌɔːɹ ɐpɹˈiːʃɪˌeɪɾᵻd hˌaʊ mˈʌtʃ zˈɛst hiː hæd ɡˈɪvən tə lˈaɪf. ɹˈælf hɐdbɪn ɡˈɪvɪŋ nˈaɪts ænd dˈeɪz tə ðə hˈɑːɹdɪst stˈʌdiɪŋ ænd θˈɪŋkɪŋ hiː hæd ˈɛvɚ dˈʌn. hiː hɐdbɪn sˈætʃɚɹˌeɪɾɪŋ hɪmsˈɛlf wɪððə hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv jˈʊɹɹəp, ðə fɪlˈɑːsəfiz ʌvðə kəntˈɛndɪŋ nˈeɪʃənz, ðɛɹ æmbˈɪʃənz ænd ðɛɹ pɹəsˈiːdʒɚz.