text_original: How, Dick asked himself, a great wave of doubt coming over him, could a town so unmoved, even if so determined, ever carry out the prodigious piece of work which the Government asked of it, at the time the declaration was made?
text_transcription: HOW DICK ASKED HIMSELF A GREAT WAVE OF DOUBT COMING OVER HIM COULD A TOWN SO UNMOVED EVEN IF SO DETERMINED EVER CARRY OUT THE PRODIGIOUS PIECE OF WORK WHICH THE GOVERNMENT ASKED OF IT AT THE TIME THE DECLARATION WAS MADE
phonemes: hˈaʊ, dˈɪk ˈæskt hɪmsˈɛlf, ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt wˈeɪv ʌv dˈaʊt kˈʌmɪŋ ˈoʊvɚ hˌɪm, kʊd ɐ tˈaʊn sˌoʊ ʌnmˈuːvd, ˈiːvən ɪf sˌoʊ dɪtˈɜːmɪnd, ˈɛvɚ kˈæɹi ˈaʊt ðə pɹədˈɪdʒəs pˈiːs ʌv wˈɜːk wˌɪtʃ ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ˈæskt ʌv ɪt, æt ðə tˈaɪm ðə dˌɛklɚɹˈeɪʃən wʌz mˈeɪd?