text_original: Neither the War Board nor the town was so sure. In many a quarter of the town Dick ran on efforts to understand what Europe herself has so long and so fatally failed to understand. The boys in his club began to ask for books on the Balkans. It was no uncommon thing to find the butcher or the grocer catechizing Czech or Serb or Greek, getting their point of view. And the stories they heard were repeated.
text_transcription: NEITHER THE WAR BOARD NOR THE TOWN WAS SO SURE IN MANY A QUARTER OF THE TOWN DICK RAN ON EFFORTS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT EUROPE HERSELF HAD SO LONG AND SO FATALLY FAILED TO UNDERSTAND THE BOYS IN HIS CLUB BEGAN TO ASK FOR BOOKS ON THE WALKINS IT WAS NO UNCOMMON THING TO FIND A BUTCHER OR A GROCER CATECHIZING CHECK OR SERVE OR GREEK GETTING THEIR POINT OF VIEW AND THE STORIES THEY HEARD WERE REPEATED
phonemes: nˈiːðɚ ðə wˈɔːɹ bˈɔːɹd nˈɔːɹ ðə tˈaʊn wʌz sˌoʊ ʃˈʊɹ. ɪn mˈɛni ɐ kwˈɔːɹɾɚɹ ʌvðə tˈaʊn dˈɪk ɹˈæn ˌɔn ˈɛfɚts tʊ ˌʌndɚstˈænd wʌt jˈʊɹɹəp hɜːsˈɛlf hɐz sˌoʊ lˈɔŋ ænd sˌoʊ fˈeɪɾəli fˈeɪld tʊ ˌʌndɚstˈænd. ðə bˈɔɪz ɪn hɪz klˈʌb bɪɡˈæn tʊ ˈæsk fɔːɹ bˈʊks ɔnðə bˈɔːlkənz. ɪt wʌz nˈoʊ ʌŋkˈɑːmən θˈɪŋ tə fˈaɪnd ðə bˈʊtʃɚ ɔːɹ ðə ɡɹˈoʊsɚ kˈæɾɪtʃˌaɪzɪŋ tʃˈɛk ɔːɹ sˈɜːb ɔːɹ ɡɹˈiːk, ɡˌɛɾɪŋ ðɛɹ pˈɔɪnt ʌv vjˈuː. ænd ðə stˈɔːɹiz ðeɪ hˈɜːd wɜː ɹᵻpˈiːɾᵻd.