text_original: Verdun broke a crust that had formed over the town; a curious crust which had grown thicker and thicker through the winter of 1915 16, justifying much of Ralph's bitterness and filling Dick with increasing dread.
text_transcription: FOR DON BROKE A CRUST THAT HAD FORMED OVER THE TOWN A CURIOUS CRUST THAT HAD GROWN THICKER AND THICKER THROUGH THE WINTER OF NINETEEN FIFTEEN SIXTEEN JUSTIFYING MUCH OF RALPH'S BITTERNESS AND FILLING DICK WITH INCREASING DREAD
phonemes: vˈɜːdʌn bɹˈoʊk ɐ kɹˈʌst ðæt hæd fˈɔːɹmd ˌoʊvɚ ðə tˈaʊn; ɐ kjˈʊɹɹiəs kɹˈʌst wˌɪtʃ hæd ɡɹˈoʊn θˈɪkɚ ænd θˈɪkɚ θɹuː ðə wˈɪntɚɹ ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪftiːn sˈɪkstiːn, dʒˈʌstᵻfˌaɪɪŋ mˈʌtʃ ʌv ɹˈælfz bˈɪtɚnəs ænd fˈɪlɪŋ dˈɪk wɪð ɪŋkɹˈiːsɪŋ dɹˈɛd.