text_original: And, like each successive new rich class, they brought into the town an element of vulgarity which their predecessors had been gradually living down, the kind of hard and reckless vulgarity which the sudden possession of money almost invariably causes.
text_transcription: AND LIKE EACH SUCCESSIVE NEW RICH CLASS THEY BROUGHT INTO THE TOWN AN ELEMENT OF VULGARITY WHICH THEIR PREDECESSORS HAD BEEN GRADUALLY LIVING DOWN THE KIND OF HARD AND RECKLESS VULGARITY WHICH THE SUDDEN POSSESSION OF MONEY ALMOST INVARIABLY CAUSES
phonemes: ænd, lˈaɪk ˈiːtʃ səksˈɛsɪv nˈuː ɹˈɪtʃ klˈæs, ðeɪ bɹˈɔːt ˌɪntʊ ðə tˈaʊn ɐn ˈɛlɪmənt ʌv vʌlɡˈæɹᵻɾi wˌɪtʃ ðɛɹ pɹˈɛdᵻsˌɛsɚz hɐdbɪn ɡɹˈædʒuːəli lˈɪvɪŋ dˈaʊn, ðə kˈaɪnd ʌv hˈɑːɹd ænd ɹˈɛkləs vʌlɡˈæɹᵻɾi wˌɪtʃ ðə sˈʌdən pəzˈɛʃən ʌv mˈʌni ˈɔːlmoʊst ɪnvˈɛɹɪəbli kˈɔːzᵻz.