text_original: Something greater in meaning was sweeping through the hearts of men and women than even their most precious personal desires. They could not have told from whence it came or what it was  this fierce, overwhelming necessity to sacrifice themselves; but they could not escape.
text_transcription: SOMETHING GREATER IN MEANING WAS SWEEPING THROUGH THE HEARTS OF MEN AND WOMEN THAN EVEN THEIR MOST PRECIOUS PERSONAL DESIRES THEY COULD NOT HAVE TOLD FROM WHENCE IT CAME OR WHAT IT WAS THIS FIERCE OVERWHELMING NECESSITY TO SACRIFICE THEMSELVES BUT THEY COULD NOT ESCAPE
phonemes: sˈʌmθɪŋ ɡɹˈeɪɾɚɹ ɪn mˈiːnɪŋ wʌz swˈiːpɪŋ θɹuː ðə hˈɑːɹts ʌv mˈɛn ænd wˈɪmɪn ðɐn ˈiːvən ðɛɹ mˈoʊst pɹˈɛʃəs pˈɜːsənəl dɪzˈaɪɚz. ðeɪ kʊd nˌɑːɾɐv tˈoʊld fɹʌm wˈɛns ɪt kˈeɪm ɔːɹ wʌt ɪt wʌz ðɪs fˈɪɹs, ˌoʊvɚwˈɛlmɪŋ nəsˈɛsɪɾi tə sˈækɹᵻfˌaɪs ðɛmsˈɛlvz; bˌʌt ðeɪ kʊd nˌɑːt ɛskˈeɪp.