text_original: Nor was it until Ralph had been in Washington to the famous August, 1915, meeting of the council and had himself heard the cynical reply of the precious rascal that was managing affairs, to the demand of honest working men for an explanation of the source of the funds that were being so lavishly used, "What if it is German money?"  that he yielded.
text_transcription: NOR WAS IT UNTIL RALPH HAD BEEN IN WASHINGTON TO THE FAMOUS AUGUST NINETEEN FIFTEEN MEETING OF THE COUNCIL AND HAD HIMSELF HEARD THE CYNICAL REPLY OF THE PRECIOUS RASCAL THAT WAS MANAGING AFFAIRS TO THE DEMAND OF HONEST WORKING MEN FOR AN EXPLANATION OF THE SOURCE OF THE FUNDS THAT WERE BEING SO LAVISHLY USED WHAT IF IT IS GERMAN MONEY THAT HE YIELDED
phonemes: nˈɔːɹ wʌz ɪɾ ʌntˈɪl ɹˈælf hɐdbɪn ɪn wˈɑːʃɪŋtən tə ðə fˈeɪməs ˈɔːɡəst, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪftiːn, mˈiːɾɪŋ ʌvðə kˈaʊnsəl ænd hæd hɪmsˈɛlf hˈɜːd ðə sˈɪnɪkəl ɹᵻplˈaɪ ʌvðə pɹˈɛʃəs ɹˈæskəl ðæt wʌz mˈænɪdʒɪŋ ɐfˈɛɹz, tə ðə dᵻmˈænd ʌv ˈɑːnɪst wˈɜːkɪŋ mˈɛn fɚɹən ɛksplɐnˈeɪʃən ʌvðə sˈɔːɹs ʌvðə fˈʌndz ðæt wɜː bˌiːɪŋ sˌoʊ lˈævɪʃli jˈuːzd, "wˌʌt ɪf ɪɾ ɪz dʒˈɜːmən mˈʌni?"  ðæt hiː jˈiːldᵻd.