text_original: Whether the light attacks the colour allied to it, and, as it were, kindles and consumes it, thus reducing the definite quality to a general state, or whether some other operation, unknown to us, takes place, it is clear that light exercises a great power on coloured surfaces, and bleaches them more or less.
text_transcription: WHETHER THE LIGHT ATTACKS THE COLOR ALLIED TO IT AND AS IT WERE KINDLES AND CONSUMES IT THUS REDUCING THE DEFINITE QUALITY TO A GENERAL STATE OR WHETHER SOME OTHER OPERATION UNKNOWN TO US TAKES PLACE IT IS CLEAR THAT LIGHT EXERCISES A GREAT POWER ON COLORED SURFACES AND BLEACHES THEM MORE OR LESS
phonemes: wˈɛðɚ ðə lˈaɪt ɐtˈæks ðə kˈʌlɚɹ ˈælaɪd tʊ ɪt, ænd, æz ɪt wɜː, kˈɪndəlz ænd kənsˈuːmz ɪt, ðˈʌs ɹᵻdˈuːsɪŋ ðə dˈɛfɪnət kwˈɔlᵻɾi tʊ ɐ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl stˈeɪt, ɔːɹ wˈɛðɚ sˌʌm ˈʌðɚɹ ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən, ʌnnˈoʊn tʊ ˌʌs, tˈeɪks plˈeɪs, ɪɾ ɪz klˈɪɹ ðæt lˈaɪt ˈɛksɚsˌaɪzᵻz ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt pˈaʊɚɹ ˌɔn kˈʌlɚd sˈɜːfɪsᵻz, ænd blˈiːtʃᵻz ðˌɛm mˈɔːɹ ɔːɹ lˈɛs.