text_original: * * * * * War is not all grey and grim and hideous. It has its lighter moments. The more terrible a situation the more keen is human nature to forget it for a time. Men play between shells in the trenches. London, suffering keenly, flocks to a comedy or a farce as a relief from strain.
text_transcription: WAR WAS NOT ALL GRAVE AND GRIM AND HIDEOUS THEY HAD SLIGHTER MOMENTS THE MORE TERRIBLE A SITUATION THE MORE KEEN IS HUMAN NATURE TO FORGET IT FOR A TIME MEN PLAY BETWEEN SHELLS AND THE TRENCHES LONDON SUFFERING KEENLY FLUNG TO A COMEDY OR A FOREST AS A RELIEF FROM STRAIN
phonemes: ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk wˈɔːɹ ɪz nˌɑːt ˈɔːl ɡɹˈeɪ ænd ɡɹˈɪm ænd hˈɪdiəs. ɪt hɐz ɪts lˈaɪɾɚ mˈoʊmənts. ðə mˈɔːɹ tˈɛɹᵻbəl ɐ sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən ðə mˈɔːɹ kˈiːn ɪz hjˈuːmən nˈeɪtʃɚ tə fɚɡˈɛt ɪt fɚɹə tˈaɪm. mˈɛn plˈeɪ bᵻtwˌiːn ʃˈɛlz ɪnðə tɹˈɛntʃᵻz. lˈʌndən, sˈʌfɚɹɪŋ kˈiːnli, flˈɑːks tʊ ɐ kˈɑːmədi ɔːɹ ɐ fˈɑːɹs æz ɐ ɹᵻlˈiːf fɹʌm stɹˈeɪn.