text_original: There the cab and van drivers turned into or crossed the great thoroughfare, all ignorant of the thunderbolt that was rushing on like a fiery meteor, with its lamps casting a glare of light before, and the helmets of its stern charioteers flashing back the rays of street lamps and windows; for, late though the hour was, all the gin palaces, and tobacconists' shops, and many of the restaurants were still open and brightly illuminated.
text_transcription: THERE THE CAB AND VANDRIVERS TURNED INTO ACROSSED THE GREAT THOROUGHFARE ALL IGNORANT OF THE THUNDERBOLT THAT WAS RUSHING ON LIKE A FIERY METEOR WITH ITS LAMPS CASTING A GLARE OF LIGHT BEFORE AND THE HELMETS OF ITS STERN CHARIOT EARS FLASHING BACK THE RAYS OF STREET LAMPS AND WINDOWS FOR LATE THOUGH THE HOUR WAS ALL THE GIN PLACES AND TOBACCONISTS SHOP AND MANY OF THE RESTAURANTS WERE STILL OPEN AND BRIGHTLY ILLUMINATED
phonemes: ðɛɹ ðə kˈæb ænd vˈæn dɹˈaɪvɚz tˈɜːnd ˌɪntʊ ɔːɹ kɹˈɔst ðə ɡɹˈeɪt θˈʌɹoʊfˌɛɹ, ˈɔːl ˈɪɡnɚɹənt ʌvðə θˈʌndɚbˌoʊlt ðæt wʌz ɹˈʌʃɪŋ ˌɔn lˈaɪk ɐ fˈaɪɚɹi mˈiːɾɪɚ, wɪð ɪts lˈæmps kˈæstɪŋ ɐ ɡlˈɛɹ ʌv lˈaɪt bᵻfˈɔːɹ, ænd ðə hˈɛlmɪts ʌv ɪts stˈɜːn tʃˌæɹiətˈɪɹz flˈæʃɪŋ bˈæk ðə ɹˈeɪz ʌv stɹˈiːt lˈæmps ænd wˈɪndoʊz; fɔːɹ, lˈeɪt ðˌoʊ ðɪ ˈaʊɚ wʌz, ˈɔːl ðə dʒˈɪn pˈælɪsᵻz, ænd təbˈækənˌɪsts ʃˈɑːps, ænd mˈɛnɪəv ðə ɹˈɛstɹɑːnts wɜː stˈɪl ˈoʊpən ænd bɹˈaɪtli ɪlˈuːmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd.