text_original: This was then, and still is, usually the case, owing to the fact that escapes are far more numerous in London than engines, so that the former, being always close at hand, often accomplish their great work of saving life before the engines make their appearance.
text_transcription: THIS WAS THEN AND STILL IS USUALLY THE CASE OWING TO THE FACT THAT ESCAPES ARE FAR MORE NUMEROUS IN LONDON THAN ENGINES SO THAT THE FORMER BEING ALWAYS CLOSE AT HAND OFTEN ACCOMPLISHED THEIR GREAT WORK OF SAVING LIFE BEFORE THE ENGINES MAKE THEIR APPEARANCE
phonemes: ðɪs wʌz ðˈɛn, ænd stˈɪl ɪz, jˈuːʒuːəli ðə kˈeɪs, ˈoʊɪŋ tə ðə fˈækt ðæt ɛskˈeɪps ɑːɹ fˈɑːɹmˌɔːɹ nˈuːmɚɹəs ɪn lˈʌndən ðɐn ˈɛndʒɪnz, sˌoʊ ðætðə fˈɔːɹmɚ, bˌiːɪŋ ˈɔːlweɪz klˈoʊs æt hˈænd, ˈɔfən ɐkˈɑːmplɪʃ ðɛɹ ɡɹˈeɪt wˈɜːk ʌv sˈeɪvɪŋ lˈaɪf bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðɪ ˈɛndʒɪnz mˌeɪk ðɛɹ ɐpˈɪɹəns.