text_original: These were people  and they represented a large class  who were ever expecting to find happiness in novelty, each day restlessly exploring and exhausting every resource of this great city that might possibly furnish a new sensation or awaken a fresh emotion, and who were always grateful to anyone who aided them in their quest.
text_transcription: THESE WERE PEOPLE AND THEY REPRESENTED A LARGE CLASS WHO WERE EVER EXPECTING TO FIND HAPPINESS AND NOVELTY EACH DAY RESTLESSLY EXPLORING AND EXHAUSTING EVERY RESOURCE OF THIS GREAT CITY THAT MIGHT POSSIBLY FURNISH A NEW SENSATION OR AWAKEN A FRESH EMOTION AND WHO WERE ALWAYS GRATEFUL TO ANY ONE WHO AIDED THEM IN THEIR QUEST
phonemes: ðiːz wɜː pˈiːpəl ænd ðeɪ ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ klˈæs hˌuː wɜːɹ ˈɛvɚɹ ɛkspˈɛktɪŋ tə fˈaɪnd hˈæpɪnəs ɪn nˈɑːvəlɾi, ˈiːtʃ dˈeɪ ɹˈɛstləsli ɛksplˈɔːɹɪŋ ænd ɛɡzˈɔːstɪŋ ˈɛvɹi ɹᵻsˈɔːɹs ʌv ðɪs ɡɹˈeɪt sˈɪɾi ðæt mˌaɪt pˈɑːsᵻbli fˈɜːnɪʃ ɐ nˈuː sɛnsˈeɪʃən ɔːɹ ɐwˈeɪkən ɐ fɹˈɛʃ ɪmˈoʊʃən, ænd hˌuː wɜːɹ ˈɔːlweɪz ɡɹˈeɪtfəl tʊ ˈɛnɪwˌʌn hˌuː ˈeɪdᵻd ðˌɛm ɪn ðɛɹ kwˈɛst.