text_original: These embrace all classes and ages, and all varieties of character, and range throughout all time, from the day that Stephen saw Christ sitting on the right hand of God, until the martyrs of Madagascar sang hymns in the fire, and "prayed as long as they had any life; and then they died, softly, gently."
text_transcription: THESE EMBRACE ALL CLASSES AND AGES AND ALL VARIETIES OF CHARACTER AND RANGE THROUGHOUT ALL TIME FROM THE DAY THAT STEPHEN SAW CHRIST SITTING ON THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD UNTIL THE MARTYRS OF MADAGASCAR SANG HYMNS IN THE FIRE AND PRAYED AS LONG AS THEY HAD ANY LIFE AND THEN THEY DIED SOFTLY GENTLY
phonemes: ðiːz ɛmbɹˈeɪs ˈɔːl klˈæsᵻz ænd ˈeɪdʒᵻz, ænd ˈɔːl vɚɹˈaɪəɾiz ʌv kˈæɹɪktɚ, ænd ɹˈeɪndʒ θɹuːˈaʊt ˈɔːl tˈaɪm, fɹʌmðə dˈeɪ ðæt stˈiːvən sˈɔː kɹˈaɪst sˈɪɾɪŋ ɔnðə ɹˈaɪt hˈænd ʌv ɡˈɑːd, ʌntˈɪl ðə mˈɑːɹɾɚz ʌv mˌædəɡˈæskɚ sˈæŋ hˈɪmz ɪnðə fˈaɪɚ, ænd "pɹˈeɪd æz lˈɔŋ æz ðeɪ hˌæd ˌɛni lˈaɪf; ænd ðˈɛn ðeɪ dˈaɪd, sˈɔftli, dʒˈɛntli."