text_original: During that dark period I became acquainted with a score of bright, intelligent young fellows who had come up to the great city with high hopes and ambitions and who had fallen under the spell of this under life, a spell they could not throw off.
text_transcription: DURING THAT DARK PERIOD I BECAME ACQUAINTED WITH A SCORE OF BRIGHT INTELLIGENT YOUNG FELLOWS WHO HAD COME UP TO THE GREAT CITY WITH HIGH HOPES AND AMBITIONS AND WHO HAD FALLEN UNDER THE SPELL OF THIS UNDER LIFE A SPELL THEY COULD NOT THROW OFF
phonemes: dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðæt dˈɑːɹk pˈiəɹɪəd aɪ bɪkˌeɪm ɐkwˈeɪntᵻd wɪð ɐ skˈɔːɹ ʌv bɹˈaɪt, ɪntˈɛlɪdʒənt jˈʌŋ fˈɛloʊz hˌuː hæd kˈʌm ˌʌp tə ðə ɡɹˈeɪt sˈɪɾi wɪð hˈaɪ hˈoʊps ænd æmbˈɪʃənz ænd hˌuː hæd fˈɔːlən ˌʌndɚ ðə spˈɛl ʌv ðɪs ˌʌndɚ lˈaɪf, ɐ spˈɛl ðeɪ kʊd nˌɑːt θɹˈoʊ ˈɔf.