text_original: There was also great opposition in Parliament when the bill to construct the road was secured. People were not ready to believe that an engine could fly across the country, with hundreds of persons in its train, faster than the fleetest horse or dog could nm. The very idea was absurd.
text_transcription: THERE WAS ALSO GREAT OPPOSITION IN PARLIAMENT WHEN THE BILL TO CONSTRUCT THE ROAD WAS SECURED PEOPLE WERE NOT READY TO BELIEVE THAT AN ENGINE COULD FLY ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH HUNDREDS OF PERSONS IN ITS TRAIN FASTER THAN THE FLEETEST HORSE OR DOG COULD RUN THE VERY IDEA WAS ABSURD
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ ɡɹˈeɪt ˌɑːpəzˈɪʃən ɪn pˈɑːɹləmənt wɛn ðə bˈɪl tə kənstɹˈʌkt ðə ɹˈoʊd wʌz sᵻkjˈʊɹd. pˈiːpəl wɜː nˌɑːt ɹˈɛdi tə bᵻlˈiːv ðæt ɐn ˈɛndʒɪn kʊd flˈaɪ əkɹˌɑːs ðə kˈʌntɹi, wɪð hˈʌndɹɪdz ʌv pˈɜːsənz ɪn ɪts tɹˈeɪn, fˈæstɚ ðɐn ðə flˈiːɾɪst hˈɔːɹs ɔːɹ dˈɑːɡ kʊd ˌɛnˈɛm. ðə vˈɛɹi aɪdˈiə wʌz ɐbsˈɜːd.