text_original: They knew they could continue to live, perhaps as long there, as elsewhere upon the earth; but what would life be worth to them, cut off from all communication with the world?  for now, to the fulness of conviction, did they believe themselves thus isolated.
text_transcription: THEY KNEW THEY COULD CONTINUE TO LIVE PERHAPS AS LONG THERE AS ELSEWHERE UPON THE EARTH BUT WHAT WOULD LIFE BE WORTH TO THEM CUT OFF FROM ALL COMMUNICATION WITH THE WORLD FOR NOW TO THE FULLNESS OF CONVICTION DID THEY BELIEVE THEMSELVES THUS ISOLATED
phonemes: ðeɪ nˈuː ðeɪ kʊd kəntˈɪnjuː tə lˈɪv, pɚhˈæps æz lˈɔŋ ðˈɛɹ, æz ˈɛlswɛɹ əpˌɑːn ðɪ ˈɜːθ; bˌʌt wʌt wʊd lˈaɪf biː wˈɜːθ tə ðˌɛm, kˈʌt ˈɔf fɹʌm ˈɔːl kəmjˌuːnɪkˈeɪʃən wɪððə wˈɜːld?  fɔːɹ nˈaʊ, tə ðə fˈʌlnəs ʌv kənvˈɪkʃən, dˈɪd ðeɪ bᵻlˈiːv ðɛmsˈɛlvz ðˈʌs ˈaɪsəlˌeɪɾᵻd.