text_original: For they were darkened and hardened: long had they been the prey of excise men and tax men; of "clerks with the cold spurt of their pen."
text_transcription: FOR THEY WERE DARKENED AND HARDENED LONG HAD THEY BEEN THE PREY OF EXCISE MEN AND TAXMEN OF CLERKS WITH THE COLD SPURT OF THEIR PEN
phonemes: fɔːɹ ðeɪ wɜː dˈɑːɹkənd ænd hˈɑːɹdənd: lˈɔŋ hæd ðeɪ bˌɪn ðə pɹˈeɪ ʌv ɛksˈaɪz mˈɛn ænd tˈæks mˈɛn; ʌv "klˈɜːks wɪððə kˈoʊld spˈɜːt ʌv ðɛɹ pˈɛn."