text_original: There was a terrible amount of illness about, he continued; next door to him a little boy had whooping cough, and the local undertaker, a friend of his, had just told him trade had never been better; although they were working day and night they could hardly manage to execute all the orders.
text_transcription: THERE WAS A TERRIBLE AMOUNT OF ILLNESS ABOUT HE CONTINUED NEXT DOOR TO HIM A LITTLE BOY HAD HOOPING COUGH AND THE LOCAL UNDERTAKER A FRIEND OF HIS HAD JUST TOLD HIM TRADE HAD NEVER BEEN BETTER ALTHOUGH THEY WERE WORKING DAY AND NIGHT THEY COULD HARDLY MANAGE TO EXECUTE ALL THE ORDERS
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ tˈɛɹᵻbəl ɐmˈaʊnt ʌv ˈɪlnəs ɐbˈaʊt, hiː kəntˈɪnjuːd; nˈɛkst dˈɔːɹ tə hˌɪm ɐ lˈɪɾəl bˈɔɪ hæd wˈuːpɪŋ kˈɔf, ænd ðə lˈoʊkəl ˌʌndɚtˈeɪkɚ, ɐ fɹˈɛnd ʌv hˈɪz, hæd dʒˈʌst tˈoʊld hˌɪm tɹˈeɪd hæd nˈɛvɚ bˌɪn bˈɛɾɚ; ɔːlðˈoʊ ðeɪ wɜː wˈɜːkɪŋ dˈeɪ ænd nˈaɪt ðeɪ kʊd hˈɑːɹdli mˈænɪdʒ tʊ ˈɛksᵻkjˌuːt ˈɔːl ðɪ ˈɔːɹdɚz.