text_original: It was a frightful fact, a living reality in which men died by thousands, and little children perished, where women's hearts broke with their anguish and despair. He found that War recognizes but few laws, and even fewer obligations. It seemed that his standing as a man of learning, his claim as a citizen of the United States, availed him nothing.
text_transcription: IT WAS A FRIGHTFUL FACT A LIVING REALITY IN WHICH MEN DIED BY THOUSANDS AND LITTLE CHILDREN PERISHED WHERE WOMEN'S HEARTS BROKE WITH THEIR ANGUISH AND DESPAIR HE FOUND THAT WAR RECOGNIZES BUT FEW LAWS AND EVEN FEWER OBLIGATIONS IT SEEMED THAT HIS STANDING AS A MAN OF LEARNING HIS CLAIM AS A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES AVAILED HIM NOTHING
phonemes: ɪt wʌzɐ fɹˈaɪtfəl fˈækt, ɐ lˈɪvɪŋ ɹɪˈælᵻɾi ɪnwˌɪtʃ mˈɛn dˈaɪd baɪ θˈaʊzəndz, ænd lˈɪɾəl tʃˈɪldɹən pˈɛɹɪʃt, wˌɛɹ wˈɪmɪnz hˈɑːɹts bɹˈoʊk wɪð ðɛɹ ˈæŋɡwɪʃ ænd dᵻspˈɛɹ. hiː fˈaʊnd ðæt wˈɔːɹ ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzᵻz bˌʌt fjˈuː lˈɔːz, ænd ˈiːvən fjˈuːɚɹ ˌɑːblɪɡˈeɪʃənz. ɪt sˈiːmd ðæt hɪz stˈændɪŋ æz ɐ mˈæn ʌv lˈɜːnɪŋ, hɪz klˈeɪm æz ɐ sˈɪɾɪzən ʌvðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts, ɐvˈeɪld hˌɪm nˈʌθɪŋ.