text_original: Pains have been taken to indicate in the Table of Contents the sources from which the selections have been made. By this means a reference guide is provided to the world's best historical Hterature, and the reader is enabled to extend his study in the portions of the field found most inter  esting.
text_transcription: PAINTS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO INDICATE IN THE TABLE OF CONTENTS THE SOURCES FROM WHICH THE SELECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE BY THIS MEANS A REFERENCE GUIDE IS PROVIDED TO THE WORLD'S BEST HISTORICAL LITERATURE AND THE READER IS ENABLED TO EXTEND HIS STUDY IN THE PORTIONS OF THE FIELD FOUND MOST INTERESTING
phonemes: pˈeɪnz hɐvbɪn tˈeɪkən tʊ ˈɪndᵻkˌeɪt ɪnðə tˈeɪbəl ʌv kˈɑːntɛnts ðə sˈɔːɹsᵻz fɹʌm wˈɪtʃ ðə sᵻlˈɛkʃənz hɐvbɪn mˈeɪd. baɪ ðɪs mˈiːnz ɐ ɹˈɛfɹəns ɡˈaɪd ɪz pɹəvˈaɪdᵻd tə ðə wˈɜːldz bˈɛst hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl ˈeɪtʃtˈɛɹətʃɚ, ænd ðə ɹˈiːdɚɹ ɪz ɛnˈeɪbəld tʊ ɛkstˈɛnd hɪz stˈʌdi ɪnðə pˈɔːɹʃənz ʌvðə fˈiːld fˈaʊnd mˈoʊst ɪntˈɜːɹ ˈɛstɪŋ.