text_original: Strangers in distress, who appealed to the rich retired merchant for help, found in their excellent references to character the worst form of persuasion that they could have adopted.
text_transcription: STRANGERS IN DISTRESS WHO APPEALED TO THE RICH RETIRED MERCHANT FOR HELP FOUND IN THEIR EXCELLENT REFERENCES TO CHARACTER THE WORST FORM OF PERSUASION THAT THEY COULD HAVE ADOPTED
phonemes: stɹˈeɪndʒɚz ɪn dɪstɹˈɛs, hˌuː ɐpˈiːld tə ðə ɹˈɪtʃ ɹᵻtˈaɪɚd mˈɜːtʃənt fɔːɹ hˈɛlp, fˈaʊnd ɪn ðɛɹ ˈɛksələnt ɹˈɛfɹənsᵻz tə kˈæɹɪktɚ ðə wˈɜːst fˈɔːɹm ʌv pɚswˈeɪʒən ðæt ðeɪ kˌʊdɐv ɐdˈɑːptᵻd.