text_original: It were idle to pretend that it has attained, in this sphere, a com  plete, or even a very large measure of success. There have been many experiments, watched with sympathy by all who realize the gravity of the problem, and many failures.
text_transcription: IT WERE IDLE TO PRETEND THAT IT HAS ATTAINED IN THIS SPHERE A COMPLETE OR EVEN A VERY LARGE MEASURE OF SUCCESS THERE HAVE BEEN MANY EXPERIMENTS WATCHED WITH SYMPATHY BY ALL WHO REALIZE THE GRAVITY OF THE PROBLEM IN MANY FAILURES
phonemes: ɪt wɜːɹ ˈaɪdəl tə pɹɪtˈɛnd ðˌɐɾɪt hɐz ɐtˈeɪnd, ɪn ðɪs sfˈɪɹ, ɐ kˈɑːm plˈiːt, ɔːɹ ˈiːvən ɐ vˈɛɹi lˈɑːɹdʒ mˈɛʒɚɹ ʌv səksˈɛs. ðɛɹ hɐvbɪn mˈɛni ɛkspˈɛɹɪmənts, wˈɑːtʃt wɪð sˈɪmpəθi baɪ ˈɔːl hˌuː ɹˈiːəlaɪz ðə ɡɹˈævᵻɾi ʌvðə pɹˈɑːbləm, ænd mˈɛni fˈeɪlɪɹz.