text_original: During the last thirty years the conscience of the nation had become increasingly alive to the scandals connected with the employment of children in factories. Under the "apprentice system," parish apprentices were sent from the workhouses to the factories, there to lae " used up " as the "cheapest raw material in the market".
text_transcription: DURING THE LAST THIRTY YEARS THE CONSCIENCE OF THE NATION HAD BEEN INCREASINGLY ALIVE TO THE SCANDALS CONNECTED WITH THE EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN IN FACTORIES UNDER THE APPRENTICE SYSTEM PARISH APPRENTICES WERE SENT FROM THE WORKHOUSES TO THE FACTORIES THERE TO BE USED UP AS THE CHEAPEST RAW MATERIAL IN THE MARKET
phonemes: dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə lˈæst θˈɜːɾi jˈɪɹz ðə kˈɑːnʃəns ʌvðə nˈeɪʃən hæd bɪkˌʌm ɪŋkɹˈiːsɪŋli ɐlˈaɪv tə ðə skˈændəlz kənˈɛktᵻd wɪððɪ ɛmplˈɔɪmənt ʌv tʃˈɪldɹən ɪn fˈæktɚɹiz. ˈʌndɚ ðə "ɐpɹˈɛntɪs sˈɪstəm," pˈæɹɪʃ ɐpɹˈɛntɪsᵻz wɜː sˈɛnt fɹʌmðə wˈɜːkhaʊzᵻz tə ðə fˈæktɚɹiz, ðɛɹ tə lˈiː " jˈuːzd ˈʌp " æz ðə "tʃˈiːpɪst ɹˈɔː mətˈɪɹiəl ɪnðə mˈɑːɹkɪt".