text_original: The counties noi th of the Trent, which down to the eighteenth century were mostly poor and thinly populated, were becoming the centres of industrial activity.
text_transcription: THE COUNTIES NORTH OF THE TRENT WHICH DOWN TO THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY WERE MOSTLY POOR AND THINLY POPULATED WERE BECOMING THE CENTERS OF INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY
phonemes: ðə kˈaʊntiz nˈɔɪ tˌiːˈeɪtʃ ʌvðə tɹˈɛnt, wˌɪtʃ dˌaʊn tə ðɪ ˈeɪtiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi wɜː mˈoʊstli pˈʊɹ ænd θˈɪnli pˈɑːpjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd, wɜː bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ ðə sˈɛntɚz ʌv ɪndˈʌstɹɪəl æktˈɪvᵻɾi.