text_original: It was a time of economic transition, of high political excitement and of teirible suffering among the poorest class. But the remedies applied proved even worse than the disease. They led to the wholesale pauperization of the rural labourers.
text_transcription: IT WAS A TIME OF ECONOMIC TRANSITION OF HIGH POLITICAL EXCITEMENT AND OF TERRIBLE SUFFERING AMONG THE POOREST CLASS BUT THE REMEDY SUPPLIED PROVED EVEN WORSE THAN THE DISEASE THEY LED TO THE WHOLESALE PAUPERIZATION OF THE RURAL LABORERS
phonemes: ɪt wʌzɐ tˈaɪm ʌv ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪk tɹænsˈɪʃən, ʌv hˈaɪ pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ɛksˈaɪtmənt ænd ʌv tˈɛɹᵻbəl sˈʌfɚɹɪŋ ɐmˌʌŋ ðə pˈʊɹɹɪst klˈæs. bˌʌt ðə ɹˈɛmədiz ɐplˈaɪd pɹˈuːvd ˈiːvən wˈɜːs ðɐn ðə dɪzˈiːz. ðeɪ lˈɛd tə ðə hˈoʊlseɪl pˌɔːpɚɹaɪzˈeɪʃən ʌvðə ɹˈʊɹɹəl lˈeɪbɚɹɚz.