text_original: But even before the efforts of legislative reformers, humane practice had outrun barbarous pre  cept. During the last three quarters of a century only 25 crimes out of a possible 200 had actually evoked the extreme penalty.
text_transcription: BUT EVEN BEFORE THE EFFORTS OF THE LEGISLATIVE REFORMERS HUMANE PRACTICE HAD OUTRUN BARBAROUS PRECEPT DURING THE LAST THREE QUARTERS OF A CENTURY ONLY TWENTY FIVE CRIMES OUT OF A POSSIBLE TWO HUNDRED HAD ACTUALLY EVOKED THE EXTREME PENALTY
phonemes: bˌʌt ˈiːvən bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðɪ ˈɛfɚts ʌv lˈɛdʒɪslətˌɪv ɹᵻfˈɔːɹmɚz, hjuːmˈeɪn pɹˈæktɪs hæd aʊtɹˈʌn bˈɑːɹbɚɹəs pɹˈiː sˈɛpt. dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə lˈæst θɹˈiː kwˈɔːɹɾɚz əvə sˈɛntʃɚɹi ˈoʊnli twˈɛnti fˈaɪv kɹˈaɪmz ˌaʊɾəv ɐ pˈɑːsᵻbəl tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd hæd ˈæktʃuːəli ɪvˈoʊkt ðɪ ɛkstɹˈiːm pˈɛnəlɾi.