text_original: Brought into being by the sharp differentiation of industrial functions, and the still sharper antagonism of economic interests, which were the first and least fortunate results of the Industrial Revolution, these associations of workmen were frowned upon by the legislature. 1 The Common Law held all such combinations illegal as " conspiracies in restraint of trade," and to the Common Law were added innumerable Statutes passed by Parliament to prevent their formation.
text_transcription: BROUGHT INTO BEING BY THE SHARP DIFFERENTIATION OF INDUSTRIAL FUNCTIONS AND THE STILL SHARPER ANTAGONISM OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS WHICH WERE THE FIRST AND LEAST FORTUNATE RESULTS OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION THESE ASSOCIATIONS OF WORKMEN WERE FROWNED UPON BY THE LEGISLATURE THE COMMON LAW HELD ALL SUCH COMBINATIONS ILLEGAL AS CONSPIRACIES IN RESTRAINT OF TRADE AND TO THE COMMON LAW WERE ADDED INNUMERABLE STATUTES PASSED BY PARLIAMENT TO PREVENT THEIR FORMATION
phonemes: bɹˈɔːt ˌɪntʊ bˌiːɪŋ baɪ ðə ʃˈɑːɹp dˌɪfɚɹˌɛnʃɪˈeɪʃən ʌv ɪndˈʌstɹɪəl fˈʌŋkʃənz, ænd ðə stˈɪl ʃˈɑːɹpɚɹ æntˈæɡənˌɪzəm ʌv ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪk ˈɪntɹɛsts, wˌɪtʃ wɜː ðə fˈɜːst ænd lˈiːst fˈɔːɹtʃənət ɹɪzˈʌlts ʌvðɪ ɪndˈʌstɹɪəl ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃən, ðiːz ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃənz ʌv wˈɜːkmɛn wɜː fɹˈaʊnd əpˌɑːn baɪ ðə lˈɛdʒɪslətʃɚ. wˈʌn ðə kˈɑːmən lˈɔː hˈɛld ˈɔːl sˈʌtʃ kˌɑːmbᵻnˈeɪʃənz ɪlˈiːɡəl æz " kənspˈɪɹəsiz ɪn ɹᵻstɹˈeɪnt ʌv tɹˈeɪd," ænd tə ðə kˈɑːmən lˈɔː wɜːɹ ˈædᵻd ɪnˈuːmɚɹəbəl stˈætʃuːts pˈæst baɪ pˈɑːɹləmənt tə pɹɪvˈɛnt ðɛɹ fɔːɹmˈeɪʃən.