text_original: The local rate was not likely to come near 3d. in the pound — a singularly unwise attempt to prophesy.
text_transcription: A LOCAL RATE WAS NOT LIKELY TO COME NEAR THREEPENCE IN THE POUND A SINGULARLY UNWISE ATTEMPT TO PROPHECY
phonemes: ðə lˈoʊkəl ɹˈeɪt wʌz nˌɑːt lˈaɪkli tə kˈʌm nˌɪɹ θɹˈiː dˈiː. ɪnðə pˈaʊnd — ɐ sˈɪŋɡjʊlɚli ʌnwˈaɪz ɐtˈɛmpt tə pɹˈɑːfəsi.