text_original: Chicago had once been in a swamp, but the City Fathers had lifted it six feet. Politicians must " raise the grade," must lift their politics the height of a man, and make them a habitation for men, not reptiles. At this an audience would burst into uproarous applause.
text_transcription: CHICAGO HAD ONCE BEEN IN A SWAMP BUT THE CITY FATHERS HAD LIFTED IT SIX FEET POLITICIANS MUST RAISE THE GRADE MUST LIFT THEIR POLITICS THE HEIGHT OF A MAN AND MAKE THEM A HABITATION FOR MEN NOT REPTILES AT THIS AN AUDIENCE WOULD BURST INTO UPROARIOUS APPLAUSE
phonemes: ʃᵻkˈɑːɡoʊ hæd wˈʌns bˌɪn ɪn ɐ swˈɑːmp, bˌʌt ðə sˈɪɾi fˈɑːðɚz hæd lˈɪftᵻd ɪt sˈɪks fˈiːt. pˌɑːlɪtˈɪʃənz mˈʌst " ɹˈeɪz ðə ɡɹˈeɪd," mˈʌst lˈɪft ðɛɹ pˈɑːlətˌɪks ðə hˈaɪt əvə mˈæn, ænd mˌeɪk ðˌɛm ɐ hˌæbɪtˈeɪʃən fɔːɹ mˈɛn, nˌɑːt ɹˈɛptaɪlz. æt ðɪs ɐn ˈɔːdiəns wʊd bˈɜːst ˌɪntʊ ˈʌpɹɔːɹəs ɐplˈɔːz.