text_original: No great pains were taken with a view to obtain certificates as to character and conduct. Those who formed the recruiting expedition were only too ready to seize any strapping young men whom they found loitering about the streets and lanes of the lower quarters in a seaport town.
text_transcription: NO GREAT PAINS WERE TAKEN WITH A VIEW TO OBTAIN CERTIFICATES AS TO CHARACTER AND CONDUCT THOSE WHO FORMED THE RECRUITING EXPEDITION WERE ONLY TOO READY TO SEIZE ANY STRAPPING YOUNG MEN WHOM THEY FOUND LOITERING ABOUT THE STREETS AND LANES OF THE LOWER QUARTERS IN A SEAPORT TOWN
phonemes: nˈoʊ ɡɹˈeɪt pˈeɪnz wɜː tˈeɪkən wɪð ɐ vjˈuː tʊ əbtˈeɪn sɚtˈɪfɪkəts æz tə kˈæɹɪktɚ ænd kˈɑːndʌkt. ðoʊz hˌuː fˈɔːɹmd ðə ɹᵻkɹˈuːɾɪŋ ˌɛkspədˈɪʃən wɜːɹ ˈoʊnli tˈuː ɹˈɛdi tə sˈiːz ˌɛni stɹˈæpɪŋ jˈʌŋ mˈɛn hˈuːm ðeɪ fˈaʊnd lˈɔɪɾɚɹɪŋ ɐbˌaʊt ðə stɹˈiːts ænd lˈeɪnz ʌvðə lˈoʊɚ kwˈɔːɹɾɚz ɪn ɐ sˈiːpɔːɹt tˈaʊn.