text_original: It was certain that the soldiers and the policemen would not bid for the cattle, and probably {209} could not pay for them, and the population of the district would have made the place very uncomfortable for any of the clergymen's friends who showed an anxiety to buy up the impounded beasts.
text_transcription: IT WAS CERTAIN THAT THE SOLDIERS AND THE POLICEMEN WOULD NOT BID FOR THE CATTLE AND PROBABLY COULD NOT PAY FOR THEM AND THE POPULATION OF THE DISTRICT WOULD HAVE MADE THE PLACE VERY UNCOMFORTABLE FOR ANY OF THE CLERGYMAN'S FRIENDS WHO SHOWED AN ANXIETY TO BUY UP THE IMPOUNDED BEASTS
phonemes: ɪt wʌz sˈɜːʔn̩ ðætðə sˈoʊldʒɚz ænd ðə pəlˈiːsmɛn wʊd nˌɑːt bˈɪd fɚðə kˈæɾəl, ænd pɹˈɑːbəbli {tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪn} kʊd nˌɑːt pˈeɪ fɔːɹ ðˌɛm, ænd ðə pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən ʌvðə dˈɪstɹɪkt wʊdhɐv mˌeɪd ðə plˈeɪs vˈɛɹi ʌŋkˈʌmftəbəl fɔːɹ ˌɛni ʌvðə klˈɜːdʒɪmˌɛnz fɹˈɛndz hˌuː ʃˈoʊd ɐn æŋzˈaɪəɾi tə bˈaɪ ˌʌp ðɪ ɪmpˈaʊndᵻd bˈiːsts.