text_original: They were soldiers of a union whose interests were all opposed to those of St. Cloud, so they were looking on, waiting to see if the great need of a paper would not compel their neighbors to pay tribute to their union.
text_transcription: THEY WERE SOLDIERS OF AN UNION WHOSE INTERESTS WERE ALL OPPOSED TO THOSE OF SAINT CLOUD SO THEY WERE LOOKING ON WAITING TO SEE IF THE GREAT NEED OF A PAPER WOULD NOT COMPEL THEIR NEIGHBOURS TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THEIR UNION
phonemes: ðeɪ wɜː sˈoʊldʒɚz əvə jˈuːniən hˌuːz ˈɪntɹɛsts wɜːɹ ˈɔːl əpˈoʊzd tə ðˈoʊz ʌv sənt. klˈaʊd, sˌoʊ ðeɪ wɜː lˈʊkɪŋ ˈɔn, wˈeɪɾɪŋ tə sˈiː ɪf ðə ɡɹˈeɪt nˈiːd əvə pˈeɪpɚ wʊd nˌɑːt kəmpˈɛl ðɛɹ nˈeɪbɚz tə pˈeɪ tɹˈɪbjuːt tə ðɛɹ jˈuːniən.