text_original: Even at this day it may still come as a matter of surprise to some readers to learn that the seven towns which in 1831 were wholly unrepresented, and to which the Bill proposed to give two members each, were Manchester, which was to include Salford; Birmingham, Leeds, Greenwich, Wolverhampton, Sheffield, and Sunderland.
text_transcription: EVEN AT THIS DAY IT MAY STILL COME AS A MATTER OF SURPRISE TO SOME READERS TO LEARN THAT THE SEVEN TOWNS WHICH IN EIGHTEEN THIRTY ONE WERE WHOLLY UNREPRESENTED AND TO WHICH THE BILL PROPOSED TO GIVE TWO MEMBERS EACH WERE MANCHESTER WHICH WAS TO INCLUDE SALFORD BIRMINGHAM LEEDS GREENWICH WOLVERHAMPTON SHEFFIELD AND SUNDERLAND
phonemes: ˈiːvən æt ðɪs dˈeɪ ɪt mˈeɪ stˈɪl kˈʌm æz ɐ mˈæɾɚɹ ʌv sɚpɹˈaɪz tə sˌʌm ɹˈiːdɚz tə lˈɜːn ðætðə sˈɛvən tˈaʊnz wˌɪtʃ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn wɜː hˈoʊli ˌʌnɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd, ænd tʊ wˌɪtʃ ðə bˈɪl pɹəpˈoʊzd tə ɡˈɪv tˈuː mˈɛmbɚz ˈiːtʃ, wɜː mˈæntʃɛstɚ, wˌɪtʃ wʌz tʊ ɪŋklˈuːd sˈælfɚd; bˈɜːmɪŋˌæm, lˈiːdz, ɡɹˈɛnɪtʃ, wˌʊlvɚhˈæmptən, ʃˈɛfiːld, ænd sˈʌndɚlənd.