text_original: He might well indeed be excused for such bewilderment, seeing that an English student of the present day finds it hard to realize in his mind the possibility and the reality of the condition of things which existed in this country within the lifetime of men still living.
text_transcription: HE MIGHT WELL INDEED BE EXCUSED FOR SUCH BEWILDERMENT SEEING THAT AN ENGLISH STUDENT OF THE PRESENT DAY FINDS IT HARD TO REALIZE IN HIS MIND THE POSSIBILITY AND THE REALITY OF THE CONDITION OF THINGS WHICH EXISTED IN THIS COUNTRY WITHIN THE LIFETIME OF MEN STILL LIVING
phonemes: hiː mˌaɪt wˈɛl ˌɪndˈiːd biː ɛkskjˈuːst fɔːɹ sˈʌtʃ bᵻwˈɪldɚmənt, sˈiːɪŋ ðæt ɐn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ stˈuːdənt ʌvðə pɹˈɛzənt dˈeɪ fˈaɪndz ɪt hˈɑːɹd tə ɹˈiːəlaɪz ɪn hɪz mˈaɪnd ðə pˌɑːsəbˈɪlᵻɾi ænd ðə ɹɪˈælᵻɾi ʌvðə kəndˈɪʃən ʌv θˈɪŋz wˌɪtʃ ɛɡzˈɪstᵻd ɪn ðɪs kˈʌntɹi wɪðˌɪn ðə lˈaɪftaɪm ʌv mˈɛn stˈɪl lˈɪvɪŋ.