text_original: In a very short space of time Edinburgh was in the hands of an armed and determined mob; the magistrates, who attempted to enforce their authority, were powerless, and the crowd, with a unanimity which showed how well their plans had been preconcerted, directed all their energies to effecting an entrance into the Tolbooth. This proved at first exceedingly difficult.
text_transcription: IN A VERY SHORT SPACE OF TIME EDINBURGH WAS IN THE HANDS OF AN ARMED AND DETERMINED MOB THE MAGISTRATES WHO ATTEMPTED TO ENFORCE THEIR AUTHORITY WERE POWERLESS AND THE CROWD WITH A UNANIMITY WHICH SHOWED HOW WELL THEIR PLANS HAD BEEN PRECONCERTED DIRECTED ALL THEIR ENERGIES TO EFFECTING AN ENTRANCE INTO THE TOLL BOOTH THIS PROVED AT FIRST EXCEEDINGLY DIFFICULT
phonemes: ɪn ɐ vˈɛɹi ʃˈɔːɹt spˈeɪs ʌv tˈaɪm ˈɛdɪnbʌɹə wʌz ɪnðə hˈændz əvən ˈɑːɹmd ænd dɪtˈɜːmɪnd mˈɑːb; ðə mˈædʒɪstɹˌeɪts, hˌuː ɐtˈɛmptᵻd tʊ ɛnfˈɔːɹs ðɛɹ ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi, wɜː pˈaʊɚləs, ænd ðə kɹˈaʊd, wɪð ɐ juːnɐnˈɪmᵻɾi wˌɪtʃ ʃˈoʊd hˌaʊ wˈɛl ðɛɹ plˈænz hɐdbɪn pɹˌiːkənsˈɜːɾᵻd, dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd ˈɔːl ðɛɹ ˈɛnɚdʒiz tʊ ɪfˈɛktɪŋ ɐn ˈɛntɹəns ˌɪntʊ ðə tˈɑːlbuːθ. ðɪs pɹˈuːvd æt fˈɜːst ɛksˈiːdɪŋli dˈɪfɪkəlt.