text_original: Among the lower classes in the great city, and not merely that portion of the lower classes who are qualified by the appellation of the dangerous classes, but in strata where at least a moderate degree of civilization might be hoped for, an amount of savagery, of lawlessness, and of cruelty prevailed that would have not ill become the pirates of the Spanish Seas or the most brutal of Calabrian brigands.
text_transcription: AMONG THE LOWER CLASSES IN THE GREAT CITY AND NOT MERELY THAT PORTION OF THE LOWER CLASSES WHO WERE QUALIFIED BY THE APPELLATION OF THE DANGEROUS CLASSES BUT IN STRATA WHERE AT LEAST A MODERATE DEGREE OF CIVILIZATION MIGHT BE HOPED FOR AN AMOUNT OF SAVAGERY OF LAWLESSNESS AND OF CRUELTY PREVAILED THAT WOULD HAVE NOT ILL BECOME THE PIRATES OF THE SPANISH SEAS OR THE MOST BRUTAL OF CALABRIAN BRIGANDS
phonemes: ɐmˌʌŋ ðə lˈoʊɚ klˈæsᵻz ɪnðə ɡɹˈeɪt sˈɪɾi, ænd nˌɑːt mˈɪɹli ðæt pˈɔːɹʃən ʌvðə lˈoʊɚ klˈæsᵻz hˌuː ɑːɹ kwˈɔlᵻfˌaɪd baɪ ðɪ ɐpɪlˈeɪʃən ʌvðə dˈeɪndʒɚɹəs klˈæsᵻz, bˌʌt ɪn stɹˈɑːɾə wˌɛɹ æt lˈiːst ɐ mˈɑːdɚɹət dᵻɡɹˈiː ʌv sˌɪvɪlᵻzˈeɪʃən mˌaɪt biː hˈoʊpt fɔːɹ, ɐn ɐmˈaʊnt ʌv sˈævɪdʒɹi, ʌv lˈɔːləsnəs, ænd ʌv kɹˈuːəlti pɹɪvˈeɪld ðæt wʊdhɐv nˌɑːt ˈɪl bɪkˌʌm ðə pˈaɪɹəts ʌvðə spˈænɪʃ sˈiːz ɔːɹ ðə mˈoʊst bɹˈuːɾəl ʌv kælˈæbɹiən bɹˈɪɡændz.