text_original: London was not then the monster city that another century and a half has made it, but it was even more huge in its proportion to the size of any of its rivals, if rivals they could be called, among the large towns of England. The great city did not deserve the adjective that is applied to it by the poet of Chevy Chase.
text_transcription: LONDON WAS NOT THEN THE MONSTER CITY THAT ANOTHER CENTURY AND A HALF HAS MADE IT BUT IT WAS EVEN MORE HUGE IN ITS PROPORTION TO THE SIZE OF ANY OF ITS RIVALS IF RIVALS THEY COULD BE CALLED AMONG THE LARGE TOWNS OF ENGLAND THE GREAT CITY DID NOT DESERVE THE ADJECTIVE THAT IS APPLIED TO IT BY THE POET OF CHEVY CHASE
phonemes: lˈʌndən wʌz nˌɑːt ðˈɛn ðə mˈɔnstɚ sˈɪɾi ðæt ɐnˈʌðɚ sˈɛntʃɚɹi ænd ɐ hˈæf hɐz mˈeɪd ɪt, bˌʌt ɪt wʌz ˈiːvən mˈɔːɹ hjˈuːdʒ ɪn ɪts pɹəpˈɔːɹʃən tə ðə sˈaɪz ʌv ˌɛni ʌv ɪts ɹˈaɪvəlz, ɪf ɹˈaɪvəlz ðeɪ kʊd biː kˈɔːld, ɐmˌʌŋ ðə lˈɑːɹdʒ tˈaʊnz ʌv ˈɪŋɡlənd. ðə ɡɹˈeɪt sˈɪɾi dɪdnˌɑːt dɪzˈɜːv ðɪ ˈædʒɪktˌɪv ðæt ɪz ɐplˈaɪd tʊ ɪt baɪ ðə pˈoʊɪt ʌv ʃˈɛvi tʃˈeɪs.