text_original: The few who were really well informed, who had something like as accurate an appreciation of the colony of Massachusetts as they had of the county of Middlesex, were powerless to counteract the general ignorance and the more particular misconception.
text_transcription: THE FEW WHO WERE REALLY WELL INFORMED WHO HAD SOMETHING LIKE AS ACCURATE AN APPRECIATION OF THE COLONY OF MASSACHUSETTS AS THEY HAD OF THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX WERE POWERLESS TO COUNTERACT THE GENERAL IGNORANCE AND THE MORE PARTICULAR MISCONCEPTION
phonemes: ðə fjˈuː hˌuː wɜː ɹˈiəli wˈɛl ɪnfˈɔːɹmd, hˌuː hæd sˈʌmθɪŋ lˈaɪk æz ˈækjʊɹət ɐn ɐpɹˌiːʃɪˈeɪʃən ʌvðə kˈɑːləni ʌv mˌæsɐtʃˈuːsɪts æz ðeɪ hæd ʌvðə kˈaʊnti ʌv mˈɪdəlsˌɛks, wɜː pˈaʊɚləs tə kˌaʊntɚɹˈækt ðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ˈɪɡnɚɹəns ænd ðə mˈɔːɹ pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚ mɪskənsˈɛpʃən.