text_original: Until the passing of Lord Grey's Reform Bill these towns had no repre  sentation in Parliament. They seemed destined after that event to make up for their long exclusion from representative influence by taking the government of the country into their own hands.
text_transcription: UNTIL THE PASSING LORD GREY'S REFORM BILL THESE TOWNS HAD NO REPRESENTATION IN PARLIAMENT THEY SEEMED DESTINED AFTER THAT EVENT TO MAKE UP FOR THEIR LONG EXCLUSION FROM REPRESENTATIVE INFLUENCE BY TAKING THE GOVERNMENT OF THE COUNTRY INTO THEIR OWN HANDS
phonemes: ʌntˈɪl ðə pˈæsɪŋ ʌv lˈɔːɹd ɡɹˈeɪz ɹᵻfˈɔːɹm bˈɪl ðiːz tˈaʊnz hæd nˈoʊ ɹᵻpɹˈɛ sɛntˈeɪʃən ɪn pˈɑːɹləmənt. ðeɪ sˈiːmd dˈɛstɪnd ˈæftɚ ðæt ᵻvˈɛnt tə mˌeɪk ˌʌp fɔːɹ ðɛɹ lˈɔŋ ɛksklˈuːʒən fɹʌm ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪv ˈɪnfluːəns baɪ tˈeɪkɪŋ ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ʌvðə kˈʌntɹi ˌɪntʊ ðɛɹ ˈoʊn hˈændz.