text_original: But perhaps we are all a little too apt to think that because these abstractions have no living m eaning now, they never had any living meaning at all. They convey no maimer of clear idea in Eng  108 A HISTORY OF OUR OWN TIMES. era, r. land now, but it does not by any means follow tbat they never conveyed any sucb idea.
text_transcription: BUT PERHAPS WE ARE ALL A LITTLE TOO APT TO THINK THAT BECAUSE THESE ABSTRACTIONS HAVE NO LIVING MEANING NOW THEY NEVER HAD ANY LIVING MEANING AT ALL THEY CONVEY NO MANNER OF CLEAR IDEA IN ENGLAND NOW BUT IT DOES NOT BY ANY MEANS FOLLOW THAT THEY NEVER CONVEYED ANY SUCH IDEA
phonemes: bˌʌt pɚhˈæps wiː ɑːɹ ˈɔːl ɐ lˈɪɾəl tˈuː ˈæpt tə θˈɪŋk ðæt bɪkˈʌz ðiːz ɐbstɹˈækʃənz hæv nˈoʊ lˈɪvɪŋ ˈɛm ˈiːnɪŋ nˈaʊ, ðeɪ nˈɛvɚ hˌæd ˌɛni lˈɪvɪŋ mˈiːnɪŋ æɾ ˈɔːl. ðeɪ kənvˈeɪ nˈoʊ mˈeɪmɚɹ ʌv klˈɪɹ aɪdˈiə ɪn ˈɛŋ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪt ɐ hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv ˌaʊɚɹ ˌoʊdˌʌbəljˌuːˈɛn tˈaɪmz. ˈiəɹə, ˈɑːɹ. lˈænd nˈaʊ, bˌʌt ɪt dʌznˌɑːt baɪ ˌɛni mˈiːnz fˈɑːloʊ tˈiːbˈæt ðeɪ nˈɛvɚ kənvˈeɪd ˌɛni sˈʌkb aɪdˈiə.