text_original: Gradu  ally it crept up the great river until it got as far as Stanley Falls, and now the riveraine villages over a large part of the Congo Free State, villages in which the disease was formerly unknown, are only too familiar with this terrible scourge.
text_transcription: GRADUALLY IT CREPT UP THE GREAT RIVER UNTIL IT GOT AS FAR AS STANLEY FALLS AND NOW THE RIVERINE VILLAGES OVER A LARGE PART OF THE CONGO FREE STATE VILLAGES IN WHICH THE DISEASE WAS FORMERLY UNKNOWN ARE ONLY TOO FAMILIAR WITH THIS TERRIBLE SCOURG
phonemes: ɡɹˈɑːduː ˈælaɪ ɪt kɹˈɛpt ˌʌp ðə ɡɹˈeɪt ɹˈɪvɚɹ ʌntˈɪl ɪt ɡɑːt æz fˈɑːɹ æz stˈænli fˈɔːlz, ænd nˈaʊ ðə ɹˈɪvɚɹˌeɪn vˈɪlɪdʒᵻz ˌoʊvɚɹ ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə kˈɑːŋɡoʊ fɹˈiː stˈeɪt, vˈɪlɪdʒᵻz ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðə dɪzˈiːz wʌz fˈɔːɹmɚli ʌnnˈoʊn, ɑːɹ ˈoʊnli tˈuː fəmˈɪlɪɹ wɪð ðɪs tˈɛɹᵻbəl skˈɜːdʒ.