text_original: As in all the earlier stages of the development of the jury system, they were at least as much witnesses as judges — their own knowl  edge or common report forming the chief ground of their decision.
text_transcription: AS IN ALL THE EARLIER STAGES OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE JURY SYSTEM THEY WERE AT LEAST AS MUCH WITNESSES AS JUDGES THEIR OWN KNOWLEDGE OR COMMON REPORT FORMING THE CHIEF GROUND OF THEIR DECISION
phonemes: æz ɪn ˈɔːl ðɪ ˈɜːlɪɚ stˈeɪdʒᵻz ʌvðə dɪvˈɛləpmənt ʌvðə dʒˈʊɹɹi sˈɪstəm, ðeɪ wɜːɹ æt lˈiːst æz mˈʌtʃ wˈɪtnəsᵻz æz dʒˈʌdʒᵻz — ðɛɹ ˈoʊn nˈoʊl ˈɛdʒ ɔːɹ kˈɑːmən ɹᵻpˈɔːɹt fˈɔːɹmɪŋ ðə tʃˈiːf ɡɹˈaʊnd ʌv ðɛɹ dᵻsˈɪʒən.