text_original: This was, in short, the question of spontaneous generation, which had so long been combatted and which he now undertook to solve.
text_transcription: THIS WAS IN SHORT THE QUESTION OF SPONTANEOUS GENERATION WHICH HAD SO LONG BEEN COMBATED AND WHICH HE NOW UNDERTOOK TO SOLVE
phonemes: ðɪs wʌz, ɪn ʃˈɔːɹt, ðə kwˈɛstʃən ʌv spɑːntˈeɪniəs dʒˌɛnɚɹˈeɪʃən, wˌɪtʃ hæd sˌoʊ lˈɔŋ bˌɪn kˈɑːmbæɾᵻd ænd wˌɪtʃ hiː nˈaʊ ˌʌndɚtˈʊk tə sˈɑːlv.