text_original: But while we do unquestionably owe what may be called the national penny post, that is, the penny post circulating through all parts of the kingdom, to Bowland Hill's reform, it is certain that there was a penny post existing in the days of Queen Anne, al  though the range of its operation was practically lim* ited to the metropolitan district.
text_transcription: BUT WHILE WE DO UNQUESTIONABLY OWE WHAT MAY BE CALLED THE NATIONAL PENNY POST THAT IS THE PENNY POST CIRCULATING THROUGH ALL PARTS OF THE KINGDOM TO ROLAND HILL'S REFORM IT IS CERTAIN THAT THERE WAS A PENNY POST EXISTING IN THE DAYS OF QUEEN ANNE ALTHOUGH THE RANGE OF ITS OPERATIONS WAS PRACTICALLY LIMITED TO THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
phonemes: bˌʌt wˌaɪl wiː dˈuː ʌŋkwˈɛstʃənəbli ˈoʊ wʌt mˈeɪ biː kˈɔːld ðə nˈæʃənəl pˈɛni pˈoʊst, ðæt ˈɪz, ðə pˈɛni pˈoʊst sˈɜːkjʊlˌeɪɾɪŋ θɹuː ˈɔːl pˈɑːɹts ʌvðə kˈɪŋdəm, tə bˈoʊlənd hˈɪlz ɹᵻfˈɔːɹm, ɪɾ ɪz sˈɜːʔn̩ ðæt ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ pˈɛni pˈoʊst ɛɡzˈɪstɪŋ ɪnðə dˈeɪz ʌv kwˈiːn ˈæn, ˈæl ðˌoʊ ðə ɹˈeɪndʒ ʌv ɪts ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən wʌz pɹˈæktɪkli lˈɪm ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ˌɪɾᵻd tə ðə mˌɛtɹəpˈɑːlɪtən dˈɪstɹɪkt.