text_original: Four horses were very common, but the chariot, the calash, and the chaise of more ordinary mortals were considered to be well turned out with even two horses. The sedan chair was becoming a regular institution. It took its name from the town of Sedan, in France, a name which has much more lately been associated with an event of immense importance in European history.
text_transcription: FOUR HORSES WERE VERY COMMON BUT THE CHARIOT THE CALASH AND THE CHAISE OF MORE ORDINARY MORTALS WERE CONSIDERED TO BE WELL TURNED OUT WITH EVEN TWO HORSES THE SEDAN CHAIR WAS BECOMING A REGULAR INSTITUTION IT TOOK ITS NAME FROM THE TOWN OF SEDON IN FRANCE A NAME WHICH HAS MUCH MORE LATELY BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH AN EVENT OF IMMENSE IMPORTANCE IN EUROPEAN HISTORY
phonemes: fˈɔːɹ hˈɔːɹsᵻz wɜː vˈɛɹi kˈɑːmən, bˌʌt ðə tʃˈæɹiət, ðə kˈælæʃ, ænd ðə ʃˈeɪz ʌv mˈɔːɹ ˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi mˈɔːɹɾəlz wɜː kənsˈɪdɚd təbi wˈɛl tˈɜːnd ˈaʊt wɪð ˈiːvən tˈuː hˈɔːɹsᵻz. ðə sᵻdˈæn tʃˈɛɹ wʌz bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ ɐ ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚɹ ˌɪnstɪtˈuːʃən. ɪt tˈʊk ɪts nˈeɪm fɹʌmðə tˈaʊn ʌv sᵻdˈæn, ɪn fɹˈæns, ɐ nˈeɪm wˌɪtʃ hɐz mˈʌtʃ mˈɔːɹ lˈeɪtli bˌɪn ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪɾᵻd wɪð ɐn ᵻvˈɛnt ʌv ɪmˈɛns ɪmpˈɔːɹtəns ɪn jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən hˈɪstɚɹi.