text_original: The modem languages — at least French, Italian, and German — ^were special studies which were only insisted upon when they were regarded as likely to be of direct and practical advan  tage in the student's future course of life.
text_transcription: THE MODERN LANGUAGES AT LEAST FRENCH ITALIAN AND GERMAN WERE SPECIAL STUDIES WHICH WERE ONLY INSISTED UPON WHEN THEY WERE REGARDED AS LIKELY TO BE OF DIRECT AND PRACTICAL ADVANTAGE IN THE STUDENTS FUTURE COURSE OF LIFE
phonemes: ðə mˈoʊdəm lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz — æt lˈiːst fɹˈɛntʃ, ɪtˈæliən, ænd dʒˈɜːmən — wɜː spˈɛʃəl stˈʌdiz wˌɪtʃ wɜːɹ ˈoʊnli ɪnsˈɪstᵻd əpˌɑːn wɛn ðeɪ wɜː ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd æz lˈaɪkli təbi ʌv dᵻɹˈɛkt ænd pɹˈæktɪkəl ɐdvˈæn tˈeɪdʒ ɪnðə stˈuːdənts fjˈuːtʃɚ kˈɔːɹs ʌv lˈaɪf.