text_original: ^' The meditative pedestrian of our days has, indeed, no such grisly terror to affect his movements, but he may, at any moment, find that the flying bicycle or the motor car is following far too closely in his wake, and may have to give up his meditations and seek for safety on the foot path, if there be one, or close to the bordering hedge.
text_transcription: THE MEDITATIVE PEDESTRIAN OF OUR DAYS HAS INDEED NO SUCH GRISLY TERROR TO AFFECT HIS MOVEMENTS BUT HE MAY AT ANY MOMENT FIND THAT THE FLYING BICYCLE OF THE MOTOR CAR IS FOLLOWING FAR TOO CLOSELY IN HIS WAKE AND MAY HAVE TO GIVE UP HIS MEDITATIONS AND SEEK FOR SAFETY ON THE FOOTPATH IF THERE BE ONE OR CLOSE TO THE BORDERING HEDGE
phonemes: ðə mˈɛdᵻtˌeɪɾɪv pədˈɛstɹiən ʌv ˌaʊɚ dˈeɪz hˈæz, ˌɪndˈiːd, nˈoʊ sˈʌtʃ ɡɹˈɪsli tˈɛɹɚ tʊ ɐfˈɛkt hɪz mˈuːvmənts, bˌʌt hiː mˈeɪ, æɾ ˌɛni mˈoʊmənt, fˈaɪnd ðætðə flˈaɪɪŋ bˈaɪsɪkəl ɔːɹ ðə mˈoʊɾɚ kˈɑːɹ ɪz fˈɑːloʊɪŋ fˈɑːɹ tˈuː klˈoʊsli ɪn hɪz wˈeɪk, ænd mˌeɪhɐv tə ɡˈɪv ˌʌp hɪz mˌɛdɪtˈeɪʃənz ænd sˈiːk fɔːɹ sˈeɪfti ɔnðə fˈʊt pˈæθ, ɪf ðɛɹbˈiː wˌʌn, ɔːɹ klˈoʊs tə ðə bˈɔːɹdɚɹɪŋ hˈɛdʒ.