text_original: The fact is that the habit of letter writing had not become, even for busi  184 *'THE TRIVIAL ROUND— THE COMMON TASK" ness men, anything like so engrossing a part of each day's work as it grew to be in times more near to our own.
text_transcription: THE FACT IS THAT THE HABIT OF LETTER WRITING HAD NOT BECOME EVEN FOR BUSINESS MEN ANYTHING LIKE SO ENGROSSING A PART OF EACH DAY'S WORK AS IT GREW TO BE IN TIMES MORE NEAR TO OUR OWN
phonemes: ðə fˈækt ɪz ðætðə hˈæbɪt ʌv lˈɛɾɚ ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ hæd nˌɑːt bɪkˈʌm, ˈiːvən fɔːɹ bjˈuːsi wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈɔːɹ ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ðə tɹˈɪvɪəl ɹˈaʊnd— ðə kˈɑːmən tˈæsk" nˈɛs mˈɛn, ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ lˈaɪk sˌoʊ ɛŋɡɹˈoʊsɪŋ ɐ pˈɑːɹt ʌv ˈiːtʃ dˈeɪz wˈɜːk æz ɪt ɡɹˈuː təbi ɪn tˈaɪmz mˈɔːɹ nˌɪɹ tʊ ˌaʊɚɹ ˈoʊn.