text_original: The men appointed by the authorities to guard the streets were simply the old time watch  men, the " Watch," as they were called — a set of men appointed for the purpose with very little regard to their capacity, physical, mental, or moral, for the performance of such important duties.
text_transcription: THE MEN APPOINTED BY THE AUTHORITIES TO GUARD THE STREETS WERE SIMPLY THE OLD TIME WATCHMEN THE WATCH AS THEY WERE CALLED A SET OF MEN APPOINTED FOR THE PURPOSE WITH VERY LITTLE REGARD TO THEIR CAPACITY PHYSICAL MENTAL OR MORAL FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF SUCH IMPORTANT DUTIES
phonemes: ðə mˈɛn ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd baɪ ðɪ ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾiz tə ɡˈɑːɹd ðə stɹˈiːts wɜː sˈɪmpli ðɪ ˈoʊld tˈaɪm wˈɑːtʃ mˈɛn, ðə " wˈɑːtʃ," æz ðeɪ wɜː kˈɔːld — ɐ sˈɛt ʌv mˈɛn ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd fɚðə pˈɜːpəs wɪð vˈɛɹi lˈɪɾəl ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹd tə ðɛɹ kəpˈæsᵻɾi, fˈɪzɪkəl, mˈɛntəl, ɔːɹ mˈɔːɹəl, fɚðə pɚfˈɔːɹməns ʌv sˈʌtʃ ɪmpˈɔːɹtənt dˈuːɾiz.