text_original: The main bulk of the traffic was con  fined to the principal thoroughfares which led from one conspicuous centre of life to another, and the mass of the smaller streets were, after night had once set in, almost as silent and lonely as an ordinary high  way far out in the country.
text_transcription: THE MAIN BULK OF THE TRAFFIC WAS CONFINED TO THE PRINCIPAL THOROUGHFARES WHICH LED FROM ONE CONSPICUOUS CENTER OF LIFE TO ANOTHER AND THE MASS OF THE SMALLER STREETS WHERE AFTER NIGHT HAD ONCE SET IN ALMOST AS SILENT AND LONELY AS AN ORDINARY HIGHWAY FAR OUT IN THE COUNTRY
phonemes: ðə mˈeɪn bˈʌlk ʌvðə tɹˈæfɪk wʌz kˈɑːn fˈaɪnd tə ðə pɹˈɪnsɪpəl θˈʌɹoʊfˌɛɹz wˌɪtʃ lˈɛd fɹʌm wˈʌn kənspˈɪkjuːəs sˈɛntɚɹ ʌv lˈaɪf tʊ ɐnˈʌðɚ, ænd ðə mˈæs ʌvðə smˈɔːlɚ stɹˈiːts wɜː, ˈæftɚ nˈaɪt hæd wˈʌns sˈɛt ˈɪn, ˈɔːlmoʊst æz sˈaɪlənt ænd lˈoʊnli æz ɐn ˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi hˈaɪ wˈeɪ fˈɑːɹ ˈaʊt ɪnðə kˈʌntɹi.