text_original: The shops were nearly all proclaimed and identified by the display of great projecting signs, and, indeed, the street signs of that age form a very characteristic and picturesque illustration of the life of the times, as we can see for ourselves in many of Hogarth's pictures.
text_transcription: THE SHOPS WERE NEARLY ALL PROCLAIMED AND IDENTIFIED BY THE DISPLAY OF GREAT PROJECTING SIGNS AND INDEED THE STREET SIGNS OF THAT AGE FORM A VERY CHARACTERISTIC AND PICTURESQUE ILLUSTRATION OF THE LIFE OF THE TIMES AS WE CAN SEE FOR OURSELVES IN MANY OF HOGARTH'S PICTURES
phonemes: ðə ʃˈɑːps wɜː nˌɪɹli ˈɔːl pɹəklˈeɪmd ænd aɪdˈɛntᵻfˌaɪd baɪ ðə dɪsplˈeɪ ʌv ɡɹˈeɪt pɹədʒˈɛktɪŋ sˈaɪnz, ænd, ˌɪndˈiːd, ðə stɹˈiːt sˈaɪnz ʌv ðæt ˈeɪdʒ fˈɔːɹm ɐ vˈɛɹi kˌæɹɪktɚɹˈɪstɪk ænd pˌɪktʃɚɹˈɛsk ˌɪləstɹˈeɪʃən ʌvðə lˈaɪf ʌvðə tˈaɪmz, æz wiː kæn sˈiː fɔːɹ aʊɚsˈɛlvz ɪn mˈɛnɪəv hˈɑːɡɑːɹθz pˈɪktʃɚz.