text_original: The mere fact that such stories were accepted at one period of semi darkness as an actual account of what had happened in days more distant and yet more dark, supplies the historian with most valuable material for the forma  tion of a judgment as to the earliest growth and development of the race whom he has set himself to describe.
text_transcription: THE MERE FACT THAT SUCH STORIES WERE ACCEPTED AT ONE PERIOD OF SEMI DARKNESS AS AN ACTUAL ACCOUNT OF WHAT HAD HAPPENED IN DAYS MORE DISTANT AND YET MORE DARK SUPPLIES THE HISTORIAN WITH MOST VALUABLE MATERIAL FOR THE FORMATION OF A JUDGMENT AS TO THE EARLIEST GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE RACE WHOM HE HAS SET HIMSELF TO DESCRIBE
phonemes: ðə mˈɪɹ fˈækt ðæt sˈʌtʃ stˈɔːɹiz wɜːɹ ɐksˈɛptᵻd æt wˈʌn pˈiəɹɪəd ʌv sˈɛmaɪ dˈɑːɹknəs æz ɐn ˈæktʃuːəl ɐkˈaʊnt ʌv wʌt hæd hˈæpənd ɪn dˈeɪz mˈɔːɹ dˈɪstənt ænd jˈɛt mˈɔːɹ dˈɑːɹk, səplˈaɪz ðə hɪstˈɔːɹiən wɪð mˈoʊst vˈæljuːəbəl mətˈɪɹiəl fɚðə fˈɔːɹmə tɪˈɑːn əvə dʒˈʌdʒmənt æz tə ðɪ ˈɜːlɪɪst ɡɹˈoʊθ ænd dɪvˈɛləpmənt ʌvðə ɹˈeɪs hˈuːm hiː hɐz sˈɛt hɪmsˈɛlf tə dᵻskɹˈaɪb.