text_original: They were soon known to be a stubborn people, tenacious of their national customs, and ready to fly to arms in their defence. They were spread widely through the Empire, in the great cities and the marts of industry ; but men liked them less the more they saw them.
text_transcription: THEY WERE SOON KNOWN TO BE A STUBBORN PEOPLE TENACIOUS OF THEIR NATIONAL CUSTOMS AND READY TO FLY TO ARMS IN THEIR DEFENSE THEY WERE SPREAD WIDELY THROUGH THE EMPIRE IN THE GREAT CITIES AND THE MARTS OF INDUSTRY BUT MEN LIKED THEM LESS THE MORE THEY SAW THEM
phonemes: ðeɪ wɜː sˈuːn nˈoʊn təbi ɐ stˈʌbɚn pˈiːpəl, tɛnˈeɪʃəs ʌv ðɛɹ nˈæʃənəl kˈʌstəmz, ænd ɹˈɛdi tə flˈaɪ tʊ ˈɑːɹmz ɪn ðɛɹ dᵻfˈɛns. ðeɪ wɜː spɹˈɛd wˈaɪdli θɹuː ðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ, ɪnðə ɡɹˈeɪt sˈɪɾiz ænd ðə mˈɑːɹts ʌv ˈɪndʌstɹi ; bˌʌt mˈɛn lˈaɪkt ðˌɛm lˈɛs ðə mˈɔːɹ ðeɪ sˈɔː ðˌɛm.