text_original: We have already described the condition of the streets in the great cities and towns of England, and the utter absence of any systematic protection for the safety of the most respectable citizens who might have to make their way through the public thorough  fares after darkness had set in, or indeed before it had set in.
text_transcription: HAVE ALREADY DESCRIBED THE CONDITION OF THE STREETS IN THE GREAT CITIES AND TOWNS OF ENGLAND AND THE UTTER ABSENCE OF ANY SYSTEMATIC PROTECTION FOR THE SAFETY OF THE MOST RESPECTABLE CITIZENS WHO MIGHT HAVE TO MAKE THEIR WAY THROUGH THE PUBLIC THOROUGHFARES AFTER DARKNESS HAD SET IN OR INDEED BEFORE IT HAD SET IN
phonemes: wiː hæv ɔːlɹˌɛdi dᵻskɹˈaɪbd ðə kəndˈɪʃən ʌvðə stɹˈiːts ɪnðə ɡɹˈeɪt sˈɪɾiz ænd tˈaʊnz ʌv ˈɪŋɡlənd, ænd ðɪ ˈʌɾɚɹ ˈæbsəns ʌv ˌɛni sˌɪstəmˈæɾɪk pɹətˈɛkʃən fɚðə sˈeɪfti ʌvðə mˈoʊst ɹᵻspˈɛktəbəl sˈɪɾɪzənz hˌuː mˌaɪthɐv tə mˌeɪk ðɛɹ wˈeɪ θɹuː ðə pˈʌblɪk θˈʌɹoʊ fˈɛɹz ˈæftɚ dˈɑːɹknəs hæd sˈɛt ˈɪn, ɔːɹ ˌɪndˈiːd bᵻfˌɔːɹ ɪt hæd sˈɛt ˈɪn.