text_original: The great majority of the people in these countries during that time may be described as men and women who never read books at all. The poorer classes generally had not learned to read, for there was no system of national education going on, and the voluntary eSbrts made by churches and charitable institutions and beneficent individuals for the instruction of the people could not accomplish much in the way of enlightenment to the common mass of ignorance.
text_transcription: THE GREAT MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE IN THESE COUNTRIES DURING THAT TIME MAY BE DESCRIBED AS MEN AND WOMEN WHO NEVER READ BOOKS AT ALL THE POORER CLASSES GENERALLY HAD NOT LEARNED TO READ FOR THERE WAS NO SYSTEM OF NATIONAL EDUCATION GOING ON AND THE VOLUNTARY EFFORTS MADE BY CHURCHES AND CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS AND BENEFICENT INDIVIDUALS FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF THE PEOPLE COULD NOT ACCOMPLISH MUCH IN THE WAY OF ENLIGHTENMENT TO THE COMMON MASS OF IGNORANCE
phonemes: ðə ɡɹˈeɪt mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi ʌvðə pˈiːpəl ɪn ðiːz kˈʌntɹiz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðæt tˈaɪm mˈeɪ biː dᵻskɹˈaɪbd æz mˈɛn ænd wˈɪmɪn hˌuː nˈɛvɚ ɹˈiːd bˈʊks æɾ ˈɔːl. ðə pˈʊɹɹɚ klˈæsᵻz dʒˈɛnɚɹəli hæd nˌɑːt lˈɜːnd tə ɹˈiːd, fɔːɹ ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈoʊ sˈɪstəm ʌv nˈæʃənəl ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ɡˌoʊɪŋ ˈɔn, ænd ðə vˈɑːləntɚɹi ˈiː ˌɛsbˌiːˈɑːɹtˌiːˈɛs mˌeɪd baɪ tʃˈɜːtʃᵻz ænd tʃˈæɹɪɾəbəl ˌɪnstɪtˈuːʃənz ænd bˈɛnɪfˌɪsənt ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəlz fɚðɪ ɪnstɹˈʌkʃən ʌvðə pˈiːpəl kʊd nˌɑːt ɐkˈɑːmplɪʃ mˈʌtʃ ɪnðə wˈeɪ ʌv ɛnlˈaɪʔn̩mənt tə ðə kˈɑːmən mˈæs ʌv ˈɪɡnɚɹəns.