text_original: God had given us, he argued, the senses by which alone we could realise the existence of matter or know anything at all about it, and therefore there could be no possible proof of the existence of matter independently of the evidence supplied by our own senses.
text_transcription: GOD HAD GIVEN US HE ARGUED THE SENSES BY WHICH ALONE WE COULD REALIZE THE EXISTENCE OF MATTER OR KNOW ANYTHING AT ALL ABOUT IT AND THEREFORE THERE COULD BE NO POSSIBLE PROOF OF THE EXISTENCE OF MATTER INDEPENDENTLY OF THE EVIDENCE SUPPLIED BY OUR OWN SENSES
phonemes: ɡˈɑːd hæd ɡˈɪvən ˌʌs, hiː ˈɑːɹɡjuːd, ðə sˈɛnsᵻz baɪ wˌɪtʃ ɐlˈoʊn wiː kʊd ɹˈiːəlaɪz ðɪ ɛɡzˈɪstəns ʌv mˈæɾɚ ɔːɹ nˈoʊ ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ æɾ ˈɔːl ɐbˈaʊt ɪt, ænd ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ ðɛɹ kʊd biː nˈoʊ pˈɑːsᵻbəl pɹˈuːf ʌvðɪ ɛɡzˈɪstəns ʌv mˈæɾɚɹ ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəntli ʌvðɪ ˈɛvɪdəns səplˈaɪd baɪ ˌaʊɚɹ ˈoʊn sˈɛnsᵻz.