text_original: But there were many who believed then that a fresh and splendid era of the English drama began with ' Cato,' and no inconsiderable time had yet to pass before the general decision of criticism had decided that the work, whatever its exalted qualities, was a poem in dialogue and not a drama.
text_transcription: BUT THERE WERE MANY WHO BELIEVED THEN THAT A FRESH AND SPLENDID ERA OF ENGLISH DRAMA BEGAN WITH CATO AND NO INCONSIDERABLE TIME HAD YET TO PASS BEFORE THE GENERAL DECISION OF CRITICISM HAD DECIDED THAT THE WORK WHATEVER ITS EXALTED QUALITIES WAS A POEM IN DIALOGUE AND NOT A DRAMA
phonemes: bˌʌt ðɛɹwˌɜː mˈɛni hˌuː bᵻlˈiːvd ðˈɛn ðˌæɾə fɹˈɛʃ ænd splˈɛndɪd ˈiəɹə ʌvðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ dɹˈɑːmə bɪɡˈæn wɪð kˈɑːɾoʊ,ænd nˈoʊ ɪŋkənsˈɪdɚɹəbəl tˈaɪm hæd jˈɛt tə pˈæs bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl dᵻsˈɪʒən ʌv kɹˈɪɾɪsˌɪzəm hæd dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd ðætðə wˈɜːk, wʌtˈɛvɚɹ ɪts ɛɡzˈɑːltᵻd kwˈɔlᵻɾiz, wʌzɐ pˈoʊᵻm ɪn dˈaɪəlɑːɡ ænd nˌɑːɾə dɹˈɑːmə.