text_original: They abused their power in a hundred ways to amass enormous wealth, with little check from the public opinion of their order, or from the courts of law before which they might possibly be prosecuted by their victims or their livals. But a new order of things was now begun.
text_transcription: THEY ABUSED THEIR POWER IN A HUNDRED WAYS TO A MASS ENORMOUS WEALTH WITH LITTLE CHECK FROM THE PUBLIC OPINION OF THEIR ORDER OR FROM THE COURTS OF LAW BEFORE WHICH THEY MIGHT POSSIBLY BE PROSECUTED BY THEIR VICTIMS OR THEIR RIVALS BUT A NEW ORDER OF THINGS WAS NOW BEGUN
phonemes: ðeɪ ɐbjˈuːzd ðɛɹ pˈaʊɚɹ ɪn ɐ hˈʌndɹɪd wˈeɪz tʊ ɐmˈæs ɪnˈɔːɹməs wˈɛlθ, wɪð lˈɪɾəl tʃˈɛk fɹʌmðə pˈʌblɪk əpˈɪniən ʌv ðɛɹ ˈɔːɹdɚ, ɔːɹ fɹʌmðə kˈɔːɹts ʌv lˈɔː bᵻfˌɔːɹ wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ mˌaɪt pˈɑːsᵻbli biː pɹˈɑːsɪkjˌuːɾᵻd baɪ ðɛɹ vˈɪktɪmz ɔːɹ ðɛɹ lˈɪvəlz. bˌʌt ɐ nˈuː ˈɔːɹdɚɹ ʌv θˈɪŋz wʌz nˈaʊ bɪɡˈʌn.