text_original: But of late years, we read, the needful ' works had been neglected, and some of the famous high  ways of old times were fast falling into disrepair.
text_transcription: BUT OF LATE YEARS WE READ THE NEEDFUL WORKS HAD BEEN NEGLECTED AND SOME OF THE FAMOUS HIGHWAYS OF OLD TIMES WERE FALLING FAST INTO DISREPAIR
phonemes: bˌʌt ʌv lˈeɪt jˈɪɹz, wiː ɹˈiːd, ðə nˈiːdfəl wˈɜːks hɐdbɪn nᵻɡlˈɛktᵻd, ænd sˌʌm ʌvðə fˈeɪməs hˈaɪ wˈeɪz ʌv ˈoʊld tˈaɪmz wɜː fˈæst fˈɔːlɪŋ ˌɪntʊ dˌɪsɹɪpˈɛɹ.