this was before the
this be before the
pro:dem cop conj det:art
this was before the .
ð ɪ s WORD_BOUNDARY w ʌ z WORD_BOUNDARY b ɪ f oː ɹ WORD_BOUNDARY ð ə WORD_BOUNDARY
t h i s WORD_BOUNDARY w a s WORD_BOUNDARY b e f o r e WORD_BOUNDARY t h e WORD_BOUNDARY