text_original: In his ambitions and his attacks Richard Ingraham had been his steady backer, and at the same time his surest brake. It would be too much to say that he had always kept him from running his head into stone walls, but the Parson had never failed Ralph even when he made a fool of himself.
text_transcription: IN HIS AMBITIONS AND HIS ATTACKS RICHARD INGRAM HAD BEEN HIS STEADY BACKER AND AT THE SAME TIME HIS SUREST BREAK IT WOULD BE TOO MUCH TO SAY HE HAD ALWAYS KEPT HIM FROM RUNNING HIS HEAD INTO STONE WALLS BUT THE PARSON HAD NEVER FAILED RALPH EVEN WHEN HE MADE A FOOL OF HIMSELF
phonemes: ɪn hɪz æmbˈɪʃənz ænd hɪz ɐtˈæks ɹˈɪtʃɚd ɪŋɡɹˈeɪəm hɐdbɪn hɪz stˈɛdi bˈækɚ, ænd æt ðə sˈeɪm tˈaɪm hɪz ʃˈʊɹɹəst bɹˈeɪk. ɪt wʊd biː tˈuː mʌtʃ tə sˈeɪ ðæt hiː hæd ˈɔːlweɪz kˈɛpt hˌɪm fɹʌm ɹˈʌnɪŋ hɪz hˈɛd ˌɪntʊ stˈoʊn wˈɔːlz, bˌʌt ðə pˈɑːɹsən hæd nˈɛvɚ fˈeɪld ɹˈælf ˈiːvən wɛn hiː mˌeɪd ɐ fˈuːl ʌv hɪmsˈɛlf.