text_original: Now the respectable grumble. I must think that respectability and thrift are largely responsible for Jake and Reuben." "Confound your historical sense, Dick; it is always slowing you up. If you would concentrate on the present, you would be the greatest asset this town ever had."
text_transcription: NOW THE RESPECTABLE GRUMBLE I MUST THINK THAT RESPECTABILITY AND THRIFT ARE LARGELY RESPONSIBLE FOR JAKE AND REUBEN CONFOUND YOUR HISTORICAL SENSE DICK IT'S ALWAYS SLOWING YOU UP IF YOU WOULD CONCENTRATE ON THE PRESENT YOU'D BE THE GREATEST ASSET THIS TOWN EVER HAD
phonemes: nˈaʊ ðə ɹᵻspˈɛktəbəl ɡɹˈʌmbəl. aɪ mˈʌst θˈɪŋk ðæt ɹᵻspˌɛktəbˈɪlᵻɾi ænd θɹˈɪft ɑːɹ lˈɑːɹdʒli ɹᵻspˈɑːnsᵻbəl fɔːɹ dʒˈeɪk ænd ɹˈuːbən." "kənfˈaʊnd jʊɹ hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl sˈɛns, dˈɪk; ɪɾ ɪz ˈɔːlweɪz slˈoʊɪŋ juː ˈʌp. ɪf juː wʊd kˈɑːnsəntɹˌeɪt ɔnðə pɹˈɛzənt, juː wʊd biː ðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst ˈæsɛt ðɪs tˈaʊn ˈɛvɚ hˌæd."