text_original: He would have preferred that George should go into the Army, but George had failed; he would have preferred that George should devote himself to the estate, marry, and have a son, instead of idling away his time in town, but George had failed; and so, beyond furthering his desire to join the Yeomanry, and getting him proposed for the Stoics' Club, what was there he could have done to keep him out of mischief? And now he was a gambler!
text_transcription: HE WOULD HAVE PREFERRED THAT GEORGE SHOULD GO INTO THE ARMY BUT GEORGE HAD FAILED HE WOULD HAVE PREFERRED THAT GEORGE SHOULD DEVOTE HIMSELF TO THE ESTATE MARRY AND HAVE A SON INSTEAD OF IDLING AWAY HIS TIME AND TOWN BUT GEORGE HAD FAILED AND SO BEYOND FURTHERING HIS DESIRE TO JOIN THE YEOMANRY AND GETTING HIM PROPOSED FOR THE STOICS CLUB WHAT WAS THERE HE COULD HAVE DONE TO KEEP HIM OUT OF MISCHIEF AND NOW HE WAS A GAMBLER
phonemes: hiː wʊdhɐv pɹɪfˈɜːd ðæt dʒˈɔːɹdʒ ʃˌʊd ɡˌoʊ ˌɪntʊ ðɪ ˈɑːɹmi, bˌʌt dʒˈɔːɹdʒ hæd fˈeɪld; hiː wʊdhɐv pɹɪfˈɜːd ðæt dʒˈɔːɹdʒ ʃˌʊd dɪvˈoʊt hɪmsˈɛlf tə ðɪ ᵻstˈeɪt, mˈæɹi, ænd hæv ɐ sˈʌn, ɪnstˈɛd ʌv ˈaɪdlɪŋ ɐwˈeɪ hɪz tˈaɪm ɪn tˈaʊn, bˌʌt dʒˈɔːɹdʒ hæd fˈeɪld; ænd sˈoʊ, bᵻjˌɔnd fˈɜːðɚɹɪŋ hɪz dɪzˈaɪɚ tə dʒˈɔɪn ðə jˈoʊmənɹi, ænd ɡˌɛɾɪŋ hˌɪm pɹəpˈoʊzd fɚðə stˈoʊɪks klˈʌb, wˌʌt wʌz ðɛɹ hiː kˌʊdɐv dˈʌn tə kˈiːp hˌɪm ˌaʊɾəv mˈɪstʃɪf? ænd nˈaʊ hiː wʌzɐ ɡˈæmblɚ!