text_original: He began to take the banking business very seriously indeed, to feel that he could carry home something important and serve not only Sabinsport but the country at large, which at that moment was wallowing in a terrible banking muddle over which his German friends held up their hands in shocked amazement.
text_transcription: HE BEGAN TO TAKE THE BANKING BUSINESS VERY SERIOUSLY INDEED TO FEEL THAT HE COULD CARRY HOME SOMETHING IMPORTANT THAT SERVED NOT ONLY SEEBENSPORT BUT THE COUNTRY AT LARGE WHICH AT THAT MOMENT WAS WALLOWING IN A TERRIBLE BANKING MUDDLE OVER WHICH HIS GERMAN FRIENDS HELD UP THEIR HANDS IN SHOCKED AMAZEMENT
phonemes: hiː bɪɡˈæn tə tˈeɪk ðə bˈæŋkɪŋ bˈɪznəs vˈɛɹi sˈɪɹiəsli ˌɪndˈiːd, tə fˈiːl ðæt hiː kʊd kˈæɹi hˈoʊm sˈʌmθɪŋ ɪmpˈɔːɹtənt ænd sˈɜːv nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli sˈæbɪnspˌɔːɹt bˌʌt ðə kˈʌntɹi æt lˈɑːɹdʒ, wˌɪtʃ æt ðæt mˈoʊmənt wʌz wˈɔloʊɪŋ ɪn ɐ tˈɛɹᵻbəl bˈæŋkɪŋ mˈʌdəl ˌoʊvɚ wˌɪtʃ hɪz dʒˈɜːmən fɹˈɛndz hˈɛld ˌʌp ðɛɹ hˈændz ɪn ʃˈɑːkt ɐmˈeɪzmənt.