text_original: Ralph said it was so nothing would distract his attention from his eternal scheming to "do" Sabinsport. This stoop in his walk, his grizzled hair, his stern face, made him look old  a "hard old man" he was frequently called.
text_transcription: RALPH SAID IT WAS SO NOTHING WOULD DISTRACT HIS ATTENTION FROM HIS ETERNAL SCHEMING TO DO SAEBINSBORG THIS STOOP IN HIS WALK HIS GRIZZLED HAIR HIS STERN FACE MADE HIM LOOK OLD A HARD OLD MAN HE WAS FREQUENTLY CALLED
phonemes: ɹˈælf sˈɛd ɪt wʌz sˌoʊ nˈʌθɪŋ wʊd dɪstɹˈækt hɪz ɐtˈɛnʃən fɹʌm hɪz ɪtˈɜːnəl skˈiːmɪŋ tuː "dˈuː" sˈæbɪnspˌɔːɹt. ðɪs stˈuːp ɪn hɪz wˈɔːk, hɪz ɡɹˈɪzəld hˈɛɹ, hɪz stˈɜːn fˈeɪs, mˌeɪd hˌɪm lˈʊk ˈoʊld ˈeɪ "hˈɑːɹd ˈoʊld mˈæn" hiː wʌz fɹˈiːkwəntli kˈɔːld.