text_original: Otto Littman was one of not a few prosperous young German Americans who were caught in 1914, 1915, and 1916 in the coarse and rather clumsy web that German intrigue spun over spots in this land. Otto's trapping had begun at least half a dozen years before, when he had made his first visit to Germany. He was then twenty four, a handsome, rather arrogant, excellently educated young man.
text_transcription: OTTO LYDMAN WAS ONE OF NOT A FEW PROSPEROUS YOUNG GERMAN AMERICANS WHO WERE CAUGHT IN NINETEEN FOURTEEN NINETEEN FIFTEEN AND NINETEEN SIXTEEN IN THE COARSE AND RATHER CLUMSY WEB THAT GERMAN INTRIGUES SPUN OVER SPOTS IN THIS LAND OTTO'S TRAPPING HAD BEGUN AT LEAST HALF A DOZEN YEARS BEFORE WHEN HE HAD MADE HIS FIRST VISIT TO GERMANY HE WAS THEN TWENTY FOUR A HANDSOME RATHER ARROGANT EXCELLENTLY EDUCATED YOUNG MAN
phonemes: ˈɑːɾoʊ lˈɪtmən wʌz wˈʌn ʌv nˌɑːɾə fjˈuː pɹˈɑːspɚɹəs jˈʌŋ dʒˈɜːmən ɐmˈɛɹɪkənz hˌuː wɜː kˈɔːt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹtiːn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪftiːn, ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪkstiːn ɪnðə kˈɔːɹs ænd ɹˈæðɚ klˈʌmzi wˈɛb ðæt dʒˈɜːmən ɪntɹˈiːɡ spˈʌn ˌoʊvɚ spˈɑːts ɪn ðɪs lˈænd. ˈɑːɾoʊz tɹˈæpɪŋ hæd bɪɡˈʌn æt lˈiːst hˈæf ɐ dˈʌzən jˈɪɹz bᵻfˈɔːɹ, wˌɛn hiː hæd mˌeɪd hɪz fˈɜːst vˈɪzɪt tə dʒˈɜːməni. hiː wʌz ðˈɛn twˈɛnti fˈɔːɹ, ɐ hˈændsʌm, ɹˈæðɚɹ ˈæɹəɡənt, ˈɛksələntli ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪɾᵻd jˈʌŋ mˈæn.