text_original: Knowing Nick as I did, the difficulty of the task appalled me, for no man was likelier than he to fly off at a misplaced word.
text_transcription: KNOWING NICK AS I DID THE DIFFICULTY OF THE TASK APPALLED ME FOR NO MAN WAS LIKELIER THAN HE TO FLY OFF AT A MISPLACED WORD
phonemes: nˈoʊɪŋ nˈɪk æz aɪ dˈɪd, ðə dˈɪfɪkˌʌlti ʌvðə tˈæsk ɐpˈɔːld mˌiː, fɔːɹ nˈoʊ mˈæn wʌz lˈaɪkliɚ ðɐn hiː tə flˈaɪ ˈɔf æɾə mɪsplˈeɪst wˈɜːd.